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So I just had one yesterday morning from napping, forgetting I had my HA in and when I heard sounds I thought I was awake so I tried to turn my head realizing I couldn't and felt frozen couldn't even scream. once I was able to actually move I forced myself to stay awake but it was extremely...

If I see a 3 pack for a great deal I'll go with that one. I use 312 for my Starkey RIC

I had HAs since I was in kindergarten but went from after high school on without them (was bullied as a kid and in denial that I needed them) then about 3 years ago I noticed my hearing went down even more to the point that I could not function without HA. Once I did get one again I could...

I felt it! over here in Sacramento! my chair was freaking moving while sitting in it. Crazy! 5.7 reading here!

If classes aren't something you can afford I recommend going to some websites. I favor lifeprint.com and signingsavvy.com. But really the best thing to do is to get involved. Just like with spoken languages if your around it enough, you'll pick up more of it. My girlfriend took ASL 1 and 2...

Jiro first off congrats! (even if your just trying out the aids, still congrats on exploring something different) I'm also severe-profound and my first aid was a Phonak (yearrrrs ago analog) and going from that to Starkey RIC (although my model is longer than yours, still tinier than most models...

I agree with Robin on this one, ignore her and just do your own thing until she gets it. Maybe shes feeling guilty deep down, as a mom trying to figure out if she did anything wrong to cause your deafness and going with the "out of sight out of mind" defense. At this point, focus on you and...

Seriously why in the hell would anyone drink crazily when they have a baby??? If they didn't want the baby then hell, there's this wonderful thing called adoption! They could have all the boozes they want if they did that! Some people shouldn't be parents, it makes me sad.

I haven't actively talked on the phone since I got my hearing aid (newer one so for about um... 2 yrs now.) Now that I relay heavily on texting or e-mails, I find myself being incredibly annoyed when I people watch some on their cells and I think to myself "omg was I THAT annoying?". I rarely...

Deaf couple kills infant Really sad story, I'm lost for words: Deaf Texas Parents Allegedly Kill Crying Baby - ABC News Posted from Alldeaf.com App for Android

:hug: Thanks for always being a friend :aw: I applaud you for learning BSL, its not easy (well the finger spelling always throws me off:giggle:) But I know you'll get it down! I'm teaching myself ASL as I know enough to understand and carry on a basic conversation, I know I need to learn...

Do: Make an effort to face the person when your talking to them. Don't: Assume that the person can read your lips when your looking away from them. Also do not assume that lip reading is always accurate as some accents throws off our way of thinking what word is being said. Do: Understand that...

mine wont and probably never will until hearing aids wont be any use for me.

Damnit Jiro you got me all teary eye again lol thanks for the hugs :) It's funny because some people may think it just would embarrass me, or that its really not that big of a deal, but it really is. For someone to make you feel just as equally important is a huge deal.

It was a beautiful wedding and felt very magical. The whole time I've been craving ASL communication (even though I'm not strongly fluent, I'm still trying hard to become fluent) and ASL is... way more expressive than English and that's probably what made me cry harder during the wedding. When...

I just visited my family and some have forgotten that I'm deaf and relay heavily on lip reading. I know my hearing has been getting worse and may get to a point where I can't benefit a hearing aid at all. Still trying to adjust to this change even though this new hearing aid is.... I think 2 or...

Lets go Cali Lets go! *pom pom dance cheer thing inserted here* lol

So I went to my cousin's wedding last week (I'm the only deaf one in the family) and the night before the wedding we all went out to eat at a restaurant. Normally, I am just minding my own business if I get tired of lip reading and usually feel invisible to everyone else. My mother made the...

My VR Update: My counselor was very nice and understanding (it also helped that he is also deaf, made me feel great that someone knows exactly how I feel). He's more fluent in ASL and had a interpreter with him and I thought that was really cool. I explained to him I was raised oral, Never took...

I hope you get some help with all this. Discrimination is everywhere but its up to us to do something about it. Otherwise people will still do it to us. My counselor has helped me understand that my past few jobs I was discriminated against on several occasions, but even during interviews. The...