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Ive been wondering about ABR test,I'm getting one Monday . It will be the billionth test. I hope there's not to many more test. My surgeon says its for insurance purpose before I can get a CI. I've never heard of ABR test before.At this rate I'll be broke by time I get approved lol :shock:

Missouri :wave:

I've never heard of percentage. DB is used prob to give insurance co an idea. Like mine won't pay for aids if wont last at least 3 years. I have 98 db loss in right ear at least few mos ago. It's gotten worse though, Dr can't make them any louder.:shock:

I've been having awful migraines. I can't get my hearing aids any louder and dr can't turn them up anymore. I strain to hear now. Next week I go to dr for follow up to see if I'm getting a CI . I've been taking lots of migrain pills from Dr.

I'm now stuck on the series lol My teens like it also.:P

This thread is hilarious ! :D Love the fast food drive through stories. I'm not so nice about it lol I tell them when get to window their machines a piece of crap- Wah Wah Wah :shock: I've unfortunately lost my patience with mean people This year ( hearing aids /paper weights don't work...

Scarlett fever when 7 or 8 yrs old. My mom said it was so bad they didn't think I would be okay. Had weak immune system since infant. Also ,mine is genetic. I have profound hearing loss . With no hearing aids right -ear deaf ,left ear -noises I hear and garbled talk. With hearing aids right ear...

No interpreting is not in my job description. I'm in the accounting department. I've had many problems where I work like being screamed at by boss while talking to me like im 3 ( even coworkers find this awful for me) One lady keeps telling me at least your not like "new guy " could be worse...

As far as learning. I'm in same boat no money for night classes no time for free classes ( m-f I'm at work) so I watch videos online . That's the plan for this afternoon me and my kiddos watching ASL videos. Plus I have a little fire under my bum to learn. ( Id like to not have to just speech...

Ugh I know the feeling. At my work they hired a new guy ( super nice) he only signs and little speech reading. They told me they expected me to interpret for him. :shock: Okay,I don't know many signs and just because I am profound doesn't mean I can sign. People are so inconsiderate. I speech...

Let me know how it goes, Your son picking up the ASL . My girls are Autistic one has PDD and youngest has Aspergers. I'm teaching them ASL this weekend ( we're learning together ) my youngest is very worried she won't pick it up,I think she'll be ok. Me needing it to communicate is her...

On upside thinking of a week off work spending it with my kiddos

Thinking of argument I got into with supervisor-ugh work making me buy device for phone cause they won't help,all devices I've bought wont work from dr,wishing I had a job where I didn't have to talk to ppl at all,hate my work they train everyone but me( been there 1 yr ppl who've been there 3...

I never thought of that. Not a bad idea.:D

I'm so jealous ,I like the purple! I have ugly black resounds ( it was that or skin tone,gray for mine ugh) I like the animal prints also. Tough choice :cool2:

Scarlett fever when 7 years old and Genetics.

I figured CI people. I've been wanting to see how regular people (not dr or companies) feel about them. (my hearing aids make sounds,sound funny music voices etc I'm talking about) I do joke towards myself about StarTrek/7 of 8 stuff lol I'm a geek and that's how I deal with my own issue ,is...

I lost all low tone hearing completely was told today by dr.Explains why music sounds so weird. Women's voices sound weird too.

I have a box with cleaning tools that came with it. They said its my ear not the hearing aid. Went to dr today there is nothing else the audiologist can do for me anymore. Was told I can hear close to 80% speech recognisation at 96 decibels if perfectly quiet room-lol (not realistic never...

Lol Bottesini too funny. My moms head is at my chin and my grandma is really tiny ( she shrunk a bit she's 95 and adorable ) My husband said meeting my family he felt like Gulliver lol Hes 6'0 my mom won't admit her height lol