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That sounds reasonable, though she said they don't have the equipment there so it'll have to be at the childrens unit, so I'm wondering what they use. Yes, I am- never had one before- I had to plead for this test!

I asked for an aided audiogram, and the audiologist said this isn't done the normal way with headphones but is something called a free field test. I couldn't find anything on google about it. Has anybody had one?

It could be that you and Jen just have high BP for no apparent reason, but it was only just noticed. I'm sure the cardiologist will get to the bottom of it- I know I can't talk but try not to worry :-)

I just don't understand football. It bores me. I like F1 racing, and gymnastics/ice skating etc.

I was waiting for your 2pence Lissa! High school sounds like mine, noisy and sometimes disrupted. I didn't have any CSWs ever, just unit staff sat with us for the first part of junior school- so nothing at high school. What I don't like about the FM is that I could either- with effort- hear the...

Mmm, I agree deafdyke, I was doing (mostly) academically well- As and Bs- so my parents never saw any need for anything else. My mum said I seemed ok, but in retrospect I was depressed as a teenager but didn't know it. Why is mainstreaming seen as such a great thing? IMO, EVERYONE would...

Thanks :-) for some reason they (audios and doctors) seem more much co-operative when I write down my questions before I go in and pull out a big list and say I wrote down some questions I have so I don't forget. I'm looking forward to trying out the new program tomorrow when I'm out. Can't wait...

Haha RoseRodent, I didn't know you could do that with an FM! I wouldn't have dared- teachers pet. Deafdyke, I'm 25 this week so not quite a kid but thankyou :-) I did well academically with the exception of music and PE, which I suppose I 'failed' but we weren't graded as such, just didn't get...

The jury's still out on this one for me. If I say I'm deaf, people say- but you're not deaf, you can hear/hear me without your hearing aids in. I barely know any sign language, and I was mostly mainstreamed at school, so I don't feel that I can 'claim' the label of deaf. My hearing loss is so...

Today I had the morning off work to go to audiology and collect a new mould as my old one had a chip which irritated my ear. I don't know if this is of interest to anyone, but I'd like to share my experience. I wrote down things I wanted to ask about while I was waiting. The woman got the...

Thanks Anij...in the end I just applied through the Patient Advice and Liason office and paid the NHS fee, to see photocopies of all my records (including from birth as I'm interested- was premmie). My boss is paying the fee- not sure what it will be, as there's a charge per photocopied page.

That's astounding- it just makes no sense to me, why people would think like that. I'm reminded slightly of my school years- kids with a statement of special educational needs got 25% extra time in exams and could take them in a small, quiet room- other kids constantly said 'But why do you get...

I have Oticons (Spirit zest), although I've only had Unison and Starkey before so I can't compare to Phonak. I like them- but then again every aid I've had improved on the last by miles, so I don't know if they could be better. I use ...I can't remember the name of my batteries, just what I get...

ooh, that sounds fantastic JennyB! I'm not in a big city so our buses just have the destination/s on the front.

I'm hoh and I wish I'd been mainstreamed less. I had good grades, but I think they would have been better if I was in a quieter environment where I could understand more. If I had a hoh or deaf child I'd be very reluctant for them to be mainstreamed, after my own experiences. It's not nice to be...

I don't know if I've mentioned it before but there was a conversation with my previous driving instructor which astounded me. (I now have a much better guy and am learning in an automatic which I love!). Richard the driving instructor mumbled lots, I'd remind him and he'd speak clearer for a few...

I practise by looking at mumbly quiet people ;-)

I'm the only HoH in my family, with the exception of some older relatives who lost hearing due to age.

Hugs, Lissa, and everybody else. I miss my grandparents, especially my dads dad as I never knew him. I'll give my dad a big hug and not complain when he watches sports all day :-)

I agree, A, that's why I greatly preferred it before I was mainstreamed- it was a much smaller class size (10 or so versus 30+) in a small, quiet room with individual attention from the teachers. It was so much easier to understand what was going on. If I had a severe/profound loss I think I...