I am getting rude comments from the anti stem cell mob, almost all of who are culturally Deaf. They used to be rude to those who wanted CI. Thanks for respecting our choice to be hearing.
Stem cells appears to be a success, however. It may not work 100% of the time for everyone. I am willing to accept the fact there's no guarantee itll work for me.
I did not even know about stem cells till 2008 and by then, there was plenty of proof of success in the animal model. I knew very little about CI till late 2008 when one of my audiologists mentioned them. By then, I was researching CI and stem cells and decided on stem cells.
That's your choice, I won't argue with this. I trust those sources and I believe the experts in the stem cell centers who are able to treat me and others today.
They feared the same with CI, now those who used to be against CI are pro CI. We could see a repeat of this with stem cells.
I would assume anyone against stem cells would not want to waste time reading/knowing about stem cells. They make all kinds of statements about stem cells which the experts in the stem cell centers would dispute/disagree.
They are currently treating humans with stem cells for deafness.
I research things througly before deciding. I had researched lasik for several years and decided to just stick with glasses. I see fine with glasses so no need to be risking my eyes with lasik. I don't hear fine with HAs so im willing to take a risk with stem cells.
The money I have saved is for stem cells, not more classes. I can learn about hearing loss online and by participating in message boards. I have a long thread on cochlear dead regions and hearing loss to speech scores.
The real world does not work this way or there would be no cosmetic/elective surgeries, including lasik.
Already done in America and we are already traveling to other countries.
Neither is small breasts, wrinkles, glasses, baldness, long nose, saggy skin, etc. The real world is run by profit/greed and when there's a market, companies rush to it. There is a huge market for treating deafness and companies are flocking to offer stem cells for this. Life is all about choices, some people risk their eyes with lasik so they see better without glasses, others risk their ears with CI and stem cells so they hear better.
Partially true, but I know alot of people who say they can't cope with their deafness, especially the late deafened. Stem cells would offer a choice to anyone who wanted at least partial restoration of their hearing. I respect people's choice to be deaf, but alot of the anti stem cell people are being rude with my choice to be hearing.
I would like more access to sounds/speech than what I currently get with HAs.
