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I use everyday aswell with my Freedom implant/N5 processor because it's much clearer.

I have higher chances of getting meningits again. I had it twice in the space of a few weeks. It happened before (approx 2/3 years before) I had the CI op, the CI Doc advised us to have the vacc and will refuse to operate anyone who aren't Vacc againist meningits.

I have met Evelyn few times between 1989-1994 as she taught us about music, played music at our school few times. Very nice lady.

It took me 3 years to get speech, BUT i have been deaf since birth which is the factor to slow progress and we weren't expecting me to be able to hear speech. Each person have different progress. Tinnitus might lessen/dismish after switch on. Metallic taste, took a good few months to...

Oh, For Gawds sake Bebonang, this isn't the 50's, check your diary and you will see that we are in 2011's and in few weeks it will be 2012, Why must you attack new posters like you did when I first signed up! There is people who appericates music however deaf they are, it's their choice! The...

Each to their own. Having been brought up travelling extensively, my parents always used the red eye flight, reduce the carbonhydrates (produces energy), sweets/fizzy drinks etc few days before hand so that I and my brother can sleep through 12 hour flights (SA/UK routes). This was pre...

Since Jaunary.

Not that I know of, after few years in the marine industry, the marine industry was hit badly by the recession, I was owed a lot of money so I decided to get stable job but had no other qualifications other than marine ones, I wanted to help in deaf schools. So went to the job centre want to...

yes she still keeps getting the calls diverted to the calling centre in india before it even reaches to BT!!

There is large deaf population at wolverampton Uni, and another one, I think it's Derby. Most Unis are very good at providing accomodations, many many of my deaf friends are Oxford, Wolves, Derby, or local Uni's graduates. Krissy needs to get her self strong as advocate for her needs. I...

If the personality is right, i don't care for the rest.

Krissy, at the moment I don't know if it has been solved, my mum had been here last week sorting it out, they said they will call back but since them my mum had gone back to Austria (yesterday) I am giving her time to settle back at home so will call her later.

For this don't buy BT Vision..... No subtitles on any online programmes! (even Iplayer and 4oD) No subtitles on any pay to view film (I had to fight to get my money back) When using the TV as normal with BT vision as Freeview, when turning over to different programme, subtitles need to be...

Sarah, You have touched nerve tad a bit, there are many deaf people, especially the late deafen, who wished they were hearing. They probably wish for an easier life (people being more deaf aware), easier job prospects (jobs that doesn't need telephone!!! majority of jobs require a person who can...

I had few strange things happening to my fb, I had strange friends requests and emails. I also wonder HOW on earth someone who i have just befriended through FB knows my Skype address... my skype address is completely anonymous no name/no hints of my background just a ransom name. My only guess...

I pay National Insurance and Income Tax so I am entitled to choose colour HA like I did with my CI. I am the one who is co paying for it though my wages (22% of it maybe more). I don't think having colour hearing aid is any difference in costs it's the effort of ordering them... So if kids can...

I used to have long hair while growing up so i have always had it tied back or down it never bothered me while i wore HA's. Now I have shoulder length, I have it down more than up not because of the HA/CI, its to look professional at work (setting examples to the kids!) When my hair is up, I...

Don't let anyone control for who you are, talk loud or quiet tell them it's their problem not yours. I am oral deaf adult (since birth, fluent signer too), CI user for 3 years, During my HA days, so many people would say shh to me, i get funstrated. Come to CI, I was too quiet! so many people...

I was born deaf in the late 70's, the doctors thought my mum was being over anxious first time mum, she KNEW i was deaf from day one as when i was born, there was a fire alarm going off, I was the only baby who slept through it! It took my parents 2 years to convince the doctors that i was deaf...

Hi I am from blighty too... :-) and it's sunny (about time! LOL)