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Hey guys, haven't been on here in a while. I got new hearing aids, a new Phonak FM, etc. I also got accepted to Ithaca Early Decision for psychology!! I'm in the process of getting my disability paperwork together, which is a whole other story. HOWEVER... I'm trying to win a scholarship...

I don't know about the legality of it all, but.. As a teenager with bilateral hearing aids/bilat FM boot, I know that 90% of the time I'm only using one FM. BUT, this is because my hearing loss ISN'T profound and I'm an angsty teenager, so I'll usually pick which ear is facing the most of the...

I'm not a fan of needles, but I can take them. When I get shots done, I try to reason with myself. I figure I could deal easily with the pain for sixty seconds, so as soon as I see the needle near my arm, I find something to focus on and start counting down from sixty. NEVER takes more than ten...

I never did post a pic of my other piercing. I really want to get it done, and I'm almost tempted to get it done then just deal with it. I figure I can get away without the h aid over break, but then I'm going to have to figure it out. Idk. Really tempted to just go and get it done :P

Hey! So I did get that spiral put in my cartilage, and I love it! It's not too bad with the hearing aid. The bottom hole is rejecting a bit from falling into the door/an unfortunate incident where my tuba hit the piercing hit the hearing aid hit my head. :P Anyway, I'm enamored with the way a...

My mom won't let me play football. She won't let my brother play football or basketball either, even though he was approached by the hs coach, because he's completely built for it. Neither of us wears a CI. My mom also would probably let me go more than 25 ft under water, and I say probably...

(Except for some circumstances), your parents choose your name. THEY decide what the best name for you is. If they wanted to name you Clownface Mcgee, that was THEIR decision. Yeah, guess what, you CAN change that. Same with CI. I view Deafness as something that can only be removed if the...

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure JennyB already explained that she could communicate (at least with you, it is possible this wouldn't translate to another situation/conversation) without writing or ASL. Why not see an ENT? Deafness IS a culture. You don't have to be deaf to be Deaf...

In my district, hoh kids often repeat a year of k. Because we are half day program, they usually spend half day in room with totd, and the other half of the day inclusioned in reg classroom. Giving them another year lets them catch up as far as language. Recently I've been keeping one...

Thanks for the responses, guys. It just drives me crazy. Rudeness is so uncalled for where I work- literally everyone I work with is crazy nice. Once they find out I'm hoh, they speak up/will let me know if someone's calling for me. This guy works in the back, where they keep those who have no...

So, cleaning the break room today at work. Another employee sits down, begins eating, whatever. We're the only two in the room, and he kinda starts a conversation about who's working today, whatever. I'm not wearing my hearing aids, because they amplify everything, which isn't good when I'm...

For some, the FM is helpful, others, not. I use the Phonak EasyLink with the boots on my aids, which clip to the battery door. For me, the easylink makes voices louder- more in my ear- if you know what I mean, but not necessarily clearer. It will be very difficult, at his age, to communicate...

HEY everyone. I found a coupon for Energizer*** hearing aid batteries, 3$ off. You go to Energizer Batteries, Flashlights, Energi To Go & The Energizer Bunny. Energizer.com. and it should be there. You "register" (OK, you really don't have to, it doesn't send it to your e-mail or anything, just...

Hey, I had an idea!! Maybe we should hook drphil up with Matajan!!! Now THAT would be a fun conversation to watch.... :popcorn::popcorn: