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Cochlear Implants & Deaf Culture by BionicallyYours Patient Expert

Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 8:11pm of cochlear implants and about other things they might not be huge fans of. I can personally switch over to following deaf culture and customs, to signing ASL if need be, but I can..., as well as to explain the fact I (wanted to and now have) an implant which makes me uniquely both deaf and hearing. There is no word like this in hearing culture. I have Read on »

Cochlear Implants & Deaf Culture by BionicallyYours Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:12am as to explain the fact I (wanted to and now have) an implant which makes me uniquely both deaf and hearing. There is no word like this in hearing culture. I have to explain I can't... implants and about other things they might not be huge fans of. I can personally switch over to following deaf culture and customs, to signing ASL if need be, but I can never truly Read on »

Cochlear Implants: Young People's Views by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:01pm What do teenagers who received a cochlear implant when younger think about their parent's decision to go ahead with the surgery? The National Deaf Children's Society... the following: 1) How Do You Feel About Wearing the External Equipment of the Cochlear Implant? 2) What are the Advantages of Having a Cochlear Implant? 3) What Read on »

Cochlear Implants Do Not Eliminate Deaf Rights by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:01pm . On the other hand, I have also posted some links to the other viewpoint - one in which the implant technology is viewed (in the words of some) as genocide of the deaf culture... Hitler's dreams of a superior race of Aryans and matching quest to erradicate the Jewish faith. Some "deaf culture" advocates would have me believe that the cochlear implant Read on »

Deaf Child Speech With Cochlear Implants - Update by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Sun 13 Feb 2011 4:27pm Drew's Mom is presenting to a class of audiology students this week, to introduce them to the world of cochlear implants and speech therapy from a parent's perspective. She... personality and sense of humor - including his wardrobe of choice: Drew Singing, Rhyming and Laughing With Cochlear Implants " Link to last year's video: " Cochlear Implant Speech Read on »

Entire Deaf Family Recieves Cochlear Implants - Video by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:01pm This ABC News report focuses on an entire family that has recently recieved cochlear implants. The mother and father were born deaf and were implanted in thier 40... me in awe. We have not seen any reaction from Drew when wearing his hearing aids, so we are increasingly hopeful that he will benefit from a cochlear implant. Read on »

Deaf NBA Player Has Cochlear Implants by Drew's Dad . Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:00pm spectacular considering he is deaf. Lance has had around a 75% loss of hearing since birth, but now has (bilateral?) cochlear implants. In one article he described his implants... playing basketball. Anyone who's played knows what that's like! I'm not clear on whether Lance has one implant or two. I'll try to keep an eye out for him during the next few Read on »

Deaf children with cochlear implants report the same quality of life as hearing kids by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Mar 2010 11:20am Profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants rate their quality of life equal to their normal-hearing peers, according to new research by auditory specialists from UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition, the earlier a child is implanted with a cochlear device and the longer he or she wears the device, the better overall quality Read on »

Deaf Education: Changed by cochlear implantation? by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 9:37am in The Netherlands. She received the accolade after defending her thesis entitled ‘Deaf Education: Changed by cochlear implantation?’ in front of a delegation of professors from the UK... implantation in children.” Sue’s thesis documented the changes that the introduction of cochlear implants has made to the education implications of deafness in childhood Read on »

Cochlear implant teenager first deaf person to get Duke of Edinburgh award by DeafBlog Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Jun 2009 5:48pm 19-year-old Ross Grant has made history by becoming the first deaf person to win the Duke of Edinburgh leadership award. Prince Phillip will present the award to him at St James’ Palace in London. Ross had a cochlear implant 11 years ago and attended the Mary Hare School for deaf children in Berkshire, which was where he started the Duke Read on »