Please help those of us that use this site for information regarding CI's. It is very uncomfortable to be repeatedly bashed for choosing a CI by someone that doesn't even have one. I know several members have contacted the moderators before but really, the continual force feeding of hinky stem cell statistics is taking over the entire CI folder. Really, no one, absolutely NO ONE here other than one person, cares about statistics from a questionable clinic in South Korea...
Please help us.
No one is bashing your CI choice. I am happy for you that your CI is such a success, way above average. If you are against stem cells, please exercise your choice not to read any of those threads. I do agree that the mods or admin should start a sub folder just for stem cells and move all the threads to that folder.
There are always going to be people who get fixated on one topic so it is best to ignore the threads if it bothers you. Same thing about the numerous of threads created by one person bashing Obama and Liberals. Many of us have chosen not to take them seriously or ignore them.
Exactly. Everyone has the right not to read a thread they aren't interested in discussing. Freedom of choice and speech.
the problem as I see it is that deafdude1 doesn't provide any sources and tries to come across as some sort of expert but never provides credentials or what he thinks qualifies him to make the claims he does. Nobody should take anyone seriously that just blows a lot of hot air.
I have provided sources, you choose not to believe them. I am not going to start an argument except to say you have the right to dismiss my sources. I am not an expert, please don't assume I am one. I however have talked to experts. If you are interested(which I doubt), talk to the experts yourself like I have.
Let me make some good points again:
1. As others said, I am entitled to my opinions. You don't like what I say, don't read my posts then. I do not need others attacking me(saying bad things about me) or trying to start an argument. If you wish to disagree, state your reasons why. As for sources, I will need to get into the habit of providing them. Likewise, you should back up your own reasons for disagreeing with me with sources.
2. I have said before that I respect other's choice to HAs, CI, stem cells, etc. I have congratulated others on their good CI results, this rules out your accusations that I am anti-CI. I have already posted my opinions on CI both the pros and cons. I also have the right to point out that your CI audiologist must first give you a 30-90 day trial(source link) with the best HAs.
3. What you call obsession, I call it a passion to learn about deafness and it's technical aspects. I love numbers and this includes audiograms, speech scores, decibals, etc. I am here to learn and thank anyone who shares/provides information. This has helped my own audiologist reprogram my HAs so I can hear better.
4. Some of you seem upset at some of the things I say. Can we agree/disagree without involving emotions into it? It's nothing personal and has nothing to do with your choice. I only wish to discuss the facts as I am here to learn. I have posted about cochlear dead regions, degrees of hearing loss, speech understanding, benefits of HAs, CI, stem cells, dealing with hearing loss, how to program HAs for amplification/transposition and everything else. Feel free to ask me questions here.
I feel some of you are being disrespectful of my opinions and choices. I will say again if you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything. Feel free to debate and agree or disagree, but always show respect for those who make choices different than your own.
Deafdude1 needs to be stopped. He keeps comming across as an expert but never provides any credentials. Now he has a thread where he is second guessing a PHD about stem cell availability.
