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My sprained ankle took more than 4 months to heal. I finally saw the doctor, who said injuries take longer to heal when one ages. I didn't have problems with knees either until I reached my thirties. You are not alone!

“hear again”: was that 80 decibels or greater across all frequencies that you meant to say? That sounds about right for citing general criteria. My insurance zeroed in on the 70 number. Getting tested at a CI center takes several hundred dollars. Any one looking to be tested has got to be...

The plastic bag that came with my Hal-Hen deteriorated. I switched to using a mason jar and food-vacuuming the jar with dessicant disk & HA inside for overnight drying.

Sometimes I use the word, “inform”. It does not matter to me if deaf person say, “I heard”. I get irritated when hearing co-workers say, “They will call you – err, email you (using typing gestures)…or umm…(brightening at a good word) communicate with you” That shows they are a mite too sensitive...

You need to call the local Sears and see if they have the dresses in stock. There might be enough time for Sears to ship from another location if they need to. Or you need to plan on traveling to the other Sears location.

Play up how efficient you are in completing tasks and how dedicated you are in working well with the team. If the interviewer needs to be encouraged to think outside the box, admit you order-taking will be problematic due to your deafness and that you will cheerfully trade tasks with the...

Aleser, Thank you for the correction. Since you have experience to back your statements, then absolutely, you are right. Clannish behavior comes into play often where I live. It is a shame that this is applied toward our own. I remember seeing a few deaf-blind at a small deaf gathering and...

I dislike the shrug and "You know, deaf of course" comment. As in of course adults are called by their first name. We are all deaf. Privately I translate this to mean they are saying Deaf Culture lacks cultured manners.

Sometimes I have my hearing spouse or friends place the order. Depends on my mood, how noisy the environment or if the waiter is friendly. If I place the order, and we have trouble communicating, one of us will look to my companion to jump in. It is never a “bad” situation as it keeps things...

I would hesitate to embrace “…almost all deaf people would discriminate…” statement made in a previous post. I have spoken with deaf-blind people and it is no big deal. If you are able to interpret and read my signs (either visually or tactually), then I would have no problems using your services.

I don't have the stats, but your audiologist should be able to tell you what the stats are for that particular center. If the implant or surgery does not go well, the CI company will pay for the second surgery. You should be able to get your answer prior to the appointment if you want all the...

That was exactly what convinced me. The studies I have read indicate that hearing loss consistently come down to 15-20 decibels. Like LadySekhmet (I really need to memorize the spelling "Sekhmet" What is that?) said, people vary in HINT scores. HINT score is more important, but it is dependent...

With apologies to the OP for the hijack: LadySekhmet, I figured your clarification post was in response to both mine & Bottesini's posts. You asked where I got my stats. The CI audiologist during the evaluation gave me the conservative 50 decibels. I told her that was not reflective of...

I don't have PM ability :roll:

Hmmm. I always thought the spinal meningitis damaged my nerves, and I wear a HA. I do have balance issues. Fun. I don't have a CI (waiting for insurance approval) yet, but the deciding factor was knowing that the HA gives back only 5 decibels, lowering my hearing loss from 90 decibels to a...

dri & store works nicely for me. I bought the cheap one with the plastic bag as container. When the bag deteriorated, I switched to using the food vacuum machine to vacuum the silicone crystal and HA in a canning jar to work overnight.

Why not pick up a few signing childrens books from the library or bookstore and have him go over the signs with you? That will put him in a teaching/helping mode. The more he interacts with you, the more he might understand you are at a different level than he is.

Have you seen an audiologist? They can test your hearing and make recommendations regarding hearing aids or cohlear implants. What kind of jobs are you going after? Customer Service jobs that typically require a heavy phone load are not an option. Other jobs descriptions can be rewritten to...

Agreed. My personal experience is that the program at the school I worked at is not being utilized to its fullest potential. That is why I say I am glad Shel90 can contribute to this thread. It will be nice to see more success stories today and in the future.

tomato soup & good old-fashioned chicken broth is my favorite soup to make! For Pinky & Lake Tahoe: I tried several tomato recipes last year and decided this was my favorite... Tomato Soup 4 cups tomatoes, chopped 1 slice onion 4 whole cloves 2 cups chicken broth Add to stockpot...