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    Hearing Impairment Interview

    I think we can agree that excessive exposure to loud repetitive sounds over time can damage hearing. So does: hits to the head such as from fighting, walking into objects, and falling, untreated ear infections, exposure to extreme cold weather, and exposure to extreme cold winds. Cold arctic...
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    New at All Deaf, too

    To answer your question, yes and yes. I would very much like to see all schools teach all students what a white cane means when they see it. When I was in school during the Ice Ages, there was a poster on a bulletin board that depicted a person walking with a dog in harness and a white cane...
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    New at All Deaf, too

    I am HOH; I wear aids. I am also losing my sight; I usually walk with a white cane. My bro has been profoundly deaf since a small child. I did not begin to lose my sight or hearing until I was 65. He lives in a large town. I live in a very small rural farming community where I am one of one...
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    Charlie Horses who gets em?

    Agreed Back in the 70s dad took oyster shell calcium for his leg cramps. It is still available.
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    We. Have. A. Big. Problem.

    IMHO the whole idea is silly. Before the written word, Native Americans used a combination of signs and sounds to commute with an unknown tribe. Thru this they were able to determine the agenda of the other. American English is our spoken/written language. ASL is our silent language. It is...
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    Tinnitus and HAs

    Me too I have Tinnitis that ebbs and flows like the ocean water. Sometimes it is soft and sometimes loud. My ear guy taught me to gently rub an external place on my ear to calm it when the Tinnitis is annoying. I also use background noise such as news on tv to distract me from focusing on the...
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