DGirl101
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Hello, 
As you can see, my username is DGirl101. My real name is Kirsten. I'm 29 years old.
I was born with deformed temporal bones in both ears. I was not fitted with hearing aids until I was 6 years old.
I presented with a lot of problems before it was figured out by my mother and grandmother that I could not hear.
From the age of 6 to 17 yrs. I wore hearing aids in both ears. In my right I lost the hearing, in my left ear the hearing was failing, even with the help of the hearing aids, so my parents and I opted to recieve a Cochlear Implant.
I had three years of wonderful hearing, and three years of fighting an infection in the area of the CI, before I finally lost the device in 2000 and since then I have been 100% Deaf.
I do know Sign Language, but it is rusty. I speak orally and am thankful to have been in Speech Therapy for years, because where I live it is rare I meet with a fellow Deaf or HoH out of the blue and where I live speech is more dominant, so I do A LOT of speech reading.
I hope to get to know you all and I look forward to being a part of this community.
Bye for now!
As you can see, my username is DGirl101. My real name is Kirsten. I'm 29 years old.
I was born with deformed temporal bones in both ears. I was not fitted with hearing aids until I was 6 years old.
I presented with a lot of problems before it was figured out by my mother and grandmother that I could not hear.
From the age of 6 to 17 yrs. I wore hearing aids in both ears. In my right I lost the hearing, in my left ear the hearing was failing, even with the help of the hearing aids, so my parents and I opted to recieve a Cochlear Implant.
I had three years of wonderful hearing, and three years of fighting an infection in the area of the CI, before I finally lost the device in 2000 and since then I have been 100% Deaf.
I do know Sign Language, but it is rusty. I speak orally and am thankful to have been in Speech Therapy for years, because where I live it is rare I meet with a fellow Deaf or HoH out of the blue and where I live speech is more dominant, so I do A LOT of speech reading.
I hope to get to know you all and I look forward to being a part of this community.
Bye for now!
