Well got all the batteries and spares together. Travelled via BA to Rome from Sydney via Singapore – three flights over 26 hours or so. (!) The friendly staff of BA were very helpful. All I had to do was let them know and they’d move me up the queue, kept me going. It’s hard Read More
Archive for June, 2009
No New Answers, But Oh So Many Blessings
June 30th, 2009 by From Silence to Song
This morning, I found myself in a puddle of tears sobbing on the phone to my dear friend, Anne Marie. After almost three long weeks, we are still no closer to finding answers we need or going home. This baby has been poked and prodded and tested and tortured and given medications “just to Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss, Non-Deaf/HOH Topic |
Mt. St. Helens – when work becomes a pleasure.
June 30th, 2009 by Kokonut Pundit
Imagine getting paid to enjoy the beauty of nature and admire the resilency of the land in the aftermath when Mt. St. Helens blew her top on May 18, 1980. Here’s a photo of me during my lunch break in front of Mt. St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Excuse the lousy photo since Read More
Posted in Deaf, Education, Hard-of-Hearing |
YAY!
June 30th, 2009 by The Courson Crew
Brayden repeated his first sentence today without me having to break down the sentence word for word. Usually I have to make him repeat every single word after me. I was laying in the bed this morning with my dogs. Brayden comes in in a frisky mood and starts picking at them. Well Lillie was just Read More
Posted in Uncategorized |
New Baha® Processor
June 30th, 2009 by Cochlear Implant Online
Cochlear™ has just announced a new processor for their Baha® hearing system for people with conductive, unilateral, or mixed hearing loss. The Baha® BP100 processor has some fantastic new features, like: increased water resistance improved processing and fitting strategies — Read More
Posted in AVT, Baha, Cochlear Implant |
The Deaf Machine
June 30th, 2009 by earplugs
Usually when I need to contact an organization, I bat my eyes lovingly and look to my hubby to make the phone transaction for me. Be it credit card company, bank company, or whatever, chances are it starts off with a mechanical system. My experience with such machines goes as such: “Please Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Uncategorized |
Story of the First Caption Action
June 30th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
If you were born after 1975, you probably never heard of the first Caption Action. Caption Action was a national grassroots campaign to get closed captions on home video. And… Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Hearing Times is giving back to charity!
June 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
<img alt=”Hearing Times logo.JPG” src=”http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Hearing%20Times%20logo.JPG” width=”350″ height=”56″ Hearing Times, the only national newspaper for people with hearing loss in the UK, is setting up a campaign to donate money to Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Job Opportunity: Flash Developer
June 30th, 2009 by CSD
CSD (Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc.) is looking for a talented and experienced Flash Developer. We have numerous exciting projects waiting for the right person. Could it be you? What is in it for you? - A competitive salary! - Great benefits! - Working on projects that set the Read More
Posted in Deaf |
back home
June 30th, 2009 by you hear some funny things when you are deaf
Just to say that. I’m back home.No taste changes, no face droop, no vertigo, no nausea. A mild/moderate pain in the ear and a bit of an ooze from the wound so a small dressing on that.Otherwise all is well, good to be back home and resting. Will post more tomorrow, maybe even with gruesome Read More
Posted in Hard-of-Hearing |
Deaf Spirituality– Enhanced by Silence?
June 30th, 2009 by Please face me, I read lips
So last week at my Buddhist workshop a few people were discussing their experiences of eating during a Buddhist retreat. One ritual the monks practiced involved eating very slowly in silence. While having breakfast they might eat just one raisin at a time. I can’t remember the Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Late-Deafened |
Schools Out For Summer!
June 30th, 2009 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
Well, it is until he starts his camp at Gallaudet next week! Today was Christian’s last day of school. I have to admit, I got a bit teary eyed as I walked out of the classroom for the last time this year. His school, and especially his teachers, have become such an important part of our Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Education |
Rewards
June 30th, 2009 by Cochlear Kids
Ahhh, yes they got the reward (that was suppose to happen last week but the migraine rerouted us). I can never say our appointments are stress free, but as long as they behave (no fighting!!!, no inappropriate words, stay right with me) I call it a success. We visited our ci surgeon today and Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Donaldson’s proves that actions speak louder than words
June 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
<img alt=”Donaldsons_lo.jpg” src=”http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Donaldsons_lo.jpg” width=”129″ height=”100″ Donaldson’s, Scotland’s national residential and day school for children who are deaf or have speech and language difficulties, has Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Inbreeding to blame for deaf village ?
June 30th, 2009 by At The Rim
India’s “silent” village of deaf-mutes “I think it is because of a genetic problem,” Mohammed said. “Close relatives marry here. In the past there was no immunization given and also there is a lack of iodine and salt.” Lack of education, and hearing aids, Read More
Posted in Deaf |
a Southern Girl……..
June 30th, 2009 by Bama Ears
….well, not exactly. This week Bama Ears was able to peek into the life of Assistant Director and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Audiologist at the Children’s HEAR Center, Mandy Mahalak. Mandy may not be an Alabama native but she sure knew how to make herself feel right at home here in Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
If Michael Jackson “belongs to Black people”, then what about Deaf children?
June 30th, 2009 by Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses
QuickTime by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
The Rules
June 29th, 2009 by No Small Thing
This sheet of paper has been posted to William’s doors for several weeks now. I finally bothered to read it. Get a load of this: William J (in case we weren’t sure exactly which William) My rules 1. Don’t look at me when I’m getting dressed. 2. Only six and up on the top bunk! Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Non-Deaf/HOH Topic |
Testing the Waters
June 29th, 2009 by CAUSE ME TO HEAR
Update: I forgot to disclose a method for testing in the last post. For those of you interested in whether this way of waterproofing a cochlear processor really works and if you’re hesitant (like me) to put such an expensive piece of equipment under water to be the guinea pig, here is one Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Idea by Cloggy…
June 29th, 2009 by Cochlear Implant Pouches for the BTE
With the pouches on the shoulders, it can be awkward when the straps are thin. The red elastic band with two clips on the end is actually used to clip winter-gloves on the manchettes of coats… But this is much more practical. Here I used the safety-pin to put it on the elastic band and the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Internet Captioning Bill Introduced on Hill
June 29th, 2009 by About.com Deafness
The 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2009 has just been introduced in Congress by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). This is the bill that if passed, would require… Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Ear Gear
June 29th, 2009 by The Lutz Family Fun Page
Jason’s Ear Gear came in the mail. It’s awesome!!!! Camo and everything. It’s a neoprene covering that helps with moisture. Jason has a tendency to chew on it and he makes me crazy!!! He also likes to pull the battery out which could be horrible if he swallowed one. So as Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid |
New way..
June 29th, 2009 by Lotte Sofie
With the pouches on the shoulders, it can be awkward when the straps are thin. The red elastic band with two clips on the end is actually used to clip winter-gloves on the manchettes of coats… But this is much more practical. Here I used the safety-pin to put it on the elastic band and the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Show Business: The Road to Broadway
June 29th, 2009 by Show of Hands
Latest news: Three (captioned) videos added to our YouTube channel (and two more RENT videos put up by EverythingIsRENT). Show Business: The Road to Broadway first came out in 2005 as part of a limited release on the big screen and went straight to DVD. However, much to the disappointment of Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Sign Tube heads to Taipei for Deaflympics
June 29th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
<img alt=”Deaflympics.jpg” src=”http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Deaflympics.jpg” width=”150″ height=”141″ Andrew and Caroline Thomson, Directors of Sign Now.com are heading out to Taipei in September this year to cover the Deaflympics. Andrew and Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
introducing: down & bye-bye
June 29th, 2009 by Life with Lucas
I haven’t vlogged in a while, so I thought I would give Brook something to watch! So, here are two videos, illustrating Lucas’s 2 (albeit lonely) spoken approximations. I guess that’s not entirely true… he also says “mama” and “dada” and has been Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Swimming with a Cochlear Implant
June 29th, 2009 by CAUSE ME TO HEAR
William LOVES water! A lot of children do. As the parent of a very young CI user, it is hard to determine how to balance out this love of water, giving them time to play “normally,” and yet not hinder their listening skills or speech development. I am very happy to say we have found a Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Quality of Life – Deaf/HOH Youth Research Project
June 29th, 2009 by Cochlear Implant Online
ELIZABETH’S NOTE: This study was passed along to me my a friend from the Cochlear Awareness Network. I am not affiliated with this study, but I do think it’s important that children with hearing loss who use CIs/HAs/Baha to listen and talk be well represented in research! Dear Parents Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant |
19-year old Marume scoops Miss Deaf 2009
June 29th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
Zimbabwe has held its first ever Miss Deaf Zimbabwe Pageant, with 15 ladies taking part. The event, taking place for the first time in the country was held in preparation for the Miss Deaf World 2009 Beauty Pageant to be held in the Czech Republic. Read More
