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    When I"m 100

    WHEN I'M 100, IF I LEAN A LITTLE, LET ME! The family wheeled Grandma out on the lawn, in her wheelchair, where the activities for her 100th birthday were taking place. Grandma couldn't speak very well, but she would write notes when she needed to communicate...
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    An Irish ghost story

    This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm. The night was rolling on...
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    The silent fart

    An elderly couple was attending church services, about halfway through she leans over and says to her husband, " I just let out a silent fart what do you think I should do?" He replies " Put a new battery in your hearing aid."
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    Oly and Sven were fishing one day

    Ole and Sven were fishing one day when Sven pulled out a cigar. Finding he had no matches, he asked Ole for a light. 'Ya, shure, I haff a lighter,' he replied, and then, reaching into his tackle box, he pulled out a Bic lighter 10 inches long. 'Yiminy Cricket!' exclaimed Sven, taking...
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    Blonde goes shopping

    Don't you know Blonde jokes are racist. Just ask my daughters.
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    CHILL OUT DUDE :rl: Your making a pest of yourself :rl:
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    The DeafDude keeps wondering why I don't want Stem Cell treatment. Its time I answered him with this analogy. I have an old 89 pickup that I use to tow my trailer and for chores. I would like a new pickup, but they cost about 25 to 30 Thousand. My old pickup was only used for 200 miles the...
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    Makes me wish I hadn't started this thread
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    Deaf CI

    Where would you find them? My wife is German and doesn't understand humor.
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    Oops Before you break out the flame throwers, I wish to apologize to any person that I may have insulted by my somewhat stupid previous post. I did not mean to be insensitive to others by posting my problems. I realized after posting that there are other people who are in far worse shape...
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    Don't know about FDA guide lines, but without HA's I CHS. The guide lines for Medicare are 40% and I am at 41%. I guess it all depends on which apples or oranges u use. Right now I can get along fairly well depending on the environment. Between ma and me we spend more time at the doctors and...
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    Why is it hearing aids cost so much?

    One thing you didn't make clear. The cost for FDA approval. An iPod doesn't need FDA approval.
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    Sorry to be so long in replying. Had to run to Walmart for Depends. We winter down in S Texas, and the handicap parking is always full of old people. So it takes a long time to get one of the spots. NEWS FLASH: They now have Depends for men. My wife thought this was a good idea, as I was...
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    Well I guess I stepped on some elitiest toes. Sorry about that. I have been reading in This forum about some peeps wanting Stem Cell. I thought there might be some interest that it was being done here. Am I a lobbyist? NO. I am a 77 yr old HOH person. The people that are doing my eval for...
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    First, all stem cells are used. second, the post was for information aimed at those who are waiting to go to China to get thier stem cells. Third, why is it when anyone posts on this site anything some people just have to be negative and try to beat it down.( they must be democrats). Last...
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    But it also doesn't say that hearing loss is not being treated.
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    Stem cell available in Kansas City

    There is an artical in our Archdiocesen newspaper about adult stem cells aviability at St Lukes hospital in Kansas City, Mo.Here is the link http://www.theleaven.com/past_issues/_pdf/v31/Leaven11-20-09.pdf The artical is on page 5. So Deafdude you don't have to wait for it to come to this country.
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    Profound hearing loss and Smartlink

    I am on the borderline severe/profound and use the smartlink. I normaly use it to listen to TV so as not to disturb others. I had the Smartlink with my Seiman's aids, now I have the Phonak Naida IX UP. With the Seiman's it was a benifit in group settings and where it was noisey. The Naida's...
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    Phonak buys Advanced Bionics

    Didn't know there was 'failure' of the Naida. As far as I know they are still making them. I like mine.
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    The Naida saga continues...

    The Phonak rep took the filters out of my Naida's at our first session. I guess they arn't really needed.
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