Mark Rejhon
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Hi,
Let me introduce myself - I am profoundly deaf but not deaf-cultured. I have a FAQ about myself on my website at http://www.marky.com
I like deaf culture, just not hard core to it. 98% of my friends are hearing, and I work in a hearing environment, and I am in a hearing relationship. The other eason is I also operate a home business at http://www.rejtech.com and I deal with hearing clients all the time. I try to lead the business meeting clients to online conferences (MSN, email, Blackberry etc) or use a laptop for talking back and fourth in person. I already type fast at 140 words per minute. But it would certainly be nice to be able to talk verbally back and fourth better too.
I'm born profoundly deaf. In Year 1992, I was evaluated for the possibility of a cochlear implant but was told that because I was born deaf, I was ineligible.
Now cochlear implant technology has improved greatly, but I am now 29 years old. I am wondering if I am too old or not.
From what I remember, I know I have 85dB loss in one ear, 90dB loss in other ear at aboiut 500 Hz. I recall this increases sharply to about 110-130db loss at about 4000 Hz. (For this reason, I cannot safely hear sounds above 4 kilohertz)
I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
I am inquiring as to whether there are OTHER people in my situation. If so, how did you proceed. If you got an implant, was it worth it? Are there testimonials by other people born profoundly deaf, but got an implant in their early 30's? (Success rates, voice comprehenson percentage improvements after 1 year, etc)
Let me introduce myself - I am profoundly deaf but not deaf-cultured. I have a FAQ about myself on my website at http://www.marky.com
I like deaf culture, just not hard core to it. 98% of my friends are hearing, and I work in a hearing environment, and I am in a hearing relationship. The other eason is I also operate a home business at http://www.rejtech.com and I deal with hearing clients all the time. I try to lead the business meeting clients to online conferences (MSN, email, Blackberry etc) or use a laptop for talking back and fourth in person. I already type fast at 140 words per minute. But it would certainly be nice to be able to talk verbally back and fourth better too.
I'm born profoundly deaf. In Year 1992, I was evaluated for the possibility of a cochlear implant but was told that because I was born deaf, I was ineligible.
Now cochlear implant technology has improved greatly, but I am now 29 years old. I am wondering if I am too old or not.
From what I remember, I know I have 85dB loss in one ear, 90dB loss in other ear at aboiut 500 Hz. I recall this increases sharply to about 110-130db loss at about 4000 Hz. (For this reason, I cannot safely hear sounds above 4 kilohertz)
I live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
I am inquiring as to whether there are OTHER people in my situation. If so, how did you proceed. If you got an implant, was it worth it? Are there testimonials by other people born profoundly deaf, but got an implant in their early 30's? (Success rates, voice comprehenson percentage improvements after 1 year, etc)