A man born profoundly deaf can hear for the first time – thanks to a new cochlear implant. Richard Bizley, 51, from Lyme Regis, said his life has been changed by the implant, which has enabled him to hear everyday sounds like birds singing and people talking. Artist Mr Bizley is feeling more Read More
Hearing restored by cochlear implant after 51 years of silence
September 3rd, 2010 by the DeafBlog
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Raging 8th Nerve 2010-09-02 21:59:00
September 2nd, 2010 by Raging 8th Nerve
Heated Eardrums Through blood, sweat and tears, this summer heat has been frying times for this hearing-aid user. My soft earmolds fit snug and tight. 90*F temperatures combined with high humidity causes my ears to itch; all the extra moisture. It’s all squishy washy in my ear canals. And Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Things since last update
September 2nd, 2010 by Eva Nichole
Nothing to big has been going on, we are finally sitting and doing nothing. Eva has been going to school and doing well, her teacher told me once day they were doing their welcome song and Eva was humming it. She is my little humming bird. She has also been working hard on walking and she gets so Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid |
i hope i didn’t just jinx it all
September 2nd, 2010 by Confessions
Things have been going well. Suspiciously well. I’m the only one of the three deaf ed. teachers that has an AWESOME general ed team to work with. The first grade teacher that I work with is so nice and so easy to get along with. She’s in her sixties and she’s still a fantastic Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
Better telephone access for deaf people
September 2nd, 2010 by funnyoldlife
A news release from TAG hit my inbox today, calling for better access to telephones for deaf people. This saga is really dragging on, but it wasn’t easy obtaining captions either. Dan offers a possible solution. Read on ….. NEWS RELEASE Government call for improved disabled access Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Classroom Interpreter Issues
September 2nd, 2010 by Eh? What? Huh?
I just saw my 3rd grade student today. She has a moderate-severe hearing loss in both ears. She is language delayed in English due to coming from a Spanish speaking home, having a possible undiagnosed disorder, and getting a hearing aid and hearing services late in life. She was happy and cute Read More
Posted in ASL, Education, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Loss |
Aidan started school
September 2nd, 2010 by Aidan Riley
This week is Aidan’s first full week of school. He seems to be enjoying it so far. The teacher is letting him come 3 days a week, so he is there Mon, Wed, and Fri from 745-220. From what I have seen of the other kids(and I have only seen 3 of them) things are ok. My worries have eased Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Help for Deaf Victims of Domestic Violence
September 2nd, 2010 by About.com Deafness
In response to a reader inquiry, I have developed this list of sources of help for deaf and hard of hearing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. There is certainly a need to increase awareness of this information. Just last week, a deaf man killed his deaf wife on their 10th Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Prepared For It?
September 2nd, 2010 by Hearing Elmo
We simply do not take ANY chances “The dog days of summer”… whew! Has it ever been hot here in my home state! I could take a repeat of last winter’s snows, believe me! I’ve always preferred 3 feet of snow to 3 weeks of 95 + temperatures! Because of the heat, Chloe Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
Use of voice is way, way better than ASL!
September 2nd, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
There you go, this has taken me four years to get to this point where I can now use three different actual situations from three different people who are Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing and were either raised orally or orally-aurally (the pronunciation of words plus auditory feedback) and their Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Oral |
Life With Aiden
September 2nd, 2010 by Our Journey
I’ve been meaning to jot these stories down in Aiden’s baby book, but then I remembered this blog IS his baby book. Every night we have the typical bedtime routine to brush teeth, read books, say prayers, I LOVE Yous, kisses, Aiden hands me his CIs, and lights out. Well, actually, Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
Helping kids have balanced lives: Many ways to be successful
September 2nd, 2010 by Hearing Families
School never came easily for Zach. He was only 4 when the teachers started calling Zach’s parents to discuss his difficulty staying tuned in to the activity at circle time. He started having problems with reading in first grade and since then schoolwork has always been challenging for him. Read More
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Phone call #8
September 2nd, 2010 by funnyoldlife
I called Stu and guess what, he is a cochlear implant user as well! I find it amazing that two profoundly deaf people can just pick up the phone and talk to each other. Stu gave me the name of a country and worked his way down the list above. Then he made up a list of his own; United Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Deaf |
In Which Connor Gets A Haircut And Turns 278
September 2nd, 2010 by Connor's Song
My child doesn’t grow in years. I swear he grows in haircuts. I usually wait as long as I can possibly stand before I take Connor in for a haircut, partially because I don’t want him to develop a distaste for the barbershop, and also partially because I love those little ringlets Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, SEE |
Deaf Gally Board of Trustee Used Voice at Gally Graduation Ceremony!
September 2nd, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
You remember. I’m sure you have. Or at least many of you did. It was supposedly one of the more remembered so called “scandal” at Gallaudet University in 2006. We had Dr. Brenda Brueggemann, who is deaf and was the Commencement Speaker for Gallaudet University’s Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing |
End of summer road trip
September 1st, 2010 by For the Love of Ava
Every summer we visit my parents in beautiful Miller Lake, Ontario, which is just over three hours northwest of Toronto in the Bruce Peninsula. Ok, I know some of you other CI moms are probably killing yourselves laughing at my declaration that 3 hours constitutes a “road trip” when a Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
We Still Want Analogs, Readers Cry
September 1st, 2010 by About.com Deafness
Some About.com Deafness blog posts continue to draw comments over the years. A reader who is a musician with hearing loss, recently posted on the blog post “Desperately Seeking...Analog Hearing Aids.” This musician said digital hearing aids simply don’t work when he is making Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Back To School: Helpful Information on Hearing Equipment
September 1st, 2010 by The CI Circle News
The following information was put together by this Mom and sent to school with her son on his first day of preschool. The child currently wears a hearing aid in one ear and Advanced Bionics CI (w/body worn processor) in the other. Feel free to use and modify it as needed! My child is deaf in both Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Lindy’s 1st day of Preschool
September 1st, 2010 by Southern Babies
Miss Thang had her first day of preschool today! She was a rock star! We got to her school and went to her classroom and she was playing around, checking everything out. Drew and I had to fill out paperwork so we were in the room for a little while. Two other students came Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Why did CAD chapter president use his voice at AB2072 hearing?
September 1st, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
I’ve waited to see if anybody had actually objected to Tim Arthur, the president of the California Association of the Deaf, Sacramento chapter, who used his voice at the AB2072 Senate Health Hearing on June 23, 2010 instead of signing in ASL as seen in the Calchannel.com (June 23) along Read More
Posted in ASL |
Deaf Abused Women’s Network is Hiring
September 1st, 2010 by ASCDEAF
Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN) Title: Empowerment Advocate Hours: Full time at 40 hours per week Location: Deaf Abused Women’s Network office in Washington DC Supervision: Interns Reports to: Deaf Abused Women’s Network Advocate Coordinator The Empowerment Advocate should have extensive Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Buy “Do Fun Stuff” to Support Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research
September 1st, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
Pacing the Panic Room is one of my recent favorite blogs. It’s written by Ryan, whose stepson LB was diagnosed in 2009 with Smith-Magenis Syndrome. Never heard of it? Most people haven’t. It’s a developmental disorder that affects people all over their body. They may have mental Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Loss, Music |
An interesting CI “WOW” moment!
September 1st, 2010 by Welcome to Sam Spritzer's Web Site
A couple of nights ago, I watching tv in the family room when I noticed a rather annoying generator like sound. You know, the rhythmic kind of tapping sound. For some reason, I was really fixated on it to a point where it was annoying! I went outside and it got louder. I walked around the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline
September 1st, 2010 by ASCDEAF
Accessible Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline: The National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a wonderful resource for the Deaf community. The confidential hotline sponsored by Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) offers support for Deaf women who are experiencing domestic violence. Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Speech to Text Glasses for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Being Developed
September 1st, 2010 by Eh? What? Huh?
(image from dvice.com) Babel Fisk are developing these glasses that will turn spoken words into text. The text will appear on the lens. You would literally be reading before your eyes what is being said to you. It is a cool concept. However, it will not be for everyone. I don’t know Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
RN-T.com – McHenry wins 25 000 grant for playground thanks to community support
September 1st, 2010 by Just Another Ordinary Miracle
It truly does take a village to raise a child. Congratulations to everyone at McHenry. And we all must thank Ms. Penny Pryor for recongnizing that all the children should play on the playground – so she set out to write the proposal to Pepsi to make a difference in some very special Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid |
Justin Timberlake
September 1st, 2010 by Life Is About Creating Yourself
I admit I was one of those high school girls who was in love with N*SYNC and Backstreet Boys. I had a N*SYNC poster in my bedroom and wanted to be one of their backup dancers. They had songs that were easy to follow with hearing aids if I learned the lyrics and beats (with practice). They were Read More
Posted in Uncategorized |
Kokonut Pundit – the longest continuously running deaf/hh blog around?
August 31st, 2010 by Kokonut Pundit
My Kokonut Pundit blog will be approach its 7th year this October when I began blogging in 2004. With over 1,558 blog posts (not counting this one) I believe I’m am probably the most prolific deaf/hh blogger around if I may be so bold. With a few pauses here and there I maintained my Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing |
Kids, they grow up too fast!!
August 31st, 2010 by Sienna's mom
Sienna’s new headband!! We love them! Thank-you to Lily’s mom for the contact info. Sienna watching her sister wait for the bus! Rylee excited for her 1st day in grade 1!!I’M SO PROUD OF HER! Sienna and her cousin Jordyn celebrating their 3rd birthday!Sienna-August Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Austin, TX: American BullDog Mix to Die. Hurry!
August 31st, 2010 by Deaf Animals
This was on the news. Not sure if Kenni’s last day was today or it is tomorrow. I just emailed the person to follow up with an update. To play it safe, I am sharing it to get words out just in case.Hope we are not too late! Check the article with a video of Kenni. If you can help, Read More
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