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    Really didn't like Heroes

    couldn't get into heroes either.... but granted I missed the first few shows. I watched one or two and it seemed pretty oddball to me. Prison break, and Lost are 2 great examples ofl inear shows, and I've never missed either.
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    No more CC on WB DVD "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

    My eyes aren't so good either, I prefer the CC because of the black background, and I prefer the large fonts..... I hate it when they use small case letters sometimes... The thing with SDH which I didn't know what it was until now, and realzie I have bought movies in the past, only to be...
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    Who is single here?

    Well, I was legally considered divorced January 5, 2007. I felt single for the 3 years prior to the divorce anyways.... I've dated 4 or 5 girls in the last uear, and now I'd like to try dating a deaf or hoh one - I think like would be easier for me, and I wouldn't be so self conscious all the...
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    Lost

    Love the show, I have watched every episode, and will not miss it!! It's pretty deep and actually, I'm not sure this is their best season yet..... too early to tell.- there was certainly a lot more action in previous seasons.. it's a shame they are dragging the show on so long .... instead...
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    Top 10 Annoying things with your CI

    hmm, how about a little magnetic colar panel you wear for 30 minutes a day to charge up the internal batteries? lol. that would work too.... or just leave the panel on all day to make people ask what it's for... could use the extra battery output to run some flashing LED's off various parts...
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    Sore eardrums

    I never could adjust to the longer ones.... and if I was on the telephone for more than 2 mins, my eardrums were SO dore it was too painful! After wearign molds for 30 years, and knowing what I liked, I was quite a difficult person to fit. things have changed a lot .... the silicone...
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    Caught in the rain with your HA (or CI?) try this

    I love to be outside during the summer.... whether boating, or fishing, or goign to amusement parks.... and nothing sucks more than getting caught in the rain.. Well, a few years ago I spent the money to buy a Tilley hat. I keep it in my van all the time. If it looks like it's gonna rain...
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    Top 10 Annoying things with your CI

    hmm, I had a rechargeable 675 system when I was in high school almost 20 years ago, I assure you there is one.... it was about an inche and a half long, with a sliding lid, and then the power plug to plug directly in the wall. It worked, but I didn't appreciate needing to change my...
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    Adding a Message Board?

    Well, adding a message board is easy, I run about 7 of them myself, my largest is avBulletin and has over 60,000 members..... and yes, it gets to be a pain when it gets that large, with over 10 super moderators to handle the crap people post daily... vBulletin costs around $175 for a single...
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    pics of you

    Here's a few of me....
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    Hi from North Bay, Ontario

    Hey long time no see! :) Yes, this is the first I have ever had a drop in any kind. I would have to say it has gotten progressively worse over the last 30 years, but not in a manner noticeable over night. I mean, I attended regular school with some difficulty. Attended 2 colleges with even...
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    How to block air waves from my neighbor's disc?

    I used to install dishes as a side business..... you probably don't even realize that the signal comes in at a 45 degree angle to the dish..... and it is reflecting off the dish, and into the lnb. it is not beaming anything towards you. In fact if you could measure the intensity of the beam...
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    CI and HA together (left/right)

    Thanks for pointing me there... it helped a lot!
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    Hearing Aid in Combo with CI?

    Great thread, Aaron, I just asked the same question yesterday, and somebody pointed me here.. like you, I am holding out for hope somethng better may come along... I've read so many encouraging things on this website lately... the idea of hearing somebody 20 feet away would blow my mind.. try...
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    May I ask what you all do for a

    Wearing 2 Unitron US80 HAs in 1991-93 I went to college for small business administration. In 1994-96 I took computer systems technician in Ottawa. I got 2 great jobs out of college - both in computer field, one was building computers per customer specs and upgrading systems, etc. The otherj...
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    CI and HA together (left/right)

    For those of you with secere/profound loss who used HA's.... and went with a CI.... I am curious, did you continue to wear the HA in the "better" ear? or did you stop wearing the Ha and use just the CI? How much did using both together help..... ? How would you compare and/or describe...
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    CI Moments

    this was really awesome .... I can only sort of udnerstand folks songs with a guitar and a single singer (John Denver...) I grew up to my dad playing me these songs, and know many by heart... but I can't .... and have never (that I remembeR) been able to listen to a song without reading the...
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    Okay, I am confused!! I went for a

    thank god CI is 100% covered here in Ontario.... by our government! I have a question based on the original post.... In my case... my "good" ear is my right one. I cna't tell you exactly, but I know in the word assessment, I got like 3 or 4 out of like 20 correct. My left *was* 0...
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    Hi from North Bay, Ontario

    Thanks Bebo.... I have some family out on the Islands.... I have visited once or twice before in my life. I agree, deciding whether I want this in my head is a big thing.. Right now, as I have been reading the CI moment thread forever... I hear people talking about hearing harleys...
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    Hi from North Bay, Ontario

    really? my audiologist and doctor both said it was rare for somebody to experience such a sudden drop..... and I've been freaking out.... I'm still trying to get on a cancellation list for the ENT. I wish I could find more stories and feel more support, alas this website is all I have come...
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