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  1. tao-man

    I Dont Fit In Anywhere

    Hey Tami Sam, sorry to hear that things are going hard for you right now. I can sympathize with the feelings of not belonging. It is rough being able to hear but not always being able to hear right. I've also been there when I don't want to go out and deal with certain situations because I'll...
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    Communicating at work

    I'm a graphic artist for an environmental group. They had set me up with a TTY but then we changed phone services and the quality on our lines went down just enough to garble all the TTY messages. Now I use Sprint IP Relay for out-going calls. I have no options for someone to call me. They said...
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    Who are you?

    Are some of you missing the point or just have imaginative parents? :confused: I am manly, artistic, resourceful, and knowledgeable
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    Kind of an odd question, but...

    Geez, we're branching all over with this thread. :lol: Ephesians - I do try to keep a little bald spot going where the headpiece connects. My hair is long enough to cover it. I ask my wife to trim my "hairhole" for me so I don't end up carving some huge swath of baldness along the side of my...
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    Kind of an odd question, but...

    what sounds does your CI make when it starts up? I usually wear my hair in a ponytail which helps hold the headpiece in place (yes, I'm the typical long-haird artist - but I don't dress in all-black.) The other day I had my hair down and the headpiece kept breaking contact, forcing the...
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    My activation went well.

    That's excellent news! You're going to have a lot of those discovery moments when these weird noises turn out to be the most ordinary things.
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    What to expect on Activation?

    Hi there. It is definitely an exciting yet weird experience amd everyone seems to be a little different. I was practically chanting a little mantra to myself "don't expect too much, don't expect too much." :lol: When they hooked me I could read the audi's lips as she asked me if I could hear...
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    can you reallly hear it all?

    Hi, Back in the days when I could still hear I remember going in for a hearing test where they hooked me up to a bone conduction headset. An audiologist should be able to put one on you to see if that does make a difference. Even one of those hearing aid centers that give free evaluations...
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    Any one who used to be able to hear have a CI

    Thanks for the welcoming words everyone. :) Yeah, it can be a little confusing. I wake up before my wife and little boy, so I don't usually put my processor on until I'm about to head out the door for work. I guess I just like the quiet time. One of the adjustment issues (to get back to...
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    Dry & Store

    I use mine every night, but living in humid south Florida I don't really have much of a choice. My wife and I are wanting to move to western North Carolina and I imagine it would get a lot less use out there.
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    Any one who used to be able to hear have a CI

    Hey everyone, this is my very first post here! I am a post-lingual CI wearer. I had meningitis which knocked out the hearing in my left ear at age 1. My right ear slowly deteriorated until at 39 I decided to get the implant. (Three years ago, now) It is definitely weird for me. I feel...
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