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    anyone here enjoy shooting guns? for sport or hunting.

    I have to do some target shooting for work. I don't mind it once in a while for some fun, but I'm not crazy about shooting.
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    CI implantees, advice on learning how to hear?

    cdmeggers, I had a quick read of your blog.... looks like we have similar stories! I can't believe how long you've been trying to get a CI and how much work you've had to do, it makes me feel very fortunate to get mine so quickly. Good news is it looks like yours is happening soon, so I wish you...
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    Child crying while CI being activated...

    Yes, I'm talking about hearing babies crying when they hear sounds that sound loud or frightening to them... e.g. when they first come out of the womb to see the bright lights and hear the noise of the world, they cry.. then they get to know their mother's voice which soothes them... new sounds...
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    Child crying while CI being activated...

    You guys need to put it in perspective a little bit. I've seen children cry and brawl much worse from being told NO, that they can't have something... Newborn babies cry all the time because it's their first time hearing and they're not familiar with the sounds they're hearing. This is...
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    CI implantees, advice on learning how to hear?

    Hey guys, I had meningitis at 13 months old and have had a profound hearing loss in my right ear and a moderate-severe hearing loss in my left ear which I use an aid on. However, a few years ago I started to lose the hearing in my left ear and it's no longer much functional for me, hence the...
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    whats wrong with my family?

    Haha, I had people do this to me too that now I'm deaf.. Morons, I say! I refused to answer my phone, turned my voice mail option off and I only responded to texts... people soon started to get the hint, nobody bothers calling me anymore.
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    Cochlear Implant Simulation Results - and Thoughts?

    I had this test done over 12 months ago to see if I would be able to hear with a CI in my right ear, which I have been profoundly deaf in since 13 months old after having meningitis. I had a moderate-severe hearing loss in my left ear up until 22-23 years of age, but it started to deteriorate...
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    Cochlear Implant [Advices, Discussions or whatever]

    Did you end up making a decision? Who are you dealing with, the SCIC?
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