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implant Good luck with the turn on, Deafskeptic. Did you have any pain or complications after surgery, besides the pain of getting the stitches cleaned out? I think I'm the next one up for this. I had my pre-op physical today, which was just a formality, and I'm set to have surgery next...

giving up natural hearing I'm one of those people taking the risk and giving up my remaining natural hearing. I can still talk on the telephone, though with difficulty, and I still enjoy music. Just a few days ago, for the first time in my life, I realized that I could stick in the earphone of...

If a CI is merely a compensatory device that provides a sense that someone deaf does not otherwise have, then for many people the same could be argued for a hearing aid. I can't hear anything without my hearing aid. With a hearing aid, I use what I have of my 'natural' function (which is really...

Tinnitus and recruitment Hi all, You may think I'm crazy, but I actually hope my tinnitus doesn't go away when I get a CI. (Nor do I want it to get worse.) It used to really bother me when I was a teenager, but then I realized that I could make any kind of music I wanted with it. I often hear...

I've officially got a date for my cochlear implant surgery: May 7. I will be getting the Advanced Bionics Harmony at Hopkins in Baltimore. I've been struggling with the decision for the last 8 months or so, ever since my hearing dropped another notch. I had all the usual reservations-- surgery...

Getting cochlear implant How much hearing did you have before you got the cochlear implant? How did you enjoy music then? How about now? I am profoundly deaf but I still enjoy music with my hearing aid, can talk on the phone, etc., like Ismi. I can even tune my guitar, something I'm told...

Get over it? I wish. Lucia, the question isn't whether or not you will change and stop being involved in Deaf culture. Good for you, I'm glad you are still involved. I feel the same way. But that's the short term picture. What happens when future generations of deaf kids, not just future...

I think yes I think that cochlear implants and other related technology will eventually destroy Deaf culture. Interesting that I'm saying this as I'm a mainstreamed deaf adult, and I'm both trying to get my ASL completely fluent and also seriously considering getting an implant this summer...

As for what others have experienced with F120, all of them say it's a HUGE improvement over HiResolution. One person reported that they are able to understand music lyrics better now than they could with HiRes. Another person said the sound of F120 is similar to CD quality as opposed to FM sound...

What have you heard about this? I will probably get an implant after the spring semester, and I'd like to hear more about how well people do with 120 channels. My otologist has told me the jury is still out whether or not it would make a big difference. Of course, we'll know for sure in a few...

Hey all, I'm relatively new to this forum... I'm not much for online communication though-- I like to meet people in person! I'm deaf, moved to Baltimore recently, and looking to get more fluent in ASL. I don't really know any Deaf people here, though I've met a few on this forum. If you live...

You're all awesome! Thanks everybody for the suggestions. I've never had problems meeting people in general, but I grew up mainstreamed and it's always hearing people. I'm ready to meet more of my own people-- I'll be looking into these events, and for those of you who'd like to meet up, that...

I'm from a very musical family too... I've always been deaf but had some hearing with a hearing aid. I've been playing guitar for ten years, and I'm still able to tune my guitar but I have the most powerful hearing aid and don't know how long what I have will last. I'm leaning towards getting...

So where does a cute deaf guy meet a cute deaf girl? I'm going crazy here in Baltimore, only an hour away from the strongest Deaf culture in America, and yet I haven't found people here in Baltimore. I was mainstreamed and I do well in the hearing world but I'd like to meet more people like me...

Hi All, Yet another question about cochlear implants. I have a pretty good sense of what side effects come after CI surgery, and how long before I'd be activated. But how long do you have to wait to go back to normal physical activity? I'm a very physically active person, and I read somewhere...

Hello once again, Now I'm trying to get some idea of how well I might potentially "hear" with a cochlear implant. I'm profoundly deaf in both ears, but I've always done well with a hearing aid in my left. Even though my right ear has the same amount of hearing as my left, a hearing aid doesn't...

Hi all, I've been severe to profoundly deaf my entire life, and I just lost a bit more hearing, so I'm seriously considering a cochlear implant. For those of you who have cochlear implants, how do you feel about having this technology inside yourself (outside of the fact that it hopefully...

Hey all, I'm new to this forum. I live in Portland, OR. but I may be moving to Baltimore for graduate school soon. What's the Deaf community like in Baltimore? Is it anything like DC?

Hey, My name is Franz and I'm Deaf/hoh since birth. I live in Portland, OR. but I may be moving to Baltimore soon for graduate school. I know there's a great Deaf community in D.C. but what's it like in Baltimore?