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Yeah thats why I went with them.. but I was hoping to run into someone else who tried them. Its a little scary not being able to change the battery. Its like a apple iPhone.. once the battery goes.. that how device goes :( they claim the battery will last 3-4 year and covered under warranty.

I'm getting them this Friday.. The ones I'm getting is for mild to severe hearing loss.

anyone here tried or using the Phonak BTE rechargeable hearing aids? Phonak B90? Just curious on individual views on the brand and the new rechargeable versions Thanks

Thanks! I'll check out the book- I have a starting point now

hello all- If there is another thread that answers this please let me know. my hearing loss has gotten worse over the past year and my audiologist suggested I get hearing aids. Phonak V70.. I know nothing about hearing aids or the questions I need ask. anyone have suggestions? I feel so lost...

<this girl right here would like a signing buddie> sign me up ;) My skill level is ASL 1

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Thank you for sharing your experience- this gives me hope.

Life keeps spinning

Thanks for your answer- I guess I just never got over how my boyfriend's brother and his friends never accepted me. My boyfriend at the time was hearing and his brother was deaf. Those two were inseparable . So, my boyfriends friends were the same as his brothers- all deaf. Being the hearing...

Hello all- awesome thread you have started!!! Growing up I knew a handful of deaf/hh individuals.. I commicated by text or with some signs. I never followed through with learning ASL fully back then because they didn't want anything to do with me. I was hearing and not wanted. I tried soooo...

LOL it does!

Hello all! My name is Alissa, 32, Nj, student. I am learning ASL for my degree in psychology and deaf studies. I have enrolled in Gallaudet U for the fall (ASL 1-2) courses. I have minimal ASL abilities atm. I am not deaf, but I am hh- I have hearing loss in my right ear. I would love to...