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Wirelessly posted Did you know that in some stores when they sprinkle water in the produce section, there are speakers making a thunder sound? Weirdest thing ever! Never heard it until the day I got my HAs and we went to the store. I had no clue what the sound was at first. It scared me so...

Wirelessly posted How do ya'll deal with urgent care or ER visits?

Wirelessly posted Seriously? Thats pretty special, and not in a good way. Someone got hit with the stupid stick.... Hard...

Wirelessly posted Have you ever noticed that deaf people who either grew up speaking or mouth when they sign are easier to lip read than most hearing people? Regardless of how clear their speech actually is? Only accent I can read is deaf accent! :-)

Wirelessly posted It irritates me to no end that the public education system is more worried about making kids seem "normal" rather that worrying about them being functional and successful. I would rather have a Deaf kid with beautiful ASL skills and be on or beyond grade level than for then...

Wirelessly posted Is your hearing aid set on telecoil? If it is, maybe it's picking up some electrical interference? I used to set my hearing aids on telecoil in the car cuz I thought it was kinda cool to hear the interference from the engine.

Wirelessly posted I really wish more blind kids went to blind school. With public schools, it send that students are spending more of their time fighting for what they need instead of learning anything. Blind schools are already equipped properly so that a kid can just go to school and learn.

Wirelessly posted In the dorm I lived in< during college we had a fire alarm malfunction and no one could turn it off for hours. It was around bed time and I slept like a baby. ;)

Wirelessly posted It seems to me that you being deaf is the least of his problems. In fact, I'm sure you could have been born hearing and he would still act the same way, just using a different excuse. He has some major issues and you shouldn't let it bring you down.

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Wirelessly posted Hi! I thought you might like to know that I know quite a few deaf and hoh people involved with musical pursuits. My friend in college was in choir and used an interpreter. Have you heard of TL Forsberg? She is a singer in the band Kriya and she went deaf at age 8. You should...

Wirelessly posted We had about 100 blind only students from preschool through age 21. we also had a family of deaf blind students in the deaf school. I definitely think blind schools are under utilized. The programs in mainstream schools here are awful anymore. I did learn braille and...

Wirelessly posted I actually started learning sign at 5 yr old for my grandma who went deaf suddenly at age 60. She didn't keep up with it, but I did. I was mainstreamed until 6th grade, but hated the violence in my school and decided to switch to CSDB. I was significantly hoh by the time...

Wirelessly posted I have been watching Switched at Birth with my family and friends and it has really opened doors to some really great conversations. People have been a lot better about talking openly and honestly instead of wasting time beating around the bush. I also feel more confident to...

Wirelessly posted Hi! There is some great reading here!

Wirelessly posted I'm from the class of 2005. Are you going to the home coming this year?

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Wirelessly posted Hey ya'll! I'm a 24 year old girl from Denver. I have a bilateral moderate-severe fluctuating progressive hearing loss from Cogan's Syndrome. (Wow, try saying that 3 times fast!) CS also affects my eyes so my vision isn't so perfect. I started noticing my hearing issues at...