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This happened to me in college once. I was called on to read from a book. After class the professor pulled me aside and said the same thing, "you speak very well". I looked at him and thought, what the hell are you talking about!? I then thought what he meant to say was "you speak very...

Thank you for all this information. I will definitely look into the MA commission for the deaf. I have a Cochlear Nucleus BTE. I don't know what version the nucleus is. I think i might be eligible for an upgrade now. I see the newest ones seem to be much smaller. The strange thing is...

I don't understand. Is it that the brain gets used to the sound and stops recognizing the sounds so new mappings are needed? If that's the case why do sounds change? The first year i mapped three times; turned it on and mapped the same day because i could hear, then two more times 6 months...

I noticed just now that you live in boston and in your signature says your 5 year old knows ASL? Do you know of a good place in MA that teaches ASL?

I only had 2 mappings and then the doctors said that the amount of hearing i get it is pretty much the max that anyone gets. So i didn't follow up with anymore mappings. Yes it is uncomfortable. It kind of digs into my ear. I can only wear it for a few hours. I've tried using many...

Yeah i guess i did answer my question. Anyone else feel this way with their CI? I'm from capecod MA. Two of my uncles have recently become hearing impaired, that's the extent of the deaf people i know. I don't know sign language but i think i want to learn. I tried learning sign...

I'm new to the forums and figured i'd just post right away. Lately i've been thinking that I don't really like my cochlear device anymore. I've had it for 3 years. Its seems like the device is not really something that helps me but is something more to make other people feel better. At...