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Ear Gear would be good, if you think your mom would use it. a Dry & Store would be hugely useful. Even a big pack of batteries would make a good gift. Soundbytes has a 5-in-1 hearing aid tool kit that I've found extremely useful with my daughter. Would make a good stocking stuffer...

I am hearing and I learned via the 'whole word' method. My daughter will learn this way as well, hopefully multiple languages.

We chose for our daughter. Right now she is in a D/HH early childhood program through our school district. Actually, today was to be her first day, since she turned 3 Saturday, but we got stuck with another snow day. We chose this option because it is the best available to us. We cannot...

Honestly, unless you can convince this person to come here and post themselves and/or provide a link to an actual first person account, I have a very hard time believing posts like these. There is very little value in it without some verification. It's like "I know a guy who knows a guy whose...

There's an app for that. :P

Will answer on behalf of my daughter... 1. Failed newborn screening. Formally diagnosed at 9 weeks old. Have not done any genetics to see why, but Waardenburg Syndrome is suspected due to eye color variations. 2. Bilateral Sensorineural. Severe (70dB) at diagnosis, progressed to...

Glad your procedure went well. Good luck. Being the hearing parent of a deaf-born child, I have to say I am the polar opposite of this description. The moment they told me she'd failed her first hearing test at 3 days old, "Oh my god... FIX IT" wasn't even in my mind. My first thought was...

Both my girls were c-section. The first had delivery complications making a c-section necessary. The second was a scheduled c. Baby 1 was 6 days overdue, 7lb, 11oz, 23" Baby 2 was 12 days early, 8lb, 4oz, 22"

I know this may not the perspective you're looking for, but it's what I've got. Though I am choosing not to implant my child, I would NEVER take it upon myself to discourage and/or sway another parent's/person's choice. I will give my opinion or experience if asked. (I hold this practice...

It would have been far more appropriate to describe the customer with other details. "lady, pink shirt, glasses" "man, red tie, beard"

I'm not at all interested for my daughter, but I found the participation criteria a bit... odd. It doesn't say directly so, but it seems they are excluding ASL users. :hmm:

The Lions Club is a service organization dedicated to helping the blind and deaf. There is an application process for assistance but they generally do everything they can to help as much as they can. According to your profile, I think this is your local club. Odell Lions Club

I actually know of a family that implanted their child very early and insists that "She's not deaf. We fixed her ears". :roll:

Who knows... maybe, once she starts school in December, being in a new environment will spark something in her with all of the other kids around. Right now, we just need her to catch up language-wise, be it manual or verbal. Since she's less delayed manually, ASL it is.

My daughter has been wearing HAs since she was 4 months, in speech therapy since 5 months and has been doing auditory-verbal therapy since 6 months. She has been, and will continue to be, given every opportunity to speak other than CI. There's nothing that says she can't still speak. She's...

Exactly. I do not feel it is important for my daughter to speak a spoken language. As long as she is confidently fluent in her chosen method of communication (ASL) and literate in at least 1 written language (preferably more, but I won't get my hopes up yet), I will be beyond pleased.

Because, in the case of a CI, you are also taking away, destroying residual hearing. Many, many kids being implanted could and do benefit from HAs but are implanted anyway. I know of at least 2 non-profound infants who were implanted without even doing a HA trial. Why not develop what was...

I disagree. At the end of the day, when the processor comes off, the child is still deaf. Some form of visual language is absolutely necessary to communicate. However, exposing a child to a language is absolutely nothing like a CI. A language is not invasive and can be dropped and...

Being the hearing mother of a toddler born with a severe loss, I can tell you EVERY choice I have to make for her is not taken lightly. From the color of her ear molds to planning a future move to be closer to the state school for the Deaf. No choice I've made is easy. Not one choice has...

If audi continues to push, I would start looking for a new audi. In the end, they are your ears and it's your decision. If they can't honor your choices you should no longer honor them with your business.