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So I just purchased a webcamera because many of my friends have wanted to chat online through one. Some of these friends sign which obviously isn't a problem, but I have a few friends that I knew before I lost my hearing who want to "chat" through it. The problem obviously is the fact that it's...

Hello all! I'm currently studying to get my degrees in art education and Deaf education (two bachelors at the same time-yes, I'm crazy). For my Issues in Art Education class, we had to read a whole bunch of articles, choose one and write a 4 page paper regarding an "issue" presented. We have to...

Quick question for you all. I just finished having bronchitis (I'm still coughing, just not as bad)-I wasn't sick in any other way through (nose, fever, sore throat, nothing-just a nasty cough). Anyway, last Friday my ear started hurting insanely. By Sunday I realized I wasn't hearing much out...

Hey all! It's my first time trying to find my own place and I was wondering if anyone could offer any suggestions or input as to how to go about the process? (up until this point i've live on-campus or with my parents-it's time to find my own place!). I'm a bit worried about going and meeting...

hey all! i did end up going to a new audi last week...i was a moron and forgot my audiogram, so i brought it back today for another appointment. he made the impressions and will order me new molds...but this was all after retesting my hearing again (i didn't want it, but he said it was so he...

hey all! question for ya! I have the starkey destiny BTEs and my audi originally ordered these molds that you can't even see really (they're not an open fit, but the hard mold goes into the canal and sits there...) hard to explain so here's two pictures: Anyway, the first set whistled...

hey all! question for those of you with digital aids... So I had the Starkey Destiny 200 btes for about a month...these didn't have directional mics...just amplified. We found out later that my hearing went down even further (it's now borderline moderate-severe in both ears) so I had to get a...

hey all! I just had an alarm installed in my room since the campus here doesn't have "flashing fire alarms" (which we discovered when it went off at 1am and I didn't really hear it-my suitemate was banging on my door to get me up). ANYWAY...so they got me this unit which will go off if the...

Yeah I'm 22 and have never celebrated halloween (parents never allowed it!) ANYWAY... now that i'm at college of course everyone celebrates halloween! LOL! In my art class I got to carve a pumpkin for the FIRST TIME EVER! I didn't dress up...however I did paint my face because the family I...

Hey all! So...last week I went to an ENT...who didn't even see me because he reviewed my audiograms and said he wasn't specialized enough to help me. SO I had an emergency appointment set up with an Otologist who I just saw today (4 hours from my college...gotta love insurance politics...

Hey all! So I "celebrated" my one week anniversary with having hearing aids last wednesday by visiting my audi. Before that though, the clinic here that originally diagnosed me (they had requested to monitor my hearing) so I went in to having another hearing test. The result was that within 2...

Hiya! I just got my first set of BTE aids (Starkey Destiny 200s). They do have a t-coil that I can switch to if I need to. My question is, I want to get a headset to use for my cell phone (I just bought today the env2 by verizon). I was hoping for one that could give sound to both ears and I...

hey all! big question! i don't want my ear mold to get all "yellow" and gross and i know i definitely don't want it getting clogged up! the tools i was given (the little wire tool) doesn't really help get the junk out of the ear mold hole...and the only other thing i was told to clean my molds...

So I got my hearing aids!!! It's a huge mixture of emotions for me... Quite a few people have commented that I've "gone quiet" and almost "gone into a bubble" with this "expression" on my face... I guess the best way I can describe it is I'm just trying to "hear the world"... It's all very...

hello all! first of all, i missed the ebay auction. i was the highest bidder until the last 30secs, put in my next bid, hit "confirm" and missed winning by one second because it didn't go through quick enough. yeah i wasn't happy either. ANYWAY... ended up going to my audiologist...and she...

hey all! so disappointing news...i was denied by the "hear now" program by starkey-i guess being a poor college student doesn't count. the reasoning was i had enough assets to pay for the aids (which i don't...the little bit of money i do have is to support me through the rest of the year at...

Hey all! So I've been encouraged to apply to Starkey's "Hear Now" program to try to get financial assistance for a set of Starkey Destiny 1200 BTE aids (hey I'm a starving college student...does that count?) Anyway... Has anyone else gone through this program? If so, how long did it take for...

hello all! just a little post to update you all... So I had my first official new audiologist appointment yesterday (Friday). She decided to redo the tests...and it was confirmed a definite moderate loss (around 50db with both ears). When she tested to see how "loud" I liked hearing...

I'm 22 and I just recently found out from a friend that someone I was very close to in high school was diagnosed with a brain tumor and it "doesn't look good" since it's inoperable...so i'm told. This friend I was extremely close to, but since I moved and we all went to college, I had lost her...

Hello all! So I'm very excited...I have an appointment with an audiologist for next friday (the 22nd). My advisor who called me said that it was to get me hooked up with something to help in the classroom...I don't know if that means a set of aids on loan...or an FM system. Not sure. We're...