LadySekhmet
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They're like snow flakes.
Beautiful analogy!
They're like snow flakes.
I meant if I can hear zip with my HAs on..like dead silence. Know what I mean?
I know what you mean, been there. zip for me was to the point of not being in my comfort zone. I lost all enjoyment for conversation. I lost the ability to talk to my mom on the phone. Also hearing aids lost it for me too.
the posting above this - I can't live my life thinking of failure. I still have my residual hearing and yes, I can still hear with my hearing aids, just not as well.
Oh Shel you might want to wait until the new procedure that is being developed in which it is done in the doctor's office and activation the same day. It is only around 3-5 years away. I think I heard case studies start next year. I do hope you have many more years of hearing with your hearing aid. I miss the ear molds. The cold air hitting my ears is killing me this winter. I walk around with hot pink ear muffs on all day, even in class.
Thanks..I think I will have my hearing with my hearing aids (my dB level is 120) because it never got progressively worse. Still the same today as I was a baby. My deaf brother's level still remained the same.
That is amazing to have the same loss. My ears decrease so much it was like turning the volume down each year. Hearing aids could not even give me a moderate loss. Shel is your loss the same in both ears?
Yep in both ears but only have one HA due to insurance not covering for HAs. It sucks.
Matter of fact, I heard a crunching and scraping sound and I turned around to see what it was. It was my dog chewing on my son's car rug. I kicked the dog's butt for that (not literally).
That also varies from student to student. Some prefer to do their own speaking, some prefer me to voice for them.
Honestly, I know many people (kids and adults) with CI's and there are no two alike in their language skills (receptive and expressive) and preferences. They're like snow flakes.
So basically it comes down to how much can person w/ CI understand the spoken language? I believe, correct me if i m wrong, that CI will improve one's dB to 30 db which is good enough to hear pretty much like hearing person. So why is it necessary to have interpreter if one can hear very well and shldn't it be a good practice for CI to rely on hearing rather than visually?
From your experience, are these CI students able to speak very well and/or do these are fluent in sign language?
Pretty dumb to have both interpreter. And it shows that sign language is truly natural language so I m dumbfounded why hearing parents still insist implant child and try to hearization their child.
Isn't it the major reason to get CI is to be able to hear WHOLE and hear like normal hearing person? So it seems to me that it is stupid for deaf to get CI in the first place yet still relying on interpreter if he/she can't hear what teachers or students are saying.
It's NOT stupid. Having a CI requires a lot of training to "rewire" how ears perceive sound. Without the training, you will not have a good sentence discrimination. A hearing person that became deaf later in life that gets a CI will say, "Oh it sounds normal!". A deaf person who never heard of certain sounds before would be surprised on what they can hear with the CI, and it takes them time to connect the sound what they heard to something they know. I heard my cat poop for the first time...I never heard of it, and If I wasn't watching her I wouldn't have known what I heard. Now, when I hear the same sound, I'll remember that's the sound of my cat pooping. Hearing people who became deaf later on, will have already recognize the sounds. Deaf people with a CI IS NOT "WHOLE LIKE A HEARING PERSON". They're still deaf.
I got the CI because my hearing has gotten progressively worse to the point where my HA does not help me at all. I am one of those deaf people that cannot live without sound. I cannot live without hearing my cats purr. I cannot live without hearing Reba sing, "Fancy".
And guess what - I still rely on interpreters for classes, just like I have always had. I probably would not rely on them AS much, but nevertheless, I will still rely on them.
So, it's NOT stupid.
Not necessarily. I still have my residual hearing, though this does not happen to everyone...but it does happen.
I was satisfied with my HA for 27 years until my ears crapped out on me.
Implants are good for a very long time. People that got implanted 20 years ago, still have them and use them today.
So what sounds will be like for deaf person who get CI late and never had hear sounds in his/her life? Just like radio static?
Disclaimer: I m not bashing CI. I just want to find out if CI person still need interpreter despite their improving hearing.
I think you need to educate yourself some more regarding cochlear implants before issuing opinions like the ones above.
BTW Kalista, I often look at ASL interpreters but will listen auditorily to what is being said so to base the premise on the validity or need of an oral interpreter on such an unreliable basis as your subjective observation of who is looking at which interpreter is faulty and of dubious credibility.
Rick
Not necessarily. I still have my residual hearing, though this does not happen to everyone...but it does happen.
I was satisfied with my HA for 27 years until my ears crapped out on me.
Implants are good for a very long time. People that got implanted 20 years ago, still have them and use them today.
That also varies from student to student. Some prefer to do their own speaking, some prefer me to voice for them.
Honestly, I know many people (kids and adults) with CI's and there are no two alike in their language skills (receptive and expressive) and preferences. They're like snow flakes.
I believe CI is not good idea if you re satisfy with HA because CI surgery will obliterate cochlear. Once you get CI and your CI malfunctioned, then you will not be able to hear anything even with hearing aid. High Risk/High Reward.
My son has had his for 12 years now. No problems works as well as it did in the beginning.
Whoops...I may have worded it wrong, what I meant was I have had HA for 27 years...MANY different models and brands. I would be very surprised if one lasted that long!!
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Isn't it the major reason to get CI is to be able to hear WHOLE and hear like normal hearing person? So it seems to me that it is stupid for deaf to get CI in the first place yet still relying on interpreter if he/she can't hear what teachers or students are saying.