Deaf child hears for the first time

Foxrac said:
I found eye doctor and retina specialist to be least oppression and they gave me a lot of good perspective about Usher Syndrome. They told me that medical professionals are working hard to find a cure for Usher Syndrome that allow to restore the vision. They gave me a lot of options as well. That was far more information than ENT doctor usually oppressed when they found child may be deaf or HoH, however lucky, my current ENT doctor isn't one of them.
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How did the ENT "oppress" you?
 
There you go! :)

Foxrac said:
I found eye doctor and retina specialist to be least oppression and they gave me a lot of good perspective about Usher Syndrome. They told me that medical professionals are working hard to find a cure for Usher Syndrome that allow to restore the vision. They gave me a lot of options as well. That was far more information than ENT doctor usually oppressed when they found child may be deaf or HoH, however lucky, my current ENT doctor isn't one of them.
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Yea, sure there are, how? Easy! They don't disclose every information. Often they withheld the hard fact or the truth of each options, that is oppression but without anyone noticing.

TXgolfer said:
How did the ENT "oppress" you?
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TXgolfer said:
How did the ENT "oppress" you?
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ENT doctor told my parent about a lot of negative perspective on me if my parent didn't implant me at 2 years old and didn't use oral language instead of ASL. My parent's ASL is extremely poor and they were victim of numerous misled in medical community about my deafness. I had failed speech therapy for 10 years due to recommended by ENT doctor.

My parent admitted that they regret about their decision with CI and speech therapy so they shouldn't start at first place. They paid a lot of money to doctor visitation, speech therapy and programming for CI.
 
Foxrac said:
ENT doctor told my parent about a lot of negative perspective on me if my parent didn't implant me at 2 years old and didn't use oral language instead of ASL. My parent's ASL is extremely poor and they were victim of numerous misled in medical community about my deafness. I had failed speech therapy for 10 years due to recommended by ENT doctor.

My parent admitted that they regret about their decision with CI and speech therapy so they shouldn't start at first place. They paid a lot of money to doctor visitation, speech therapy and programming for CI.
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That doesn't sound like "oppression" ....The Dr is simply giving his medical opinion. Granted it may have been a bad opinion. In situations that are this important people really need to seek several opinions.
 
diehardbiker said:
Yea, sure there are, how? Easy! They don't disclose every information. Often they withheld the hard fact or the truth of each options, that is oppression but without anyone noticing.
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I asked Foxrac about his experience. It has already been noted that you and I disagree.
 
TXgolfer said:
That doesn't sound like "oppression" ....The Dr is simply giving his medical opinion. Granted it may have been a bad opinion. In situations that are this important people really need to seek several opinions.
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It is oppression to me and my parent, so my parent said first ENT doctor was one of most oppressed in their experience.

It wasn't good at all because I had a ugly life during childhood and my grandparent physically abused me for not use oral language properly, even I didn't know how to report to police due to serious language delay.
 
TXgolfer said:
That doesn't sound like "oppression" ....The Dr is simply giving his medical opinion. Granted it may have been a bad opinion. In situations that are this important people really need to seek several opinions.
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It causes the victim to live life in a burdened, and anxious way. That makes it fit the definition of oppression.
 
ambrosia said:
From what I have read that is the norm now, but most of these posters are from a different time. I have filled out the application for an assessment for a CI, and just going by the questions it doesn't seem as CI is presented as a miracle cure, in fact they actually sound like they don't want you to have too high expectations. I didn't even talk to anyone or go for it, that's a long irrelevant story.
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It is still happening now. No, they aren't saying it is a miracle but they give the implication that children who get CIs should be in an oral only environment and strongly discourage ASL.
 
shel90 said:
It is still happening now. No, they aren't saying it is a miracle but they give the implication that children who get CIs should be in an oral only environment and strongly discourage ASL.
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No they don't. I had a neighbor across the hall from me over 6 years ago that had a daughter implanted at 2, someone came to their house every week and taught the family ASL. Every parent of a deaf child that was getting CI that has come on here in the year I have been here have been learning and using ASL with their children, because it is recommended. Haven't you noticed that?
 
Foxrac said:
It is oppression to me and my parent, so my parent said first ENT doctor was one of most oppressed in their experience.

It wasn't good at all because I had a ugly life during childhood and my grandparent physically abused me for not use oral language properly, even I didn't know how to report to police due to serious language delay.
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This is what oppression means...

1
a : unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power
b : something that oppresses especially in being an unjust or excessive exercise of power
2
: a sense of being weighed down in body or mind : depression
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The Dr has no power. He is only giving his opinion. It is up to parents to decide if they will accept that opinion or seek more advice.
 
shel90 said:
It is still happening now. No, they aren't saying it is a miracle but they give the implication that children who get CIs should be in an oral only environment and strongly discourage ASL.
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I haven't seen a lot of people discouraging ASL...
 
ambrosia said:
No they don't. I had a neighbor across the hall from me over 6 years ago that had a daughter implanted at 2, someone came to their house every week and taught the family ASL. Every parent of a deaf child that was getting CI that has come on here in the year I have been here have been learning and using ASL with their children, because it is recommended. Haven't you noticed that?
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Yes they do. Understand deafness runs in my family.

Nevertheless, all my grandchildren sign, hoh and hearing alike...
 
ambrosia said:
No they don't. I had a neighbor across the hall from me over 6 years ago that had a daughter implanted at 2, someone came to their house every week and taught the family ASL. Every parent of a deaf child that was getting CI that has come on here in the year I have been here have been learning and using ASL with their children, because it is recommended. Haven't you noticed that?
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I don't live in Your apt complex. Sorry.
 
TXgolfer said:
I was referring to AD. This line traces back to Ambrosia's comment on "posters"
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I was referring to the real world with hundreds and hundreds of deaf children.
 
Bottesini said:
Yes they do. Understand deafness runs in my family.

Nevertheless, all my grandchildren sign, hoh and hearing alike...
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And how do you know that they are doing this now? Do you personally know any toddlers implanted that their families have discouraged to use ASL? Or are you thinking of past experiences? Because evey single new member of this forum that has been in the process of having their child implanted has said they were encouraged to teach them ASL, the toddler I personally knew had intervention and they were encouraged to learn it. The guy I went to school and worked with that had a CI knows ASL.....I'm 2 for 2 here. :dunno2: And given what the parents on here were told, it looks like it's encouraged now. I've only known 3 people with CI, those 2 and a late deafened man.

Like that article diehardbiker posted a link to....I don't know when it was written but all the books that were referenced were 20-30 years old....not exactly current information....and who knows when the information was formulated that is in the books...10 years before that?
 
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