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Teenage girl is star musician who plays five instruments... despite being profoundly deaf by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 Oct 2010 2:25pm . Aimee-Louise lost her hearing in the left ear aged just 16 and became fully deaf in May. Doctors are mystified as to what has caused the sudden hearing loss after an MRI scan... is totally deaf, was inspired to take up the saxophone after watching the cartoon character Lisa Simpson play it on TV's 'The Simpsons'. The 18-year-old from King's Lynn in Norfolk Read on »

Snake charmers’ musical protest falls on deaf ears by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:22pm glands pierced to protect handlers. Snakes are deaf and their “dancing” motion is a self-defence response to vibrations they perceive as threatening. The Times Read on »

Pianos, deaf ears and 11 year olds by David B. Posted Wed 30 Jul 2008 12:00am , that request fell on the safe deaf ears that “I wanna pony” requests fell on. The other day, (the day they went to the neighbors house for the day) she came back, ecstatic about... the door. A pianist in the future? A piano, perhaps? Or is it deaf ears, that will continue to hear these things, or perhaps, deaf ears in MY future? Read on »

Deaf Ears by Kate M. Healthy Living Professional

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2009 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:17pm Don't ya just hate it when people say I told you so? I'm not gonna say it... but, the Quail Botanical Gardens could (and probably should.) Ten years ago they started preaching the merits of defensive gardening in Southern California (i.e. giving your perennials a job to do.) Succulents like aloe, jade and yu ... Read on »

How Deaf Is Deaf Enough? Playing God on deafread.com? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:48pm . Don't OVER RESEARCH . *guilty of this as well* Googling and WebMding "Profound Hearing Loss" everyday, all day won't help. Watching YouTube videos 3 hours straight about kids... for eachother. You need eachother now more than ever. Don't Blame Yourself I'm a hearing Mommy to a Deaf Baby. I blamed myself everyday for his hearing loss. I tore myself Read on »

Hearing Loss, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Products & Devices for Deaf by Hear World Communications Posted Sat 20 Nov 2010 11:04am Hearing Loss which is also known as "deafness", "hearing impairment "is the condition in which a human is unable to hear or detect the sound. It can be fully and partial both. Hearing Loss can be measured according to the frequency of sound such as mild, profound, moderate or severe. It is measured in DB. Conductive, Sensor, Mixed and central Read on »

Re: Mishka...Deaf Culture-Deaf Community?? by Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Nov 2008 10:09am In Mishka's postAgainst ASL and Deaf Culture, Karen Mayes Says: *whistle* I really don’t have a problem with ASL (we use it predominately at home) and Deaf Culture... life, not thinking about Deaf Culture, etc, just like most of people just living. Deaf culture is really part of Deaf community, nothing more, as well as oral deaf people, CI Read on »

Proposal for Equal Opportunity for Deaf, hard of hearing, late- deafened and deaf blind Americans by Danielle N. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:21pm PROPOSAL FOR LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, LATE-DEAFENED AND DEAF-BLIND AMERICANS!!!! Today, I got this email. Some of you probably are aware of this but for those of you that arent CLICK HERE. Hope you all had a nice weekend. Hope you have a great week ahead! Smile* Read on »

Signing to all deaf / Deaf people! by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 21 Nov 2008 2:04pm Middlesex University researcher Catherine Carlton wants to contact members of the Deaf community n a project looking at the importance of BSL to Deaf identity. The research aims to highlight the importance of British Sign Language to the Deaf community and explore Deaf Identities. if you would like to help by completing the questionnaire Read on »

Informal Comparison/Contrast of Deaf culture to deaf culture by kim Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 12:00am . Like you with DVTV we discuss stuff on-line endlessly, and it’s not all related to hearing loss. We have annual conventions, seasonal picnics, events and “flings” We’re very..., but several good discussions are coming out of this. Looking down toward the second to the last comment, Gamas posted a series of common Deaf cultural traits, which I will relate Read on »