Deaf Irony

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British irony, that is, something which occurs in a situation which is so inappropriate for that situation it's practically comical.

Why is it that ENT attracts all the doctors with the thickest accents, largest beards and mumbliest personalities?

Why do audiologists stride into the waiting room and quietly call out names?

Why does my hearing aid centre require you to report a broken hearing aid by telephoning their automated answering service?

Why have they designed my audiology clinic with a push-button Drive-thru style parking barrier when parking in the whole of the rest of the hospital doesn't have this?

Fitting criteria for CI in this country means the children with 2 profoundly deaf ears end up with the option of better hearing than children with one profound ear and one severe ear, as they don't qualify for CI at all and the bilaterally profoundly deaf person can have bilateral CI if desired.

I am sure there are many more, why not add them on.
 
The audiologists calling out names so quietly and hearing aid repair ask you to phone them is so true. I have seen those two happen so often.

Why does the teacher of deaf tell kids to play about with sounds with headphones with microphone so that all deaf kids can hear each other and the teacher but tell us off for playing about with it?

That the only one I can think of for now.
 
Ooh yes, I went to an audiologist who stood a few feet away from me in reception and practically whispered- I thought. 'oh, great...', then we get into the room and he says 'HI I'M IAN' painfully loudly!

My hospital's audiology section on their website contains only a phone number, no email or textphone.
 
melissa said:
Ooh yes, I went to an audiologist who stood a few feet away from me in reception and practically whispered- I thought. 'oh, great...', then we get into the room and he says 'HI I'M IAN' painfully loudly!

My hospital's audiology section on their website contains only a phone number, no email or textphone.
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Weird. he probably just didn't want to startle people. But I Have wondered if audiologists ever advertise in front of people (People, look how well she can hear! you can too!)

yes, there are speech and hearing clinic that don't have an email.
 
Ooh, yes!
While I was thinking about getting an appointment for the audi, I read "Telephone number:..." and nothing else... Losers! :P
 
What is frustrating is that you are referred to an AUDIOlogist. They are only there to test how powerful a hearing aid you need. I was informed that I would need the most powerful (and most expensive)hearing aids on the market, I am on scale between 60db-80db (majority 80db) but he refused to acknowledge that I was in fact severely DEAF. There was no other options given. Everything was referred to in terms of hearing not hearing loss - yet that is what most people go to an Audiologist for - because they have loss or lack of hearing.
 
I think it's ironic that my (good) health insurance will cover Viagra, and weight-loss surgery, but not hearing aids...hello, is not my hearing as important as those??? Thankfully, I was able to scrape up $ for it (I had been saving to finish my kitchen, oh well that can wait) but many people can't.

Also, it covers the surgery for my kind of hearing loss (the surgery is a stapendectomy) which both I and my doctor don't want to do, but not the hearing aid, which is what my doc recommended and is MUCH cheaper!

I was suprised by this whole issue, as I've researched stuff since my diagnosis this year.
 
BecLak said:
What is frustrating is that you are referred to an AUDIOlogist. They are only there to test how powerful a hearing aid you need. I was informed that I would need the most powerful (and most expensive)hearing aids on the market, I am on scale between 60db-80db (majority 80db) but he refused to acknowledge that I was in fact severely DEAF. There was no other options given. Everything was referred to in terms of hearing not hearing loss - yet that is what most people go to an Audiologist for - because they have loss or lack of hearing.
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This is extremely true. Only the Deaf school was able to offer my daughter something in the way of alternative and augementative communication methods. Everyone else simply measured how much (little?) she can hear and said you are this amount deaf, next please. There is no holistic approach, hearing is good, signing is bad. They cannot refer you for lipreading or sign classes nor even provide you with leaflets to give to others to help them communicate, but a whole bundle of leaflets on you coping with your perceived defecit.

There is a real sense of there being a line where you are "deaf enough" to benefit from BSL, and that is a very low line. Let me confirm that in a room full of people I get more from watching BSL than I do from watching flapping jaws go up and down, despite my poor (but learning) BSL skills. Because I can cope in a one to one environment with good lighting, good acoustics, clear speaker, etc. etc. that means I can't be exposed to the evils of BSL because that's for people who are "totally deaf" only. I would have been able to do a lot more with my life with BSL because then I would be able to converse with other BSL users socially. But only my "education" (defined only as what happens to you in school, then further sub-classified to only really mean maths and literacy) mattered. They are there to classify you into groups and decide for you (not with you) what should be done unto you "for your benefit".
 
Also, it covers the surgery for my kind of hearing loss (the surgery is a stapendectomy) which both I and my doctor don't want to do, but not the hearing aid, which is what my doc recommended and is MUCH cheaper!
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HA, yes...... I had a canalplasty (making a new canal) The end result of the surgery is VERY iffy. (ie you might be able to ditch hearing aids you might not, you might have an increase in dcb etc) Insurance covered ALL the surgeries, BUT did not pay out a DIME for hearing aids (even though I can hear 100% with hearing aids)
 
OT, but springtime, do you have otoscereloris? If so, you could look into BAHA. I know they're using that for oto now.
 
deafdyke said:
OT, but springtime, do you have otoscereloris? If so, you could look into BAHA. I know they're using that for oto now.
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Yes, I have otosclerosis. My insurance does cover the BAHA's. But, my doctor and I wanted to start with the least invasive option first (also, because I do lifting at work, any surgery in the ear area means several weeks off work). So far, I'm mostly happy with the hearing aid, it helps a lot.
 
Unfortunately, most Audiology clinics are stuck in the past; however, a few are not and some of us (including me! ;) ) are trying to get more communication options available since the clinic is for people with a hearing loss. Audiology clinics are focused on helping with hearing and balance disabilities; however, they should still provide you with other communication methods (during the counseling if there's time and they think you're interested). After a certain point, a Speech-Language Clinic would be the area for communication methods.
Some Audiologists call the patient's name because it's a quick way to tell if someone has a hearing loss and quickly find the people who are lying about having a hearing loss.
I think sometimes people just don't think about what others need for communication (which isn't really an excuse). Some people are just clueless, and need to be educated.
I'm sorry you all have to deal with all of this ignorance, but please keep in mind that there is a lot that needs to change and change takes time.
 
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