Timmy come home sick last week. He goes to the doc and finds out he has tonsillitis and laryngitis. They put him on meds and rest. He couldn’t talk even if he wanted to. Timmy doesn’t talk much anyways. So he’s been out of work for the better part of a week now. He’ll be Read More
Archive for July, 2009
Everybody has been sick :( School starts Monday!
July 31st, 2009 by The Courson Crew
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education, Speech, Uncategorized |
New sounds I can hear really well
July 31st, 2009 by Sarasera
Frying pan noises – right now Don is grilling burgers in a pan because the grill ran out of gas Which cycle the washer or dryer are on – from the living room Beep when the washer finishes MANY crickets and other chipers outside at night – just opening the door a crack is Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Loud music made me deaf, says Dire Staits star John Illsley
July 31st, 2009 by the DeafBlog
John Illsley, bass guitarist for the Dire Straits has admitted that loud rock music has ruined his hearing. Having toured constantly from 1976 to 1992 and exposed his ears to damaging levels of decibels, he has sustained considerable hearing loss, something that he readily admits was Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Speech Sample
July 31st, 2009 by Say What?
I finally found our “little camera” that has a video function. Here’s a sample of Nolan’s speech at 23 months of age. It is quite long, so some of the captioning might not match perfectly with the video. He is probably above average for expressive language, but you can see Read More
Posted in AVT, Hard-of-Hearing |
Warning! Long! Too much coffee!
July 31st, 2009 by Tayten Matthew
This past week has been exhausting! It started last Thursday (not yesterday) with a bachelorette party. Friday, Peep’s extended family came from Michigan, so we spent the evening visiting with them. Saturday, we woke up eatly to go to Medora, then came home to attend a wedding and party the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Social Security Interview
July 31st, 2009 by Gravity Check
Ahhhh… Summer Vacation. A time to rest, relax, spend time with family… and go to Social Security for an interview. Seeing as you have nothing better to do, how about you come on down to the Social Security office for a couple of hours and prove that your child is still disabled and Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Revisiting old demons (emotions) part II
July 31st, 2009 by Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007
These demons used to be much bigger for me before I had sessions with an psychologist for two years prior to my CI-surgery. The reason I want to write about them now, and share them with you all, is that it is my belief that the social handicap a dysfunctional hearing represents also makes Read More
Posted in Late-Deafened |
On top of being deaf he has allergies – but not normal allegies…
July 31st, 2009 by The Day in the Life of a Stambaugh
On Wednesday we decided to get Troy allergy tested. That’s right…any allergy test on a 10 month old! I couldn’t stand it when Dean got his allergy test done at 6 years old, let alone a baby! However, the results of these tests turned out much different than I expected! I am Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Young deaf celebrity pops into NDCS office
July 31st, 2009 by Campaigning for deaf children
I caused a minor frission of excitement in the office on Wednesday when Louis Kissaun, who had a leading role in the Channel 4 programme, Shameless, earlier in the year, came into the office. My colleagues hadn’t been so excited since the Helpline team bought some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. What Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Deaf, Uncategorized |
Hearing Aids in NYTimes
July 30th, 2009 by The Hearing Corner
Top News New York Times Discovers “Hearing Problem” New York — Well, it wasn’t front page news, but inside the July 25 Business Day section was just as good a place as any for the New York Times to shed light on the learning curve involved in purchasing hearing aids. Headlined, “Buying Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
Where are the deaf children who do not have CI?
July 30th, 2009 by Ollie and Ericka Plus 3
I am very neutral on the whole CI debate. Though if my childrens hearing loss were to progress my husband and myself probably would not choose to implant unless our children wanted it. I have spoken briefly with Olivia about what she would want to do if that were to happen. I read a lot of blogs, Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Met Amy In Atlanta!
July 30th, 2009 by Seek Geo
Closed Caption is available. Summary: The video was filmed on July 28th, 2009: Jes and I really enjoyed meeting Amy Cohen Efron in Atlanta on July 28th of this past week, have fun watching our convo! We talked about random stuff including deaf-friendly at the restaurant. Buy me a cup of coffee Read More
Posted in ASL |
Lung Biopsy Results Tomorrow
July 30th, 2009 by From Silence to Song
Little Guy has a visit with his pulmonologist tomorrow morning first thing. I’m feeling a little bit antsy about it because we’re hoping to know something from his lung biopsy. I wouldn’t mind them saying he’s going to be fine and should wake up cured in a week or so. I Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Watch Out Kindergarten!
July 30th, 2009 by Cochlear Kids
Do you see the look on her face? That says it all, good luck to her future Kindergarten teacher! We want to wish my mother a happy birthday today. Brook has collected some random items and put them in a bag to give to her when we see her Saturday so Nanny, prepare yourself. I won’t give it Read More
Posted in AVT, Cochlear Implant, Education |
How Would You Feel about a Deaf Interpreter?
July 30th, 2009 by ASL-CI
My daughter is 11. What an 11 year old wants to do when they grow up can change with each sunrise. However there are two dreams that come up regularly. She wants to be a swim instructor, and she wants to be a Deaf Interpreter.I can actually see her doing both with relative ease. But what Read More
Posted in ASL, Cochlear Implant |
A week of appointments
July 30th, 2009 by The Lawrence Triplets
This week has been hectic. Lots of doctors appointments last week as well. Yesterday, we headed in NYC for Cormac’s two year evaluation. I thought we were having a speech eval but that was rescheduled becuase he needed a map and to go in the booth. I picked Cormac up from school and along Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Miles audiologist appointment
July 30th, 2009 by Ollie and Ericka Plus 3
Well, Miles chewed up his earmold right before we left for vacation! He chewed a big crack in it. I fixed it temporarily with super glue. He went in yesterday to have new molds fit. Normally, every time he goes there it’s a huge screaming fit. This time he was sooo good! He let the Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Rock City
July 30th, 2009 by Live*Laugh*Love*Family
We’ve been at “Camp Nana” since last Friday. Chuck flew back home on Tuesday, and will be joining us again next week. Our days our full of trips to local soft-serve ice cream shops (something that the DC Metro Area is SERIOUSLY lacking), playing in Nana and Papa’s Read More
Posted in Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Speech |
Awareness in the Check-Out Line
July 30th, 2009 by Cochlear Implant Online
Anyone who’s attended an AG Bell or other deaf-related convention knows how many tote bags you can accumulate in the span of just a few days of browsing the exhibit hall. I use these awesome canvas-y bags to carry my groceries instead of paper of plastic bags in the store check-out line. My Read More
Posted in AVT, Advocacy, Cochlear Implant |
RNID awarded gift from legendary actor’s foundation
July 30th, 2009 by the DeafBlog
The RNID has received a major gift to a UK charity from the late Hollywood actor Paul Newman’s Foundation, which will be used to support the charity’s pioneering Hear to Help project in North Wales. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Out of the Mouths of Toddlers
July 30th, 2009 by Ordinary Miracles
I said last year that I was so looking forward to the time that Danny got to Eric’s level of speech. That’s a slippery slope, because I love it all. I loved the first words stage. I loved the starting to put 2 words together stage. And the whole sentences stage Eric’s at now? Love it. How Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
Happy Birthday Luke!!!
July 30th, 2009 by Kaylyn and Luke
“When’s my birthday gonna start?” has been the question of the week. The big day is finally here! Yes, my baby boy turns 5 years old today, at 7:00 pm, to be exact. I can’t BU-lieve he is already 5 years old AND will be starting Kindergarten in a few days (that would be Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
Perkins Webcast
July 30th, 2009 by Kauffman Family Update
Perkins School for the Blind in Boston has published a new webcast about CHARGE Syndrome on their site. Click here to watch it. It is a great overview of CHARGE–very informative! It’s given by Pam Ryan, the school psychologist at Perkins, and one of our favorite CHARGE professionals. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Revisiting old demons (emotions) part I
July 30th, 2009 by Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007
Post-surgery day 7. A good day. Dizzyness has significantly decreased. Today I want to dive into a very heavy subject: psychology. Or to be more precise: the psychological impact of hearing dysfunction in the social context. I might begin to generalize, and if someone reading this should feel Read More
Posted in Late-Deafened |
Okay blog readers…I need your comments
July 30th, 2009 by The Day in the Life of a Stambaugh
Hello? Hello out there! Does anybody read my blog? I started this to keep my family and friends informed of Troy’s progress. I used to get comments on each one of my posts. Now I get none. Yes, I need affirmation. Yes, I need kind words – heck…I need ANY words! If you read but Read More
Posted in Deaf |
poorly puter
July 30th, 2009 by you hear some funny things when you are deaf
The laptop has gone to the laptop menders. It’s been a little tempermental for a while and now needs professional help. I can publish comments from my Blackberry and collect emails but not blogging so the post on my second mapping session today will be delayed Read More
Posted in Hard-of-Hearing |
Madison’s Little Miss Lake County Fair Pagaent
July 30th, 2009 by Eva Nichole
Our little Madison was in the Little Miss Lake County Fair pagaent last night and I am so proud of her….. for those who did not know her whole speech was in sign language and they told her she had to hold the mic and she could not do the whole thing in sign, I was very angry when I heard Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid |
Finally
July 30th, 2009 by Krull Family 5
We are getting somewhere with Allison’s newly implanted ear. After 15 months, Allison is finally hearing and understanding the sounds around her. It was so frustrating at times, she was just not hearing like she did with the other ear. There were times when I questioned if we should have Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Wishful thinking
July 30th, 2009 by Speak Up!
Our school at home has a four therapist/teacher to six kids ratio, right? (lunch time) Read More
Posted in ASL, Cued Speech, Education, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid |
Twilight zone
July 30th, 2009 by Speak Up!
It is strange to be around people I barely know yet feel such an emotional connection to them. Usually I know the “facts” about people and even when I know them well, feel uncomfortable confiding in them. Here I might pour my heart out to someone who can barely recall my name. Last Read More
