On December 17, 2009, I went to Washington D.C. to speak about my experience with the implant. I was invited back to D.C. by Envoy Medical on January 15, 2010. This time, I was invited to take part in filming for the Envoy Medical website, informational dvd, and tv commercial. Marty could not Read More
Archive for January, 2010
The big day is almost here!
January 31st, 2010 by Building My Self Esteem
I am excited! Thursday, February 4th, 2010, is the day the FDA will issue the final approval for the Envoy Esteem implant! With this approval, the Esteem will hit the market and become available to any adult who is eligible to receive the implant. Envoy Medical has been fielding calls from people Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
New Connexin 26 Research: Does Hearing Worsen?
January 31st, 2010 by The CI Circle News
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have just published a new study on children whose hearing loss is caused by connexin 26 mutations. They wanted to know if hearing loss caused by connexin 26 remains unchanged or worsens. They monitored the hearing of about Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Mass Effect 2 is Consuming My Life
January 31st, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
No, not really. Not like some other gamers. I can play – and quit. (No, really! I can! After five hours…) But just like the first Mass Effect game, this science fiction game is turning out to be very addictive. I absolutely love the voice acting in Mass Effect games! All Bioware Read More
Posted in Hearing Loss |
Oh Eva you make me so proud!!
January 31st, 2010 by Eva Nichole
Eva found a binky from her NICU days, she was chewing on it and enjoying it. I took it from her and pretended I was going to put it in my mouth, she tried to reach for it but I pulled away. Then she did the most amazing thing, she pointed to her mouth and then patted her hand on her chest saying Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid |
Deaf Pit Bull Mix in TN Seeks Help!
January 31st, 2010 by Deaf Animals
PLEASE forward and cross post! Hello! We at East TN Pit Bull Rescue need help for Bella. Months ago there was this sweet little deaf white puppy at the Loudon County shelter. There was a great cry for someone to save her. Well at the last minute when she was still there, Linda went and pulled Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Deaf Benji Type Dog in SC Needs Help by 1/31/10
January 31st, 2010 by Deaf Animals
This is a really cute dog. I thought someone might be interested in him. Because he is an older dog, he would probably be put down as an owner surrender.I am not the contact. The contact info is below. Thanks. Marg The lady to call is Judy and her phone number is 704-763-8550 This is a cute Read More
Posted in Deaf |
I can’t hear… !! :-(
January 31st, 2010 by Lotte Sofie
This morning Lotte was talking about having a sleepover with the neighbours downstairs, and how her friend was not allowed to wake her.. “But.. you can’t hear, so he can’t wake you..” we said to her… “And… you’re normally awake first…” Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Deaf |
How Can Deaf and Hard of Hearing American Expatriates Get Hearing Aids?
January 31st, 2010 by About.com Deafness
Crlady on the forum is an American citizen living in Costa Rica who faces the challenge of obtaining decent hearing aids. According to Crlady, in Costa Rica the hearing aids available are limited, and very expensive. So Crlady is turning to the Internet to buy hearing aids, and wants some advice Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
January 31st, 2010 by T & t + 3!
Mommy and I had a good time today at my “karate” class (there is a sign for karate so that is easier then fingerspelling). I didn’t make it the full thirty minutes and we headed out a few minutes early. By chance, my friend Brighton was taking a t-ball class at the same Read More
Posted in Baha |
Usher Syndrome mother to be??
January 30th, 2010 by Jessie's CI Journey's Blog
Many Deaf people tried to scare me to not get pregnant. They said childbirth can cause my vision loss to get worse. I didn’t buy their stories. There is no proof of this. I have done research on the internet about Ushers Syndrome. This is not true that it affects the mother’s vision. Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Deaf |
New ears on order!!
January 30th, 2010 by Buzz's Journey - to hearing and beyond
Landon’s new ears are on order!! Cochlear has joined up with another company-Mediquip- to help people get approval/purchase the N5 upgrades. Since we already had approval from our insurance, the process was a little faster for us. It does save us from having to come out of pocket for the Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Proteins found to help develop auditory neurons
January 30th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
The leading cause of congenital and acquired hearing impairment is loss of spiral ganglion neurons or hair cells in the inner ear. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health found that Sox2, a protein that regulates stem cell Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing |
A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That..
January 30th, 2010 by Rowe Family Adventures
Okay, it has been six days since the tragic end to the Vikings season and I am feeling more like myself again. I myself couldn’t watch the game after the Favre interception late in the 4th quarter, but hearing Harry break into hysterical sobs gave me an inkling into how the game had Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Education |
Deaf people easily fooled with global warming claim?
January 30th, 2010 by Deaf Characters in Adolescent Literature
Here’s an interesting blog article, “Are deaf people more prone to believe in global warming claims?” Check it out. Read More
Posted in Deaf |
Win a Year’s Supply of Hearing Aid Batteries
January 30th, 2010 by Speak Up Librarian
Wouldn’t it be great not to have to purchase hearing aid batteries for a whole year!That could be you if you’re the lucky winner of Steve’s giveaway. The rules of his blog contest are simple. In a blog comment, answer 2 questions and leave a suggestion on how you think his Read More
Posted in Hard-of-Hearing |
BEA Social – February 27, 2010
January 30th, 2010 by Welcome to Sam Spritzer's Web Site
Many of you know that I wear cochlear implants and I am also a mentor for the Bionic Ear Association (BEA). My role and responsibilities are to help others navigate the world of cochlear implants from choosing them to living with them. We are currently in the process of forming social gatherings Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
High School Fun
January 30th, 2010 by Cacophony to Symphony
I haven’t written anything about school in quite a while, and it’s been somewhat intentional*. Ever since the start of the school year, I’ve been struggling to hear in a couple of my discussion-based classes. The discussion is fast, and it’s nearly impossible to run a Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Let’s put ASL on the (U.S. Census) map!
January 30th, 2010 by Dr. DonG.'s Deafhood Discourses
QuickTime by: vPIP Embed (copy & paste): close Read More
Posted in ASL, Deaf |
Skratch – no quantum leap
January 30th, 2010 by Becoming Deaf in Norway 2007
Yeay! I have been impatient and dismayed the last few weeks due to little or no felt progress with the sound, or rather, speech perception capability with my CI. But here’s the thing: It IS improving! Only now the improvement is unnoticeable on a day to day or week to week basis. But I Read More
Posted in Audiology, Auditory/Oral, Cochlear Implant, Deaf, Late-Deafened, Speech |
In Which I Don’t Have Enough To Do Already
January 30th, 2010 by Connor's Song
Connor finally finally has both hearing aids repaired now and back on his ears. The kid kept breaking one or the other of them and he won’t usually wear just one; it’s all or nothing. It’ll probably take him a little while to get used to wearing them again as they’ve been Read More
Posted in Audiology, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Aid, SEE |
Usher Syndrome
January 29th, 2010 by Jessie's CI Journey's Blog
Information about Usher Syndromes. You want to know what is that mean. I am giving you the links. Usher Syndrome Information About Usher Syndrome Night Blindness: * Can’t see when coming in from bright sunlight * Trips over things when light changes or light is dim * Stays near a light in a Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Think Beyond the Label Encourages Employers to Hire People with Disabilities
January 29th, 2010 by Hearing Sparks
I have to thank the Bionic Ear Blog for linking to Think Beyond the Label, a campaign to promote hiring people with disabilities. They take a unique approach to this: that hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense. “Employees with disabilities have unique, competitively Read More
Posted in Advocacy, Hearing Loss |
It can be that easy…
January 29th, 2010 by The Hine Family.. Est.1996
In November we had a CC to talk about some things that needed to be adjusted to Evan’s IEP and it didn’t go as well as could be expected but really it could have gone a lot worse. Anyway I have been trying since then to schedule another meeting between the district personal and our VP Read More
Posted in AVT, Hard-of-Hearing |
“Hearing Again” Woman – #3
January 29th, 2010 by Hearing Elmo
FOR TODAY… January 29, 2010 Outside my window… It’s already 5:15 and the sun is going down. Everything looks like it is “bracing” for the winter storm on its way! I am thinking… … about my daughter Kyersten and the tough six months she has had. I’m so glad her God is better Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant, Hearing Loss |
DVDs I Don’t Get to See Because I Can’t Hear
January 29th, 2010 by Please face me, I read lips
Man On Wire When Man On Wire first showed up on our library shelves I was jazzed. I wanted to check it out right then, but someone else was waiting for it, so I put myself in line. Then I looked at the back to make sure it had subtitles in English. UGH! Nothing. As an award Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Hearing Loss, Late-Deafened |
Preschool plans
January 29th, 2010 by Ollie and Ericka Plus 3
Well, we have the date set for Miles transition meeting. February 10th. It will be decided then if Miles will be accepted into the preschools program for children with special needs. I’m really nervous because if Miles doesn’t get accepted then I may not send him to preschool at Read More
Posted in Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss |
Get that sunshine out of my face…
January 29th, 2010 by Laura's Medical Journey
Get this scene I’m all set to walk wrapped up warm in the freezing cold to the bus stop, with my mum for my volunteering at the school and then out peeks the sun but it’s enough to blind me from seeing whatever is in front of me when my head is upright. so I grab my mum’s arm to Read More
Posted in Cochlear Implant |
Registration Requirements Won’t Stop Scammers
January 29th, 2010 by About.com Deafness
Stories about scammers using the relay service are nothing new. What got my attention in this relay service scam story was this: “scam artists are registering with false names and different emails and are nearly impossible to track down.” The new requirement to register as a relay Read More
Posted in Deaf, Hearing Loss |
Gotta’ Love a Happy Update!
January 29th, 2010 by From Silence to Song
Liam has had quite a week. I’m pleased to say it’s been a much better week than last week, too!! First, we visited Dr. Sanchez. Liam is officially off all inhaled medicine except for PRN. Yay, Liam!! I also discussed the fact that it is a NIGHTMARE keeping the O2 on him. Read More
