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    How many kids do you have/want to have?

    Would love and is so ready for 2 babies.... just waiting for my man to propose!
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    Cochlear implant problems!

    The strongest is 6 for Cochlear. I am very active, I race yachts, competes on horses, I have thin skin so i don't require any stronger than #2 magnet. When competing i use stronger than usual magnet, tie my hair back tight as possible so that the hair holds the coil in place then use ear...
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    Why is it that relationships with age gaps seem to spark such fear in people?

    If the relationship is "COMMITED" which means Love is love, until death do us part.
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    Anyone who is deaf but has hearing aids?

    Profoundly deaf since birth, hearing aided right up until 20's, Analouge hearing aids were loud enough, although it was just whitewash sounds, i could pick few sounds but never speech/quiet sounds or my own voice, in my 20's i got first digital hearing aids and loved it, it gave me better...
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    a deaf girl whose older than me is trying to buy my friendship..

    Honey, I'd block her, tie off all contacts of her, she isn't worth the tears over, as for your friends, you will find out who is your true friends. I have been through all this lark, i am better person than i was 15 years ago, holding on people i thought that was my friends, turned out they...
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    Why is it that relationships with age gaps seem to spark such fear in people?

    I have a man 14 years older than me, we LOVE each other very much. Age is just a number, if there is chemistry/spark/immediate love then let it be. I am VERY happy with him and vice versa.
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    My new 2012 VW Eos goes camping...

    I love Volkswagen too, I have Golf, it's amazing car as Last summer I drove over 900 miles from UK to Austria with full car of stuff (my parents lives there they dont get food stuff there that they like such as spices (austrians don't like spices!) etc) clothes for them (i work in retail!) my...
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    My Husband passed away.

    it sounds like a beautiful sending off for your dear husband.
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    My Husband passed away.

    Deepest consolences. Least he's not suffering anymore.
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    CI appt :)

    He meant pure tone audiogram, i haven't had one since 2008 either (since i had the CI). they only have been testing on me with CI on.
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    pet food from China

    I wouldn't touch ANY dog processed food with barge pole, My dog eats RAW meals and thrives on it and it worked out MUCH cheaper than a tin of junk. He gets vegs/eggs from my garden/chickens too. As for treats he enjoys nothing better than piece of raw carrots or apple (they were his teething...
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    Decision is Made

    My N5 coil hardens up as it ages and "stays" in place so the coil transmitter faces towards to the right which is for my right ear. No need to worry about putting wrong processors on as they are designed not to work when accidently put on wrong ear. Thought about using different colour...
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    UK Relay Services

    For minicom out going phone calls starts with 18001 then remove 0 before normal phone number for example 18001(0)123 123456 but I am not sure about international outgoing calls I can find out for you if you want me to. Incoming calls is 18002 then follow as above
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    mom of a 6 year old and 7 week old both with hearing aids

    I am 30 odd years old I have been profoundly deaf since birth, I had very very little useable hearing, probably just enough to hear loud bangs, no speech whatsover. I was diagnosed late, at 2 years old. My mum knew I was deaf from day one, there was fire alarm at the hospital where I was born I...
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    Goes ahead

    Wicked Eggyman, I had mine for nearly 4 years, getting there nicely. I am also from UK.
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    My old hearing aids...

    This is what i had pre phonak superfonts hearing aids. Those box weighed a ton!!! Glad to see the back of it! Nat, I cannot speak for children, I am an adult CI user, I had my CI implanted 4 years ago (time flew so quick as it seems like yesterday when i had the op) I had incision running...
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    CI Surgery approved today

    I am SEVERELY allergic to Latex (i carry Epi pen) when i got the call that i would be implanted within 24 hours, i "reminded them" that i am severely allergic to latex they said its ok it's on my files but unfortunately when i got to the hospital the surgeon who saw me before going in, i told...
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    Student won't watch me interpret! What should I do?

    Having had interepreters most of my college years up until now. when i first went to college I had an interepreter who was mothering me, making sure i go to lessons on time etc, I told my Local Education Authority, she told her that she's there as my ears nothing else, I make my own mistakes...
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    deaf from birth, adult age, CI

    I am Preligually profoundly deaf, Having had been brought up using BSL, SSE, and lipreading using with very little of my hearing through powerful hearing aids. I have never heard speech and many of environmental sounds (the medium and high pitched ones) I was Implanted at 30, It was very...
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    CI sound

    For one, there is no way that hearing people determine what the CI sounds like. Secondly, It will sound robotic for little while and after few/many mappings you will hear the sounds based on HOW your brain learns to hear by utilzing the CI and Listening and communication between the...
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