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Deaf dh any one with same?????

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mummymelling · 24/08/2006 12:02

Hi there,very new to this , anyone else got a Deaf dh, ???

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SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:16

You see I can not understand why someone would chose to live like that, when help is at hand.

Unless of course he is just afraid of the unknown.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:19

you guys are brill so much info coming thro, plus its nice to talk to those in similar situation, i do agree with the not agreeing on the political shite,we are all but human.but im sure DH is a lot more knowledgeable on it all,apparently hes now ostracised by the deaf community cus he married a hearing person !!! so much for love huh

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:21

Kelly1978... did you go to mainstream school or school for the deaf??

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Kelly1978 · 31/08/2006 16:21

I am really at that! I don't understand how anyone can feel that protective of what is still a disability no matter how you dress it up!

Mercy · 31/08/2006 16:22

One of dd's closest friends has a hearing difficulty - don't know to what degree but her speech is noticeably affected (and her behaviour, understandably) - she had to wait for over 2 years for a detailed test. I just don't get it.

Kelly1978 · 31/08/2006 16:23

mainstream with support. Not that I ever really needed it. I did wear aids up until I was 10 or so, then had my ears pinned back (I had ears like an elephant!). After several weeks of not being able to wear them I never could get used to them. Plus I hated the look of them. They wre huge back then!

SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:24

apparently hes now ostracised by the deaf community cus he married a hearing person !!! so much for love huh

You see this is what I am talking about.

When was the last time a hearing person was ostracised by a whole strata of society for marrying a deaf person . ??

Kelly1978 · 31/08/2006 16:25

mercy, they should have done that far sooner, my ds has still not passed a hearing test and has had loads. I am confident he is hearing, he jsut can't concentrate on the test due to ohter issues.
My speech was affected until I was about 12 or so, then I caught up. I spoke slowly and slurred, and mispronounced a lot. People thought I was stupid.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:27

i really dont know if DH would cope with being hearing now and i would be worried about if it would change our relationship....plus he cant hear me snore or fart in bed!!!!

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SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:30

One last question and then I am going to leave this thread.

If he was blind and he was offered glasses would he wear them, or would he rather stumble around in the dark, because he didn't want something on his head.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:31

Dh had 16yrs of speech therapy,if you listen to him you would only think he has a moderate hearing loss ,his speech is really very good,unless he gets tired then it can go off a bit,and he does get a bit lazy around people he knows well.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:33

lol,he wears his glasses!!! but i know what your saying ,still hes going for the testing soon so we will have to wait n see

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SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:34

Where is he being tested ??

Please let me know the outcome.

Kelly1978 · 31/08/2006 16:34

it souns like it would be good if the two dhs were to meet!

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:36

its in Bath,and i think its going to be quite soon, i know he has to have an M.R.I. as part of the process.Where abouts are you from and what age is your DH

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:38

great minds kelly or even to chat via pc im sure dh would be wanting to know lots

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SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:41

If you CAT me I will get my DH to talk to your DH via MSN.

We are in Surrey.

DH was implanted at Southampton, and he was 47.

Mercy · 31/08/2006 16:45

my FIL's hearing started to deteriorate in his 40's (15+ years ago) but still won't accept it but will happily spend £££ on designer glasses! Mad.

Kelly, dd's friend is coming up 6 and has only started speech therapy this year. Poor wee thing (and her parents) should have had some support years ago.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:46

im not set up for cat but i will find out DH works email then i can post it back on here for you or just give you ours [email protected]
not sure if hes set it up for chat yet it might still be email only im a technophobe so its no good asking me lol

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SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 16:49

Have emailed you and set you up on MSN, you may get a grey box saying I have added you, click accept. And Robert should be your uncle.

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mummymelling · 31/08/2006 16:52

Cool thanks for that will check it in a sec x

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moondog · 31/08/2006 17:46

LGJ,had alump in my throat reading about that...

What was it like at switch on?

Obviously as your dh had been hearing for a long time,he had a lot of stored auditory memory.

Distel · 31/08/2006 18:00

My MIL, is deaf and also blind. It is amazing what she can do. I am in Bath, do you live near here Mummymelling?

SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 18:04

He did have a lot of stored memory Moondog, but we had to be very brave and let them implant the good ear.

When they were tuning him, he said it was just a series of beeps, then he could hear the audiologist, though they sounded strange, then he said I sounded strange but more familiar. IYKWIM

SherlockLGJ · 31/08/2006 18:09

This girl is amazing, we see them semi regularly and she is just loving life .

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