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Craig, good speech! Hilarious and witty. Much better than my best man's "Too bad we aren't single anymore" speech, lol. Still love that guy, but man what a weird way to start off the reception, LMAO! Totally love your speech. And yeah, I agree with Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust"! :D

Alex, well...everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, lol. I think at this point, I've shown as much patience as I possibly can! Vam...no one really can trace back my hearing loss. Most doctors think it was congenital. I've had problems hearing since about 10yrs old as a child...

Craig, this is AWESOME advice. Just the kind of advice I'm looking for. Thanks!

Thank you, rolling...for that insight. Yes, I admit that there are "problems" and "issues" that arose during our 5 years of marriage, and that as my hearing steadily declines, it has affected the communication between us, but I am determined to work on it. I started this thread for...

Wow, that opened up a can of worms, lol! Rolling, just to clarify, everyone has problems or issues with their loved ones. My marriage isn't on the rocker, guys. I'm just simply saying that communication is an issue that is AFFECTING it. Big difference. To ENHANCE and make it better, I've...

This sounds like awesome technology! This is something I've actually been looking for for a very long time. I'm excited to present this info to my husband. :)

You're absolutely right. And we've spent countless hours discussing this, and I am actually in the midst of resolving some of those issues/problems. As my hearing has worsened, he became more frustrated because I had the tendency to shut him out or, like I stated before, become reclusive. A...

Jiro, that's a very good point. I'll look into ASL and maybe for now, I can get a DVD since my hubby is busy with both work and school. When the time comes, we can both attend an ASL course together. I'll admit that I'm interested in CI, but of course, as a nurse, I know of all the risks...

Thanks, guys, for your advice. You don't know how much it means to me knowing that I'm not alone in this.

Hi, guys! It's been a while since I've been on this forum, and I wanted to post a new thread here: I've been married to my husband (hearing) for 5 years, but we've been together for nearly 10 years (I am HOH). Communication has been one of the biggest problems in our marriage, and I don't...

Congrats on your CI Surgery! I, myself, am considering CI surgery...bilateral if I can tolerate it, I guess. My hearing isn't severe as JohnJoe's, though. I have that ski-slope hearing loss in both sides, where I can't hear higher frequencies. My right hearing aid is totally destroyed...

"I believe you actually meant that Cochlear is trying to get this approved BY FDA? and Cochlear Corp. is the company that do offer Hybrid CI. " Thanks for correcting me. hahaha That IS exactly what I meant. Cochlear is trying to get this approved by the FDA. Thanks!

Hi guys! My parents were sweet and understanding enough to save me an article from the Los Angeles Times, dated Monday, December 11, 2006. It is entitled, "A more sound solution." Apparently, there is "an experimental 'hybrid' device [that] may give many with partial hearing loss the extra...

I think what it boils down to is this: Each and every one of us is a part of culture, be it hearing or deaf. In any other culture (Hispanic, Caucasian, African American, Asian...etc, etc...), we don't understand anything but our own. Rather than holding contempt for those who don't understand...

Thanks, Brenda...I was looking for an alternative route to the classroom setting. Sounds like this may be worth a try! :)

Likewise, Dave! I just joined this forum yesterday, and already I've found so many wonderful, informative things. Thank you so much for your suggestion and opinions about which books to read. My main intention today was to look for people's opinions on what books are best. Let me know how...

Well, just about. I know he made the suggestion before we got married, while we were still dating. In any case, I'm just glad that he's on board with me in learning ASL. I took a course many years ago and loved it. :)

You know, I''ve heard aout that book! Thanks for the suggestion! :)

Thanks, cathartes...for your suggestion. I actually spoke with my husband about taking ASL together to help communicate better. He agreed (in fact, he even suggested the idea when we first met!) and we'll be looking into it soon. So far, I'm really enjoying this forum; even if all my concerns...

Thanks again for everyone's suggestions... I spoke with my husband about taking ASL. He agreed that it may help us out. Can anyone recommend any good books and videos on ASL? An introductory one of each is what I have in mind.