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    16 vs 22 electrodes

    OK, thanks.
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    16 vs 22 electrodes

    I realize I’m replying to a year-old post, but I’m wondering if being able to stimulate 4 electrodes at a time as AB does would help with listening to chords in music. Can anyone speak to that?
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    Cochlear Implants

    It is scary but so many have benefited from it.
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    Cochlear Implants

    I took a couple of ASL classes too, 2 ten-week classes. Enjoyed it very much but then covid came along and the classes had to stop for everyone. Ran into my former instructor at the HLAA convention in Tampa; fun to see him again.
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    What are some of the cooking difficulties that Deaf people face?

    Of course if it’s an online cooking show or demonstration, not just a recipe, then I need to have captions.
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    What are some of the cooking difficulties that Deaf people face?

    The only issue for me is maybe not hearing the timer beep on the stove to tell me something is done. I have two solutions for that. The easiest one is to tell Siri to set an alarm on my Apple Watch, so it buzzes when something is done. Or I use a portable timer and watch that. Other than that...
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    Cochlear Implants

    Hi LoveBlue, maybe you remember me. I used to post here a few years ago but have not been active for a while. I am now thinking of getting CIs also. Are you happy with yours? Which brands did you consider and what did you end up with?
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    Reba, I just remembered something.

    Looks like a yummy cake! Happy Birthday to and Grayma both!
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    How does the Naida audio shoe work? CONFUSED!

    What do you use the FM program for? Is there a particular mic or other set-up you like?
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    Two HoH/Deaf people having children

    These days, the highest rate of Down Syndrome births is in mothers aged 30 - 35. Why? Because amniocentesis testing is now almost routine for mothers over 35, and those mothers will nearly always abort a fetus with Down's. Younger women who are not tested are now more likely than the older...
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    my CI update, 4 years later

    Thanks for posting that very honest experience. I just finished reading Rebuilt by Michael Chorost. One thing that fascinated me was how easily his headpieces would fall off. The magnets are strong but apparently don't hold on too tightly, to avoid possibly damaging the skin. Is that your...
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    Two HoH/Deaf people having children

    True, but quite often with a lot of fertility assistance. It would be a serious mistake to think it's all that easy naturally at that age. Not impossible, of course, but realistically, not something you could count on without being prepared for intervention methods.
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    DOJ sues AT&T for IP-Relay billing.

    "Disturbing" is being way too kind.
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    Two HoH/Deaf people having children

    Good article on fertility math. Biologically, probably the best decade to have babies is from about age 25 to 35. But for young women today, getting advanced education, and then maybe being saddled with huge student loan debts while trying to get started in their careers, the whole marriage...
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    Etiquette Question about Hearing Aids

    Generally no. I can hear it when I first put them in, in the morning, as I twist them into place. But later in the day if one mold works a bit loose and has a very faint whistle or feedback, that I can't hear. Or sometimes I hear it vaguely, but don't realize it's me making that noise.
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