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Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional

London, United Kingdom
Blog: http://funnyoldlife.wordpress.com/
Im really very very deaf. I can talk you under the table though. I teach lip reading with a lippy attitude but they love it. I have a Hearing Ear dog, who is the cutest dog ever. I dont let being deaf stop me from doing what I want to do. Or trying to. Youre a long time dead, arent ya?
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ABI – Auditory Brainstem Implants by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness A query came in from a reader - Auditory brainstem implants is finally going to become a reality for me,  I’m on the urgent list for another MRI. The ABI surge ... Read on »
From Us To You by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Do you remember how hard it was when you were younger and deaf? Before you found your way in life? Before you became successful? Or are you young and deaf, and you’re ... Read on »
A Call for Help Gets Answered by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global, April 27, 2012 A Call for Help Gets Answered   CochlearImplantHELP.com, a new and comprehensive website aimed at helping curren ... Read on »
Coffee cup thoughts by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Over my morning coffee, I thought about how much I am enjoying being able to hear now, even though some days I have to bite my tongue when it gets too loud. Last nigh ... Read on »
Improving pitch discrimination by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I’ve been taking part in a clinical study over the last few months on factors affecting audio-perception in patients with cochlear implants. This study was conducte ... Read on »
Eyes wide shut by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I booked a third AVT session ( Auditory Verbal Therapy ) and Rashed came along to watch. My therapist Jacqueline took me through the Ling 6 sounds , saying each sound a ... Read on »
Ryland uses the Advanced Bionics Neptune “swimmable” processors! by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Read on »
My Big Fat Georgeous Wedding by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Please vote for Janette and Ally to win this competition, so Janette can have her dream wedding dress! I read their story on Facebook and I’m reproducing it here. This ... Read on »
FDA approves Neptune sound processor by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Advanced Bionics is thrilled to announce that the NEPTUNE™ sound processor has received FDA approval in the United States. Today is a momentous day for us all. You have ... Read on »
Can you breathe more quietly? by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I had my 3 month review of my second cochlear implant today. It’s looking good and they’ve booted me out until September next year as my maps are stable and both ears are ba ... Read on »
Birding Through Vision and Hearing Challenges by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Martha Steele This article appeared in Bird Observer Vol.39, No.5, October 2011. Reproduced with kind permission. This is a personal story about my journey throug ... Read on »
Oscar by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Jenny talks about her very special dog, Oscar….. Oscar is not trained as a hearing dog, as I am hearing. Oscar and I trained with Dog AID (Dog Assistance In Di ... Read on »
Deaf Development Day at Sussex Yacht Club by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness The workshop is open to everybody who would be interested to take part in the sailing programme on 26 November 2011. This means that for example, if you want to train y ... Read on »
Q&A: Cochlear implants and Ménière’s Disease by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Hiya Tina I wondered if you have any experience of Meniere’s Disease and it’s effect on a cochlear implant. I have had my implant for 3 years now but just recentl ... Read on »
Q&A: Cochlear implants and concussion by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Do you or any of your readers know of someone having a concussion after being implanted? My adult son was implanted 4 years ago…did great…but two years ago suffered a c ... Read on »
Sonova and Advanced Bionics …. it’s “mini-me” time! by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Advanced Bionics cochlear implant components are quietly getting smaller with improvements. I took a photo of my older implant’s magnet (blue cap) alongside my newer implant ... Read on »
Bilateral cochlear implant language development by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness This is a fascinating look at Lily’s language development from 9 months (pre-implants) to 48 months in a series of videos. Lily received bilateral cochlear implants at 10 mo ... Read on »
Telephone relay services in UK & OFCOM by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness DAART’s response to OFCOM’s consultation document on Relay Services is on DAART’s website . The deadline for this is 5pm today. Do look at Hearing Link’s website w ... Read on »
My Hearing, My Future by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness A competition, My Hearing, My Future , is now open to young people aged 10-18 years. Entries are invited in English or British Sign Language. Participants are invi ... Read on »
1 + 1 = 3 by Funny Old Life Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Imagine you were born with no legs. Years later, you are given an artificial leg. It works perfectly, but you have to learn how to walk with it. When you’ve never had a leg ... Read on »
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