EVIDENCE of being deaf with Hearing Aid device

[Boult]

Fragmenter is right - enjoy it.

I was the youngest toddler in state of CA to start lipreading/speech therapy at age 1 1/2- back then in 60's, they didnt know how soon they could train a toddler. I was a guinea pig lol. They had to bribe me with each sugary cereal for each sound I made or recognized.

Now I see they are doing it as early as 4 months old - wow - but dont push it - she ll eventually catch up

at Hear Institute?

Same thing here.. but I was in Arizona. I went to Hear Inst. in Calif to be diagnosed and all in late 60's then started preschool in Az with speech therapy at Easter Seal. That's why I believe in early intervention.

 

[Gemtun]

at Hear Institute?

Same thing here.. but I was in Arizona. I went to Hear Inst. in Calif to be diagnosed and all in late 60's then started preschool in Az with speech therapy at Easter Seal. That's why I believe in early intervention.

It was at John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles. Because of that experience, I firmly believe in early intervention too. I could always learn ASL later on in life which I did. Now these days, I have all tools available for a profoundly deaf person as possible

 

[Boult]

It was at John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles. Because of that experience, I firmly believe in early intervention too. I could always learn ASL later on in life which I did. Now these days, I have all tools available for a profoundly deaf person as possible

Ah John Tracy Clinic, they are good. I heard lot about that from others over the years.

 

[Victorias mom]

Don't fall in the trap of trying too hard. Enjoy this hardship with your daughter because she will never be an infant again when she grows. Just take the experts' advice with a grain of salt because you are her mother and parents knows best.

Enjoy this beautiful time with her... she will always be yours no matter what.

I wish we could have another baby! LOL.

You are right. I just talk to her and play with her like I did with my son, and she smiles so much! All I need to do is look at that little smile on her face and I forget any problems I may have. Children truly are a joy! I love this stage, but no more children for me. I had an extremely tough delivery and I can't even imagine going through that again. I think 2 is enough for me.

 

[Cloggy]

Fragmenter is right - enjoy it.

I was the youngest toddler in state of CA to start lipreading/speech therapy at age 1 1/2- back then in 60's, they didnt know how soon they could train a toddler. I was a guinea pig lol. They had to bribe me with each sugary cereal for each sound I made or recognized.

Now I see they are doing it as early as 4 months old - wow - but dont push it - she ll eventually catch up

Absolutely... The main thing for the child is to make sure that she enjoys the "games" while learning all the good stuff. An danother important thing I learned is that - like with hearing children - a sound or gesture/sign has to be repeated "a 1000 times" before a child will use it her/him self.
They'll recognise it much earlier, but it takes a while before they use it.

 

[Gemtun]

Ah John Tracy Clinic, they are good. I heard lot about that from others over the years.

Back then they didnt have hearing tests for babies - but because they discovered my brother is deaf when he was 2 1/2 and I was an infant so they were able to act quickly on me.

But now these days they can catch hearing loss real fast and act on it unless some parents object and prefer to forego early intervention which I find it sad because the world is becoming competitive - all babies need to be equipped with all possible tools to cope and compete in this ever-changing society. Deaf culture will not stay vibrant and strong forever - like every other culture, it has to adapt and go with the flow of mainstream.

 

[Victorias mom]

Fragmenter is right - enjoy it.

I was the youngest toddler in state of CA to start lipreading/speech therapy at age 1 1/2- back then in 60's, they didnt know how soon they could train a toddler. I was a guinea pig lol. They had to bribe me with each sugary cereal for each sound I made or recognized.

Now I see they are doing it as early as 4 months old - wow - but dont push it - she ll eventually catch up

It's amazing how early they start. Early Intervention really is important. She has 3 1 hour sessions a week, I think it's more parent training than anything. I am very glad because they give me advice and help me a long the way. This week I am starting to learn baby signs.

 

[Victorias mom]

I remember trying all the ring-tones of the mobile next to my daughters head.. nothing.
Then went for the heavy artillery... a smokealarm. Believe me, they are LOUD and ANNOYING....... Nothing.

I've tried annoying toys, banging pots... I haven't tried the smoke alarm yet.

 

[Boult]

Back then they didnt have hearing tests for babies - but because they discovered my brother is deaf when he was 2 1/2 and I was an infant so they were able to act quickly on me.

But now these days they can catch hearing loss real fast and act on it unless some parents object and prefer to forego early intervention which I find it sad because the world is becoming competitive - all babies need to be equipped with all possible tools to cope and compete in this ever-changing society. Deaf culture will not stay vibrant and strong forever - like every other culture, it has to adapt and go with the flow of mainstream.

That's true...

Of course...

 

[Cloggy]

It's amazing how early they start. Early Intervention really is important. She has 3 1 hour sessions a week, I think it's more parent training than anything. I am very glad because they give me advice and help me a long the way. This week I am starting to learn baby signs.

That's so great! Remember to bring tissues.....

 

[Boult]

I've tried annoying toys, banging pots... I haven't tried the smoke alarm yet.

don't worry about smoke alarm...

wait till your baby is 18mos or 1 yrs old, that's when the receptive is noticable. at 6 mos it is hard to tell.

I am not parent but I look back at my childhood and what my parent did to me. I have pretty good vivid memory of my childhood including reading all the papers about me in my parent's files eh..

 

[Victorias mom]

That's so great! Remember to bring tissues.....

Good idea! I think its time for me to go to bed.. my little baby girl is going to be up in a few hours to eat. I think it's about time she sleeps through the night, but I think she has different plans. Thanks everyone for the advice and info... Good night!

 

[Cloggy]

don't worry about smoke alarm...

wait till your baby is 18mos or 1 yrs old, that's when the receptive is noticable. at 6 mos it is hard to tell.

I am not parent but I look back at my childhood and what my parent did to me. I have pretty good vivid memory of my childhood including reading all the papers about me in my parent's files eh..

I used the smoke-alarm for testing how much she could hear.
Nowadays, at night, she won't hear anything without her CI's.

 

[gnulinuxman]

Now that is going too far. Bringing the bible into something that the bible has no place being in.

I wasn't the first to do that in. People often promote the CI because they think it is a "gift from God" or something like that.

Ci's were not even around when the bible was wrote. Neither were hearing aids and many other devices that are now available to the deaf.

Many could argue that a VP is against the bible and God.

True, but VP isn't something that's embedded in your head.

No matter what you want to believe or say, a CI, hearing aid, tty, and a VP is all man-made devices. NOT something given to us by God.

Perhaps you misunderstood me. I actually agree 100% with that statement.

So does that mean we should stop using ALL devices because they weren't given to us by God? In that case better throw your money out too! Also better throw your apt or house out too and live on the streets! Oops there goes Medicines as well.

Nope. Didn't mean that.

 

[gnulinuxman]

you know, i actually skimmed most of s.m.'s post until you replied to it and when i reread what she wrote i realized that this is NOT her writing style!

anyway, i hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend -- and cloggy i realize you don't celebrate this holiday in Norway so i hope you had a wonderful weekend with your family

Thanks so much for the confession. I had a feeling you didn't read her posts.

 

[Cloggy]

I wasn't the first to do that in. People often promote the CI because they think it is a "gift from God" or something like that.
.

Read back carefull and really have a look where the first reference to higher powers came from.....

 

[loml]

gnulinuxman

I wasn't the first to do that in. People often promote the CI because they think it is a "gift from God" or something like that.

gnu,

People often promote deafness because they think it is a "gift from God".

You want to go there?

 

[Cloggy]

gnulinuxman

gnu,

People often promote deafness because they think it is a "gift from God".

You want to go there?

Believe me... he does. Just for the hack of it....
He knows he's writing nonsense but when people react, he starts getting the idea that perhaps he's right.
Then he'll asks his fiance who agrees with him (without listning what was said) and them he'll PM Sweetmind who loves to see another angle after Audism and oralists.
He'll stop when he runs out of milk and has to leave the house for groceries... in the evening, when it's quit outside....

 

[neecy]

gnulinuxman

gnu,

People often promote deafness because they think it is a "gift from God".

You want to go there?

Good point

True, but VP isn't something that's embedded in your head.

So things are only "gifts from god" if they aren't implanted in the body?

 

[R2D2]

It's amazing how early they start. Early Intervention really is important. She has 3 1 hour sessions a week, I think it's more parent training than anything. I am very glad because they give me advice and help me a long the way. This week I am starting to learn baby signs.

When my daughter was born she had her first hearing test at the age of 4 days, since I have a genetic form of deafness. We waited until she was asleep and they did the test then. It's amazing how early they can test now.