MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'implant'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182127&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fnational_deaf_childrens_societ.html The NDCS has begun a legal challenge against Stoke-On-Trent City Council for their plans to cut educational support for deaf children in a bit to save money, putting the future of the city’s deaf children at risk. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182127 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:49:10 +0100 5182127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182135&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fyep-its-that-time-again.html oh, i have some fun vacation pics to share, but today was m's first day of school! she's come a long way from her very first day of school two years ago! (she looks so little! only one month older than ruby is right now!) attempt #1- com... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182135 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:02:00 +0100 5182135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182136&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4321 Carmen Meissner, a high school student who is a cochlear implant recipient, guest starred a small role on the first episode of Switched at Birth as a student at the Carlton School for the Deaf.  She played a role in a scene where she told Daphne that she did a good job in playing basketball. [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182136 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:02:59 +0100 5182136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182137&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffortheloveofava.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ften-on-tuesday.html 1. Ava is starting school in a couple weeks! Oh, pardon me, as Ava would correct me, "I'm going to PRE school!" She is very excited and points out her school everytime we walk by "that's MY school"). She will be attending 3 mornings/week. 2. We have h... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182137 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:29:00 +0100 5182137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182138&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fnew-start.html I thought it was time to give you some pictures of our kids & their new starts this year.  I haven't taken them all yet.  I know, I'm a slacker.This is Nik.  He made the sign to represent his first day of 2nd grade.  Oh the thin... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182138 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:10:00 +0100 5182138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182139&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fakherpathtosound.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fway-way-to-long.html Hi Everyone, I know its been a real long time since I updated this page , and I am sorry for those who have been wondering how Amelia is doing in her wonderful world of sound, but since it has been so long I will fill you in on whats gone on around he... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182139 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:38:00 +0100 5182139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182145&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hearingfamilies.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fgetting-kids-with-hearing-loss-ready-for-the-first-day-of-school%2F The first day of school is both exciting and stressful for many kids. There is so much anticipation and anxiety and everyone wants the first day to go well. Here are a few tips to make sure that the first day goes smoothly: Put brand new batteries in cochlear implants or hearing aids. Nobody needs [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182145 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:38:37 +0100 5182145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174782&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fniks-drawings.html Been such awhile since I posted a picture that Nik drew.  Thought I'd start w/ something mild before moving onto my mini "Stephen King" drawings that my son does.  Those who've read this long enough know exactly what I'm talking about.  ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174782 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:41:00 +0100 5174782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174785&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwhen-you-find-out-who-your-friends-are.html I've mentioned lots of times about the fact that CJ has always struggled with making friends his own age.  He does great with adults, probably because they speak slowly and clearly for him and are patient when he needs them to repeat what they say... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174785 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:30:00 +0100 5174785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174786&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4317 Lori Murphy is a teacher of the deaf who is also a cochlear implant recipient. She also worked with Krista Donaldson, one of the first children in Canada to receive a cochlear implant. The grass is always suppose to be greener on the other side of the fence. Which side is that when you are [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174786 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:10:42 +0100 5174786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174790&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fmanic-monday_29.html This is truly a manic Monday.  This is going to be one busy week for sure.  We had a really decent weekend though.  Saturday  we spent inside all day long due to the hurricane.  Did not pack any punch which is wonderful.  ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174790 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:56:00 +0100 5174790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174793&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flotte-sofie.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwait-ill-turn-on-sound.html With the introduction of the iTouch, Iphone, IPad etc. in our house, the number of applications increased as well. One of the applications we have downloaded is a Norwegian Signlanguage Application..We used signlanguage - well, signs, when Lotte couldn... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174793 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:07:00 +0100 5174793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174795&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4307 In the past few days, I have been seeing a few people reposting a status on Facebook about being excluded from family and social events: Being left out of a hearing family/hearing friend’s conversations just because I’m only deaf person in the family or circle of friends. Whoever is hearing need to realize it is [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174795 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:10:48 +0100 5174795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169653&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkauffmanlak.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fthird-grader.html Katie started back to school this week. Hard to believe my girl is in third grade! Overall, she had a good first week. She was a little hesitant about going to school on Monday, and even seemed a little subdued in the car on the way to school a couple ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169653 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:03:00 +0100 5169653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169659&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsunshinesienna.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fhappy-2nd-hearing-birthday-sienna.html It has now been 2 years post-activation and I have to say she has come along way. If you would have told me that in 2 years , since she was first activated, Sienna would be where she’s at today, I would have had trouble believing you. Here are som... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169659 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:08:00 +0100 5169659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169660&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4301   You are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming Sunday meeting on July 31st! Where: the Lehnhardt Academy LiveOnline conference room. Please mind the following login guidelines: The link to the Live Online room is mentioned in the respective event posting. Please login 10 min before the event at least. After you click the login-link, [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169660 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:13:24 +0100 5169660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169662&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Frallycapsdotnet.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fpost-number-1020-jodi-meets-paula-in.html Well, after 4 years of blogging, of sharing lives, of living the ups and downs of the daily grind and those moments of difficulty and exhilaration...we finally met. And when we met, there wasn't an awkward moment, we kind of just continued speaking as ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169662 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:05:00 +0100 5169662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159519&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fback-to-school.html Wow. This summer flew by. Busy is an understatement, but we had a blast, and great memories were made. All kids got up pretty easily, most of them excited to start their first day. I'll let you guess which one wasn't (hint: he's taller than I am). SMI... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159519 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:32:00 +0100 5159519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159521&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Forange-b.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fsome-august-bennyisms.html Tonight's bath time monologue:  "On Memorial Day, I'm going to be too busy to go to the picnic at Overview Park.  I will be traveling all day to Rhode Island to help Yajni with her kids.  I need to help Yajni, M-----, and R----(*) w... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159521 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:42:00 +0100 5159521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159524&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fblogspot%2FTurnOnMyEars%2F%7E3%2FL4hfj9SlG8I%2Fand-hes-off.html Drew happily ran to the bus on Wednesday, off for his first day of his last year of preschool. I can't believe that this little boy will turn five years old in just under one months time. Drew loves his bus driver, Mr. Joe. We came to love Mr. Joe as... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159524 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:10:00 +0100 5159524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159526&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbioniclissa.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Factivation.html To reply to Liz's question, I have no memory of being activated, although I do remember tiny bits of afterwards, hearing the light switch, my budgies chirping and the annoying car indicator. Mappings were hell for a while, maybe a year or two, I used t... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159526 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:38:00 +0100 5159526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159529&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fdeaf_and_blind_charity_in_york_1.html The deaf and blind charity, coHearentVision, is looking to the future after funding cuts by Leeds City Council, which has awarded contracts for the delivery of support services to a Birmingham-based contractor and a national charity. The council’s decision has prompted coHearentVision to implement cost-cutting measures including staff redundancies and downsizing from its landmark offices at Centenary House in Leeds. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159529 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:33:46 +0100 5159529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159530&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fthoughtful-thursday.html Wow, I don't think I've done this for a few weeks.  Crazy.  It's high time I recognize the thoughtfulness going on in this house.  See, for those new here, this is when I recognize what thoughtful thing each child has done during the wee... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159530 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:51:00 +0100 5159530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159538&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebrightson.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fkindergarten.html Can you believe it?! Tayten wasn't even a little bit worried. He's an old pro! His new classroom is across the hall from the preschool classroom he's been in for the last three years, so he's familiar with the building and the staff. He was so cal... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159538 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:43:00 +0100 5159538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159541&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Factivities_for_parents_and_the.html <img alt="family playing cards.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/family%20playing%20cards.jpg" width="500" height="334" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" By Tina Turbin, multi-award-winning children’s author Since the release of my illustrated kids book, Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy, as a DVD and iPad app with sign language interpretation, I've had the pleasure of meeting parents of hard of hearing kids and have found them to be highly engaged in their children's learning and development. This is wonderful to see, as studies show that parental involvement is vital in raising happy, successful children. In fact, parents of deaf children must be not only involved, but it's recommended that they engage in language-stimulating ac... Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159541 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:05:04 +0100 5159541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159544&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fmy_hearing_challenges_1.html <img alt="TimJones.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/TimJones.jpg" width="300" height="200" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" By Tim Jones My hearing problems began at the age of 10, but were only recognised at 15 when I was given a body worn hearing aid. I hated it and often refused to use it. My hearing got worse due to repeated ear infections (chronic otitis media). My school work suffered and I dropped out of further education. When I was 21, I wanted to get married and I needed to get my life together, so I purchased a post aural hearing aid and started using it all the time. I got a place for teacher training and later worked in special schools where the class sizes were small and I could cope. Surgical intervention follow... Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159544 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:31:54 +0100 5159544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140081&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fupdates-abound.html Lots going on here as usual.  So figured I'd update. Adoption front--  Waiting to hear from Bulgaria.  The Bulgarian process is much different than our previous adoptions with Russia.  Takes time.  Trying to be patient but... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140081 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:11:00 +0100 5140081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140082&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fmore_training_needed_for_deaf.html National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is calling for more football organisations to run FA-accredited coaching courses that are accessible to deaf people, as the charity currently runs the only one in the UK. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140082 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:18:31 +0100 5140082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140085&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Frainfallsdwn.blogspot.com%2F2011_08_01_archive.html It has been 3 years since I last posted! Life has been very busy!! Ariana is in the eighth grade now and taller than me by at least 2 inches. Middle School did not work out so well for Ariana. She had 8 periods with about 28 kids in each class. So many... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140085 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:05:00 +0100 5140085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140089&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcacophonytosymphony.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fonly-child-amphl-conference-and-rant.html Sorry for being MIA! I've been in and out of town every week! My mouth has healed up wonderfully, though. It was so much easier than I expected it to be! Honestly, by the 2nd or 3rd day, my arm was hurting (from the IV) much worse than my mouth was, In... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140089 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:39:00 +0100 5140089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140095&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fsix-year-post-activation-mapping-at-johns-hopkins%2F   (Click on photo above to enlarge) Today I traveled to Johns Hopkins for my 6 year post-activation mapping of my cochlear implant. A number of things went through my head as I traveled a familiar road to my audiologist at the Listening Center. For one thing, I listened to the GPS give directions and [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140095 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:25:17 +0100 5140095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140096&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmomtotoes.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fits-not-fair.html I've been such a slacker CI Mom.  I've been keeping up with other CI Mom Blogs, but when it comes to updating Erin's blog I've really dropped the ball!  I want to write more.  I will write more.  It seems the beginning of the s... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140096 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:59:00 +0100 5140096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140102&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjazzieandtahlia.typepad.com%2Fmy_weblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fnew-start.html I've been blogging since May 2006. Wow, that is over 5 years! I've blogged about adoption, cochlear implants, post adoption depression, weight loss, trips we've taken, etc. But mostly about Jazzie... And Tahlia... For a while now I've been wanting... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140102 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:57:29 +0100 5140102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140106&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westofhomesouthofsanity.com%2F2011%2F08%2Four-first-learned-sign-was-french-fries-part-i%2F Our family has a vice in the form of the new ABC drama Switched at Birth. The premise is simple: two female babies mistaken for the other family’s child and the switch is not revealed until the girls are teenagers. The interweaving plot line is complex and fundamentally unique with one daughter who is deaf. [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140106 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:21:39 +0100 5140106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130933&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmisskri-ourjourneytothehearingworld.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ffamily-advocacy-day.html I haven't blogged in a few weeks. I have to start off by saying that FAD was a success! We met with our legislatures and had an excellent two days. Thomas loved flying...even though our flight in was a little bumpy ~ Thomas loved it! There was ALOT of ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130933 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:01:00 +0100 5130933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130936&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcenterringpresentations.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Fwalk-for-hearing-2011%2F Filed under: Uncategorized (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130936 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:39:58 +0100 5130936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130940&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheburdettjourney.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcoles-plan.html What a journey it has been...Leaving Illinois has impacted each member of our family in unique ways.For Cole, leaving Illinois meant leaving a place where all his hearing needs we taken care of in the same building, by a team of people who have kn... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130940 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:59:00 +0100 5130940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130942&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2Femotional%2F As the last couple of weeks of summer come to a close, I find myself trying to buy more time in one way or another with my son. It’s bitter sweet as in a couple weeks my son will start his first day of Pre-School from 9-12. I have envisioned and pictured this day coming [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130942 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:30:17 +0100 5130942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130943&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthebrightson.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fmsdb-family-learning-weekend-2011.html Our first adventure of the summer was a trip across the big 'ol state of Montana to participate in Montana School for the Deaf and Blind's 15th Annual Family Learning Weekend for D/deaf and hoh families. Amazing! This was our second time attending (we ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130943 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:50:00 +0100 5130943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130945&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fweekend-update.html Well, thought it was time for a weekend update since I was kind of slack on posts.  Well, we'll start with Friday.  Yana had practice for cross country.  Then, she came home and left for a friend for the entire weekend.  Wahoo!!!&nb... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130945 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:47:00 +0100 5130945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130946&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffillesourde.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fits-been-awhile-since-i-last-posted-i.html It's been awhile since I last posted, I haven't forgotten about you!!I have been in a love/hate relationship with the new implant but I've now become to love it - when I'm out, I only wear the new one and when I'm at home, I wear the old one. It really... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130946 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:46:00 +0100 5130946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130947&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmogrenewed.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F14%2Fhearing-impairment-does-not-affect-my-physical-enjoyment-of%2F This post goes out to Ontario Parks who tell me that “A Regulation approved by Cabinet under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act 2006 defines a disabled person as a resident of Ontario who holds an Accessible Persons Parking Permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act, or a National Identity Card issued by the [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130947 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:35:17 +0100 5130947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125885&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeisaboutcreatingyourself.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Falmost-officially-bilateral%2F I got the ok from my audiologist to experiment with wearing both CIs at the same time. I didn’t want to go too long without wearing my older CI but it’s also important that my newly implanted ear has the opportunity to do some catching up.  It may never catch up since they’re 2 and half years [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125885 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:44:02 +0100 5125885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125892&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwhat-day.html My day started by getting all the kids up, fed, dressed and to my Mom's house by 9am so I could get into NYC with Cormac for his mapping. (Remember two weeks ago he wouldn't get a map?) I made it to the city at exactly 10:30am for his appointment. He w... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125892 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:01:00 +0100 5125892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118855&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fone-in-which-i-face-facts-of-my-new.html today: lunch, with my cute friend linda, who is 18 and off to college in two weeks. as usual, it doesn't go the way i plan.between getting there late, an entire container of yogurt getting knocked over onto the table, a full bottle of apple juice tippe... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118855 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:27:00 +0100 5118855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118856&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fand-in-meantime.html check out one of my favorite people in the world's blog, who ventured with me to California, and who wrote this post about our amazing adventure. She says it perfectly. miss you so much my friend. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118856 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:04:00 +0100 5118856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118858&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ften-on-thursday.html Here are my top ten reasons for not being on here to write a post, or read my favorite blogs in what seems like FOR.EV.ER. 1.(and I'm not talking about having fun at Universal Studios - I'm talking about a teenager, a preteen, and a toddler.) 2. Not O... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118858 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:34:00 +0100 5118858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118859&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkokonutpundits.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fcapitalizing-on-what-works.html There's this fixation over the word "fix" when it comes to certain people with hearing loss, especially of those with greater hearing loss.  The word "fix" doesn't necessarily mean a permanent solution but rather a way to utilize a solution that b... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118859 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:28:00 +0100 5118859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118862&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fnew_mr_tumble_interview_on_gur.html <img alt="mr_tumble.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/mr_tumble.jpg" width="275" height="155" style="float: right; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" It's not very often that we come across interviews with the fantastic Mr Tumble, but gurgle.com, 'the web's friendliest community for first time parents', was lucky enough to meet the man himself last month! In the interview, which you can read in full here, Mr Tumble, AKA Justin Fletcher, revealed that he has been doing lots of live shows this summer, and you can check out justinfletcher.com to see if there is one happening near where you live. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118862 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:57:49 +0100 5118862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118868&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fshould-cochlear-americas-issue-a-recall%2F Cochlear Americas have identified cochlear implants with a faulty Monopolar 2 (MP2) ground electrode presenting an open circuit, in less than 0.3% of devices registered (as of June 2011). The following document makes recommendations for management of this situation with Nucleus 5: Cochlear Clinical Product Update July 2011 The CI512 cochlear implant from Cochlear Americas was [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118868 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:25:18 +0100 5118868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118873&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCochlearKids%2F%7E3%2FvN_xVykq3mc%2Fdont-wake-deaf-children.html If you've never read my story "When our kids go to bed" you can click here. That's about what we parents get away with after the deaf children go to sleep. Here's the other side of the story. There's plenty of things I could list that don't wake deaf ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118873 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:45:00 +0100 5118873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118877&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkatie-louisescochlearimplant.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fadvanced-bionics-website.html Some of you may have notice that some of the links for Advanced Bionics on this blog page are not working. The website addressed has changed. While am currently sorting this error out. The website links is now http://www.advancedbionics.com/ Are y... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118877 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0100 5118877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107777&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fhow_rachel_shentons_dad_inspir.html Rachel Shenton was just 12 years old when her father Geoff lost his hearing. The Hollyoaks actress, who plays aspiring WAG Ann ‘Mitzeee’ Minniver (a character insiders claim is based on Cheryl Cole) in the series, says: "Dad went deaf in his right ear overnight. He had made a full recovery from throat cancer when he was 59 but his hearing was badly damaged. "His doctors put this down to the chemotherapy treatment he was having, but told us they believed this would be a temporary side effect and were adamant it wouldn’t happen to the other ear. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107777 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:10:32 +0100 5107777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107778&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F08%2Fdeep-breath-start-fresh%2F Invisible Awareness Week is September 12th – 18th this year. I love the theme of this year’s promotion. How often do we take a DEEP BREATH and START FRESH? Perhaps the better question is how often do we NEED to do these two thing? Invisible illness or disability definitely takes adjustment. However, just when we [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107778 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:33:45 +0100 5107778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107784&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheburdettjourney.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Four-first-month-back-home.html  A LOT has gone on!!!You are about to read one of those posts that crams WAY too much into one place...It's months like this when I wish my eyes and ears were cameras that could capture it all, remembering every little detail along the way.  ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107784 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:38:00 +0100 5107784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107792&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F07%2Fdoes-a-cochlear-implant-fix-a-deaf-person%2F Charlie wrote a very good article on the issue of giving a cochlear implant to a deaf person to ‘fix’ their hearing loss. Reading through the comments left by the public, I am shocked at some of the bigoted views, sad to see the ignorance displayed, but pleased to read some excellent views put forward [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107792 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:55:14 +0100 5107792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103448&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fultimate-boy-scout.html Two sometimes humorous things about having Deaf children are that they are are often loud and that they can be very literal.  Sometimes this leads to frustration and confusion in conversations, but now and then, it leads to a really good laugh. &n... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103448 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +0100 5103448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103451&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmckeefamilynews.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fgetting-back-into-swing-of-school.html We have finished our first week of school!  I am pleased to report that it went very well, and we already felt 'in the swing of things' only a few days into the new year.  We start our school days at eight o'clock and are usually done around two o'clock, and for the most part, our school day is structured and orderly.  Surprisingly, the one who had the most trouble adjusting to the new routine (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103451 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:22:00 +0100 5103451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103452&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F06%2Fhow-to-greet-a-service-dog-viewshound%2F How to greet a service dog | ViewsHound. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103452 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:33:55 +0100 5103452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103461&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4238 Thank you to those who attended the presentation on Social Life for Children with Cochlear Implants on July 31st.  While the presentation went well, we were not able to complete it due to a huge range of topics needed to be discussed.  Therefore, we will be continuing the presentation on August 28th.  More information will [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103461 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:08:09 +0100 5103461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103462&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fliams-exciting-pulmonology-update.html Liam went to a routine pulmonology appointment yesterday, and I'll admit that I had high hopes going into it.   Can I just say that every single thing I'd hoped for AND MORE was met at this appointment?!?  It was amazing.  Brief, but won... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103462 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:26:00 +0100 5103462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096815&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4232 Mainstreaming and integration with hearing peers are crucial tenets of a listening and spoken language approach for children with hearing loss and their families.  How can parents and professionals evaluate mainstream preschool options to determine the best fit for each child?  The Mainstream Preschool Placement Evaluation for Children with Hearing Loss is a form to [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096815 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:41:29 +0100 5096815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096816&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffortheloveofava.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fjust-chilling-and-enjoying-summer.html It's been a month since I last posted. Ava is enjoying her summer so much. She has done two weeks of half day summer day camp. No CI issues whatsoever. She would come home and eagerly recall the days' activities. She loved wearing a big girl backpack ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096816 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:46:00 +0100 5096816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096819&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Frallycapsdotnet.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fshoulders.html come in many different shapes and sizes. There are baby shoulders, Grandma in the nursing home shoulders, separated women shoulders and happily married men shoulders. The happiest shoulders are those which have two chubby legs dangling from e... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096819 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:29:00 +0100 5096819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096821&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F08%2Fdeafblind_grandfather_scales_h.html <img alt="Ben Nevis.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Ben%20Nevis.jpg" width="350" height="234" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" A grandfather has become the first deaf and blind man to scale the UK's highest mountain. Brave Michael Anderson, 70, cannot venture to the supermarket alone, but the pioneering pensioner managed to "feel" his way to the top of Ben Nevis. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096821 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:36:08 +0100 5096821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096823&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheshaddoxboys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fwrapping-up-summer.html Well we have had a long hot summer. Right now we are surviving temperatures over one hundred degrees and everyone is ready for a break. We took a short vacation to Fredricksburg, TX and stopped to see my sister on the way home. We ate way too much and ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096823 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:48:00 +0100 5096823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086404&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4224 (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086404 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:20:34 +0100 5086404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086405&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjazzieandtahlia.typepad.com%2Fmy_weblog%2F2011%2F08%2Fbeen-thinking.html After writing my post with before and after pictures of myself, I got the following comment: "i think you're an amazing person and mom. but i hope the emphasis you put on being thinner = prettier and a better person... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086405 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:07:33 +0100 5086405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086406&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmckeefamilynews.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ffirst-day-of-school-2011-2012.html We did it!  One wonderful day of school done...only 179 more to go! :) (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086406 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:24:00 +0100 5086406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086407&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Fsometimes-theres-not-a-great-solution%2F Sometimes? There is not a great solution available for positive advocacy. This past Friday, my 21-year-old daughter asked me to go shopping with her. I’m always thrilled when she CHOOSES to spend time with me, so I agreed so long as it was the morning so that we could “beat the heat”. She agreed. She [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086407 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:35:00 +0100 5086407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086416&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjazzieandtahlia.typepad.com%2Fmy_weblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fstrike-a-pose.html (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086416 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:53:03 +0100 5086416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086419&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMissKatsDeafJourney%2F%7E3%2FbJCNZKOlx5E%2Fenglish-is-part-of-bilingualism-too.html As any reader of my blog knows, Miss Kat currently attends a school that focuses on spoken English as the language of communication. The school does have a heavy emphasis on language (NOT speech alone, but the language behind the sounds) but it also te... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086419 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:21:00 +0100 5086419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086420&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4219 Sharon Crouch is a late-deafened who has bilateral cochlear implants. She shares a piece of her story on how cochlear implants have changed her life. Her blog can be found by clicking here. Oh no I can’t be! I have to take care of Mom and Ben. I could feel myself slowly slipping to the [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086420 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:12:11 +0100 5086420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086424&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F31%2Fwhy-2-advanced-bionics-hires-90k-cochlear-implants-failed%2F Straight from the horses mouth … Two people out of 28,000 had a problem with their HiRes 90k cochlear implant and they were both successfully re-implanted with the same brand. The recall of the HiRes 90K cochlear implant is over and recipients in the US are waiting on the FDA to complete their paperwork. You [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086424 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:22:42 +0100 5086424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086425&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcamp-cheerio-what-we-learned-old-post.html It is amazing that we have been to this camp for four years in a row and we have taken away something new each and every time.  Astounding for sure.  You do not only learn from the workshops but from the numerous knowledgeable people you are ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086425 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:20:00 +0100 5086425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086426&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Filsordo.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2F3-years.html Today is the day I went deaf 3 years ago.Here's a link to the original letterThat seems like a long time ago. I can't say that it seems like forever because I can remember in some past life that I could hear. Hear music. Understand what people said. And understand what they were saying. Thanx for the devices which have made such a difference - I remember the helpless part where there was just (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086426 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:13:00 +0100 5086426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086427&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F30%2Fall-cochlear-implants-are-not-the-same%2F If anyone tells you “all cochlear implants are the same”, ask them what they mean! They are not the same, they work differently, have different technology, they are even different from day to day in how the user functions with them. They are only the same in that they all provide useful hearing. Some of [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086427 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:57:54 +0100 5086427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086430&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fspecial-needs-accomadations-in-home-old.html Some people have asked me questions about any adjustments that need to be made to our home in order to have the children we have.  Answer simply is yes, there have been adjustments made.  It is different for every family depending upon the sp... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086430 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:56:00 +0100 5086430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086432&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fgetting-ready-for-school-old-post.html So much to say.  We went to orientations tonight and they were as expected.  Very pleased w/ Nik's setup and think for sure he will be reading this year.  His interpreter is a little worried I think that we won't need her.  Not true... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086432 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:01:00 +0100 5086432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077909&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Finternational-assistance-dog-week-public-service-announcement-2011%2F (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077909 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:01:28 +0100 5077909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077917&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flotte-sofie.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fblog-post.html Lotte scored a T-shirt today..... She picked this one out of the rack... and we couldn't confuse...We're sure she doesn't understand the significance of the statement on the shirt.. and that's fine... But there's a lot in that little sentence..&nb... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077917 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:36:00 +0100 5077917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077918&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmckeefamilynews.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Four-summer-in-review.html Today is the last day of our summer break!  Monday we start our new school year; David will be in fourth grade and Abigail will be in second grade (where does the time go?!).  We have enjoyed a busy but wonderful summer break, and here are some of the highlights. Library trips  Pool time (even once as an impromptu stop when I let the kids swim in their street clothes -- they thought it was very (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077918 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:47:00 +0100 5077918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077922&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4156 Currently, the United States Food and Drug Administration recommends cochlear implants for children twelve months of age or older.  While many surgeons are operating on children under this age (remember, it is just a guideline, not a rule or law, and research has shown no increased safety concerns in operations before twelve months; see Dettman [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077922 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:14:20 +0100 5077922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077926&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fstrum_along_to_the_craziest_fe.html <img alt="Air guitar.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Air%20guitar.jpg" width="167" height="250" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" Forget Will and Kate's wedding... on Sunday 31 July at WOMAD festival, the charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) will be attempting to break the world record for the greatest number of people playing air guitar at the same time. The current record is 1,883 people, but the charity hopes it can smash that to smithereens. They will be playing Jimi Hendrix’s legendary track Purple Haze and guiding the guitar heroics on stage will be rock singer Justin Adams. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077926 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:07:28 +0100 5077926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077931&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2Fyou-dont-know-what-to-say-to-me-about-my-son-please-read%2F This was taken from http://supportforspecialneeds.com/2011/07/27/what-not-to-say-to-special-need-parents/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SupportForSpecialNeeds+%28Support+for+Special+Needs%29 A wonderful resource for any parent with a special needs child that any one can benefit from. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077931 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:00:23 +0100 5077931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077932&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffumasivil.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fanother-year-gone.html Happy Birthday implant ! - it's now two years since I have been implanted. Can't believe that it's been this long, it was only a while ago that I remember going to the hospital for the operation and coming round from it quite groggy from the anaes... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077932 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:48:00 +0100 5077932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069684&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fmy_hearing_challenges.html <img alt="Lynne_Geddis.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Lynne_Geddis.jpg" width="398" height="512" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" By Lynne Geddis It was not until I was five years old that my family became aware that I had a slight hearing problem. My GP put this down to a bad case of measles and I got on with life. I managed at school most of the time by sitting at the front of the class and copying friends’ notes from time to time. By the time I reached GCSEs I had hearing aids fitted and although I went on to university, I was beginning to struggle more, especially when socialising in groups. Then in 1997, I became very ill and was diagnosed with Epstein Syndrome – a disease which includes kidney failure as well as... Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069684 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:24:35 +0100 5069684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069689&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkokonutpundits.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fcochlear-implants-and-nuclear-war.html There is this one terrible side effect from a nuclear explosion or electromagnetic bomb and that's called  "EMP" or Electro-magnetic Pulse and how such a pulse can easily destroy cochlear implants.This pulse of energy, which produces a po... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069689 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:20:00 +0100 5069689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069692&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fpassive_smoking_can_make_teena.html <img alt="Smoking.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Smoking.jpg" width="200" height="300" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" Teenagers could suffer hearing loss because of passive smoking, according to new research. Inhaling other people’s tobacco smoke almost doubled the risk of impaired hearing among adolescents, it was claimed. The levels of damage were mild but could be enough to stop them hearing properly in class and leave them branded ‘troublemakers’. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069692 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:36:17 +0100 5069692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069693&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fcochlear_volunteer_advocates_a.html <img alt="Kate_King.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Kate_King.jpg" width="233" height=213" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" By Kate King, Advocacy Manager Most of our Nucleus™ cochlear implant recipients and Baha® System users start their journey by reaching out to someone who has had a similar experience with hearing loss. It’s often a great benefit to learn from someone who understands and has been through this same experience and our Volunteer Advocates are here to help. Cochlear™ Volunteer Advocates offer support and impartial information to individuals, parents and their families from the process of assessment and implantation, all the way through to rehabilitation and beyond. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069693 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:23:16 +0100 5069693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069694&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ften-on-tuesday_26.html Ten books a day. This is what was recommended at the Cochlear Implant Convention. I have been trying to stick to it every day but it's not that easy every day.Here is our ten books for today:1. Reptiles Are My Life.2. I am a Whale. The life of a Humpba... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069694 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:34:00 +0100 5069694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069703&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fmelancholy.html mel·an·chol·y/ˈmelənˌkälē/Noun: A deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness.Adjective: Sad, gloomy, or depressed.Cormac asked me what the word melancholy means the other day. I told him the definition of the word. For some reason he found the wor... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069703 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:05:00 +0100 5069703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069707&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeisaboutcreatingyourself.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Fthree-days-post-surgery%2F I still have a headache, boo!  At least it comes and goes and isn’t as bad as it was yesterday. Other than that, I took it really easy today.  Watched TV and napped quite a bit today. I did get to walk Mojo, yay! The swelling seems to have gone down some but the tip [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069707 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:55:57 +0100 5069707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069708&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4209 Dear parents, teachers and friends! You are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming Sunday meeting on July 31st! Where: the Lehnhardt Academy LiveOnline conference room. Please mind the following login guidelines: The link to the Live Online room is mentioned in the respective event posting. Please login 10 min before the event at least. [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069708 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:22:16 +0100 5069708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062397&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fmanic-monday_25.html So much to say, so little time.  Well, it is Monday.  Another weekend behind us.  We had a family over that is also adopting from Bulgaria.  Very nice family and their girls are super sweet.  Got to know a little of where they ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062397 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:03:00 +0100 5062397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062398&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhearingelmo.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Ftimeless-reminders%2F In 483 B.C., Medo-Persian King Xerxes (also known as Ahasuerus) threw a huge, 7 day party. What was strange about this party is that it FOLLOWED a 180 day, kingdom-wide celebration. I mean… who has THAT kind of money? I guess Xerxes did – and he had no qualms about spending it. At some point [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062398 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:27:18 +0100 5062398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062399&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4186 Episode 5:     I’m not going to dig into details as I really want to focus more on writing my thoughts on Episode 6, which really touched upon a lot on cochlear implants and deaf related issues.  The highlight of the deaf-related issue in this episode was Toby using the deafness to manipulate Daphne [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062399 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:52:45 +0100 5062399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062405&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fholy-heatwave-batman.html After my Ten on Tuesday post I realized from Wednesdat to Saturday we were heading into a heatwave. They were predicting 100+ degrees with a heat index even higher. I had to head into New York for a mapping on Wednesday. So I decided to head down t... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062405 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:23:00 +0100 5062405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062406&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fanother-hurdle.html Okay, so I got up extra early the other morning, before the troops, and started to summarize the last two weeks at JTC, but never finished. I was trying to say too much at once.Now I'm back. and while I want (and will) summarize this completely amazing... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062406 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:19:00 +0100 5062406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062410&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkokonutpundits.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fparental-rights-and-their-deaf-child.html Joseph Pietro Riolo (JPR) made some very salient points and asked the important questions when it came to parental rights and their deaf children as seen in Patti's blog. I'll use some of Joseph's points and comments in my blog by highlighting them. W... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062410 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:18:00 +0100 5062410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062411&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F24%2Ffirst-advanced-bionics-cochlear-implant-in-jordan%2F ameinfo.com – July 24, 2011 Advanced Bionics announces its partnership with Hearex Advanced Bionics announced its cooperation with Hearex, the biggest hearing, balance and speech center in Jordan to guarantee its cochlear patients the utmost comfort with the support of the highly experienced Hearex team. Complete article —————— It’s fantastic to see support for deaf [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062411 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:17:33 +0100 5062411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062412&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F24%2Fopen-letter%2F I am appalled and immensely disappointed at the responses from some people regarding my obtaining a second cochlear implant on the NHS. I have been harassed and pestered to ‘tell all’, even after asking people to desist. My personal information is exactly that – personal AND confidential. There is an issue of patient confidentiality here. [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062412 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:18:14 +0100 5062412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062414&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeisaboutcreatingyourself.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Fwhat-happens-during-a-cochlear-implant-surgery%2F It’s easy to find video clips of cochlear implant surgeries online but they’re usually long and they don’t always explain what’s going on during the surgery. I watched a bunch of videos before I had my first CI surgery because I have an interest in the medicine field and I wanted to know what exactly was [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062414 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:11:03 +0100 5062414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062418&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4180 This is a continuation of the blog by Anne Heian on Cochlear Implant Symposium in Chicago - click here for Part 1 and click here for Part 2. This day I knew what sessions wanted to attend. Mainly, it was the part that was titled Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). First time I learned about ANSD [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062418 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:48:37 +0100 5062418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057855&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmamatoadeafboy.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Freality-bites-hawaii-recap-with-pictures%2F The week prior to our vacation was quite hectic. Come to think of it, isn’t it always?? Extra hectic in my opinion because I was attempting to cram 2 weeks of school work into 1 week. Most was done but couldn’t completely pull it off due to the amount of work and attention that 1 [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057855 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:03:09 +0100 5057855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057856&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeisaboutcreatingyourself.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2Fsurgery-day%2F Am so glad surgery is over with!  I was really nervous about it all and didn’t get much sleep last night. Surgery was first thing in the morning but I had folks to keep me awake and relaxed until I was taken into the operating room.  Jeff (interpreter, aka scuba diving instructor), Tanner (interpreter intern [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057856 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:31:29 +0100 5057856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057859&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ffun-new-skill.html Liam really is making progress by leaps and bounds and we couldn't be happier.  Last night, I realized that he's finally mastered an exciting new skill. He can play.  I mean, it's not like he didn't play before, but he didn't know how to real... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057859 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:20:00 +0100 5057859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050981&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flotte-sofie.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2F2-videos.html Thanks to: http://buzzsjourney.blogspot.com/2011/07/great-video.htmlI will put the links here first and make it all nice later..http://youtu.be/0lmCuyrgc80http://youtu.be/ttd2l9J9oqE (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050981 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:26:00 +0100 5050981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050982&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fwow.html wow, i've really sucked at blogging this month.today was m's last day of summer school for which i ama. incredibly thankful- kind of over the drive andb. sad to say goodbye to school friends who won't be coming back next year. it's quite bittersweet.me... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050982 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:53:00 +0100 5050982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050984&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbuzzsjourney.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fgreat-video.html This is a great video that tells about cochlear implants. It was neat to see Dr. Graeme Clarke interviewing kids with implants and their parents. The second part lets you see some of the kids a few years later so you can see how well their language pro... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050984 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:05:00 +0100 5050984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050985&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffunnyoldlife.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F21%2Flearning-to-listen-the-british-way%2F PC Werth have been working on a British version of LACE and it’s now available. In British accents! This software is useful for people who want to improve their ability to listen – not to hear speech, but to listen and understand it. This can be used with hearing aids or cochlear implants, and practiced [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050985 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:25:49 +0100 5050985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050990&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ffantasy-baseball-camp.html I was so excited on the day that CJ finished baseball camp because I'd gotten some pretty good pictures and wanted to blog them. Then Liam got hit with a baseball on closing night, and well, it just didn't get blogged.  I hope you all can understa... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050990 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:33:00 +0100 5050990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050993&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fmom_20.html It's been an incredibly long and I dare say draining summer with Liam.  It's not that he's been naughty or failing to make progress or anything like that (though he has made a sincere effort at redesigning virtually every wall in the house). &nbsp... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050993 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:09:00 +0100 5050993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050994&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Frallycapsdotnet.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fwo-man.html Sometimes I feel like we're hillbillies. See, while where I live there's a ton of culture, art history, traditions, etc....if your Aunt's a dyke in a small Italian town, nobody really talks about it. In my family, we are black and white about our lives... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050994 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:19:00 +0100 5050994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050995&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4177 This is a continuation of the blog by Anne Heian on Cochlear Implant Symposium in Chicago – click here for Part 1. This day I knew the drill and was in time for a nice Scientific Breakfast Symposium arranged by Cochlear Americas. Two of the message pad was: Establishing cochlear implants as the standard of [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050995 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:06:42 +0100 5050995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051005&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Floudesthouseonblock.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ffixing-broken-cochlear-implant.html Emily's right implant just quite working out of the blue. This is her favorite implant (which probably makes no sense, but yes, she has greatly preferred her original implant to her "newer" implant). That said, going with the newer implant only for a w... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051005 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:21:00 +0100 5051005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051008&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ften-on-tuesday_19.html 1. My new favorite app for my droid is I Heart Radio. Totally loving it.2. Busy week with appointments. All four had dental cleanings and check ups. All was well. Ciaran actually has two wigglers. Calleigh might have a missing tooth. (eye tooth)... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051008 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:12:00 +0100 5051008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036455&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsummer.html I have a hard time keeping up the blog because we are just too busy enjoying our Summer! We are down the shore today but heading back North in a while. I am so upset scheduled an appointment for Ciaran for a Monday. It is supposed to be beautiful tomor... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036455 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:34:00 +0100 5036455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036456&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMissKatsDeafJourney%2F%7E3%2FnVnBx_XU3Y4%2Fdifferences-1-vs-2.html Since we are approach the anniversary of Miss Kat's bilateral implant, I thought I would write a blog about the differences between our experience with Miss Kat's first and second implants. First, it was easier for us to get Miss Kat's second implant.... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036456 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:19:00 +0100 5036456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036460&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4140 The Learning to Listen Sounds are one of the first things a parent learns when introduced to Auditory-Verbal Therapy.  Therapists with a caseload of many new listeners repeat these sounds dozens of times a day.  While a box full of Learning to Listen Sound toys is great, pairing these sounds and toys with a literacy [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036460 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:25:56 +0100 5036460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036462&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbionictech.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fseek-your-understanding-of-ci.html You wish it was only a temporary fix. But, you wish you hadn’t done it in the first place. Your stuck with a decision you can’t reverse. Viola – welcome to the world of Cochlear Implants, where the world changes everything. You’ve researched long and hard for days in and nights out with countless hours of non existent purges of sleep. Your genes are telling you, your at your cross hairs of (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036462 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:21:00 +0100 5036462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036233&cid=t_177590_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffirst-successful-implantation-of-a-synthetic-trachea%2F2011.07.16 Clinicians at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden are reporting that they successfully performed the world’s first implantation of a synthetic trachea.  The organ was created from a biocompatible scaffold that was seeded with the 36 year old patient’s own stem cells inside a Harvard Bioscience bioreactor. The patient had been suffering from late stage tracheal cancer. Despite maximum treatment with radiation therapy, the tumor had reached approximately 6 cm in length and was extending to the main bronchus. It was progressing and almost completely blocked the trachea. Since no suitable donor windpipe was available, (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036233 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:00:16 +0100 5036233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036472&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvorholt.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fbotox-and-busy-body.html ‎"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a s... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036472 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:16:00 +0100 5036472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036473&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkauffmanlak.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsurgery-10.html Katie had her tenth surgery this past Tuesday. She had her tonsils removed and also had some dental work done while she was sedated.Her surgery was scheduled for 7:30 a.m. We had to be at the hospital at 6:00 a.m. for pre-op. Katie did really well whil... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036473 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:00:00 +0100 5036473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028783&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftexaskennys.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsmall-world.html I am whooped. It has been a LONG week here at JTC, yet one that has flown by. I already don't want it to end. Since I've been staying up very LATE and getting up very EARLY, I will recap the last couple of days tomorrow morning or this weekend.But I ju... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028783 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:01:00 +0100 5028783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028786&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Floudesthouseonblock.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fswimming-lessons-today.html Trey is still not completely safe in the pool yet, so we are starting another round of lessons.  My sister and I basically grew up in the water, of course in Texas pools are on every corner it (or at least it seems like it).  Here where we sp... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028786 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:16:00 +0100 5028786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028790&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrullfamily5.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsummer-time-sum-sum-summertime.html The kids have been out of school for over a month and are enjoying the lazy, hazy days of summer. My cousin, Jeff gave us their old swimming pool( which they outgrew, but is a perfect size for us). The kids would live in it if we let them.Our days have... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028790 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:06:00 +0100 5028790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028794&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fcyrus_helped_the_deaf_in_haiti.html <img alt="Miley Cyrus.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Miley%20Cyrus.jpg" width="195" height="250" style="float: right; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" Teen star Miley Cyrus was humbled during a charity trip to Haiti after visiting children suffering from hearing disabilities. The singer/actress travelled to the city of Port-Au-Prince earlier this year, with her mother, Tish, to see the relief efforts made by workers at her Get UR Good On organisation, which she set up to encourage young people to get involved in philanthropy. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028794 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:38 +0100 5028794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028795&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fthoughtful-thursday.html It's been awhile since a thoughtful Thursday post.  For those new here, it is when I post at least one thoughtful thing my kids did throughout the week.  I do this to remind myself that things are not always as bad as they seem.  LOL.&nb... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028795 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:00 +0100 5028795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028797&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsunshinesienna.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fshes-growing.html  Here's an update on her health issues.We've been seeing this amazing pediatrician in Edmonton since January, trying to get her health and growth on track. He said for most people a cold lasts 7-10 days but when a person can't shake it, either ast... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028797 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:06:00 +0100 5028797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028798&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4143 Danielle was born severely-to-profoundly deaf and was fitted with hearing aids at a young age.  She shares the struggles of growing up with hearing loss due to the lack of parental involvement and help from the school.  However, there is a happy ending to the story! My name is Danielle.  Since birth, I have had [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028798 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:03:58 +0100 5028798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028805&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmisskri-ourjourneytothehearingworld.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Ffamily-advocacy-day.html http://http//childrenshospitals.typepad.com/2011allstars/2011/07/meet-thomas-k-parma-oh.html#commentsThis will be Thomas' card...like a baseball card that we can hand out to politicians (just in case he doesn't feel like talking).Thomas and I are getti... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028805 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:09:00 +0100 5028805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028806&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fask-me-anything.html I thought I'm always the one writing stuff on here, time for others to write something.  Well, ask something.  We're pretty much an open book in this home.  Shoot, after adopting 10 kids internationally, your life becomes an open book.&n... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028806 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:33:00 +0100 5028806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028807&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Frallycapsdotnet.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Flightning-bugs-and-buttercream-icing.html I remember running around in cutoff jeans shorts with my sister under the Weeping Willow tree on Nemo Road, catching lightning bugs. We used to grab a glass jar, poke holes in the lid and fill that jar with those crawling bugs. Now, Sofia runs through... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028807 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:45:00 +0100 5028807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008499&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fspelling_challenge_launched_in.html School children are being urged to take part in a special challenge to improve their spelling and learn about sign language. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008499 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:10:36 +0100 5008499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008500&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fgirl-time.html sorry for the long absence.this summer has been packed with sickness, house guests, and business,so i've been neglecting the blog.plus it has been more fun to play with my girls than sit at a computer.there are moments with these two that are intoxicat... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008500 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:13:00 +0100 5008500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997708&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4076 Many cochlear implant recipients and parents of cochlear implant recipients are aware that MRI scans are absolutely not allowed unless if the magnet in the internal implant has been removed, and the MRI scan is only up to 1.5 tesla (up to 0.2 Tesla with magnet in place for Med-el recipients) according to the FDA [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997708 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:55:19 +0100 4997708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997709&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F07%2Fmayor_of_rushcliffe_presents_c.html <img alt="The Ear Foundation.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/The%20Ear%20Foundation.jpg" width="243" height="188" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" As Cllr Mrs Marie Males comes to the end of her term of office, she presented a cheque for £10,000.00 to The Ear Foundation, which has been her chosen ‘Charity of the Year’ during her year in office as Mayor of Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottingham. Attending the event were children with cochlear implants who have been helped by the many fundraising activities hosted by the Mayor in the past 12 months. The cheque was presented to the charity’s Chief Executive, Dr Sue Archbold and Chairman, John Atkins. (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997709 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:42:44 +0100 4997709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997715&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmisskri-ourjourneytothehearingworld.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fsummer.html We've been enjoying our summer. We try to work on academics a little bit everyday and I've been trying to prepare myself to go out and buy Thomas his school uniforms. I can't believe he will be in school all day in just a few months. I'm going to miss ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997715 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:40:00 +0100 4997715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997720&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjazzieandtahlia.typepad.com%2Fmy_weblog%2F2011%2F07%2Fchesapeake-bay-day-4.html The two lovely ladies who did most of the cooking. Aunt Maria and my mother-in-law Tahlia and uncle Bill: Tahlia and Cera: Jazzie was SO nervous to go on the jet ski, but when she finally did she LOVED it!... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997720 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 03:43:37 +0100 4997720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997723&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcochlearimplantonline.com%2Fsite%2F%3Fp%3D4052 While I’m not going to go into details about the last three episodes of Switched at Birth as the summaries can be found online, I am going to focus solely on the deaf-related issues. Episode 2: At the beginning of the episode, as Daphne has breakfast with the Kennishes, the whole family are talking to [...] (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997723 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:57:22 +0100 4997723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997725&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabyears.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fhe-didnt-even-know-what-hit.html I haven't posted in a while because I've been in the hospital with Liam.  He's home now, and well on his way to a complete recovery but it was pretty touch and go for a while there.  So, here's what happened:CJ got to attend a local baseball ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997725 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:45:00 +0100 4997725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997732&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMissKatsDeafJourney%2F%7E3%2F3ARhIX3qqsc%2Fwouldnt-word-just-be-audist.html I have been perusing the blogs of late and something has been driving me batty. This word "audistic". That word makes no sense to me...linguistically speaking. The word "audism" is derived similarly to words like "sexism" and "racism", corre... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997732 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +0100 4997732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992860&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthelawrencetriplets.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fday-one.html We picked up Ciaran's hearing aids this morning. He was very excited and couldn't wait to go get them. He seemed like he was really trying to be excited even though I could tell he was a little nervous. He did awesome. He was great with the audiologist... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992860 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:34:00 +0100 4992860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992862&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2F10kidsin2010.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Frisperdal-recall.html Saw this on one of our FAS support groups.  We have two kids on these meds.  Fortunately, our kids dosages are not in the recall category.  However, I thought I'd post in case someone's kids out there are.  Copying & pasting:FDA... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992862 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:26:00 +0100 4992862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992865&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fveesadventures.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fryan-9-months.html Dear Ryan,Wow, 9 months already! Very soon you'll have been on the outside of me longer than you were inside. I look at you and I'm astonished at how much you've grown, and how much you've accomplished this month.One very notable thing this month is yo... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992865 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:50:00 +0100 4992865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992867&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcacophonytosymphony.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fdifference-part-3.html Part 1Part 2At that moment, I realized I had a conscious decision to make. I could get defensive, cry, storm out and say they weren't legally allowed to ask me about my hearing loss (were they? I'm still not even sure?), or I could put my advocacy skil... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992867 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:44:00 +0100 4992867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992870&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedeafblog.co.uk%2F2011%2F06%2Feva_longoria_learns_sign_langu.html <img alt="Eva Longoria.jpg" src="http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/Eva%20Longoria.jpg" width="196" height="250" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 2px 0px" The Desperate Housewives star, who recently launched her own cook book Eva's Kitchen, decided to learn how to sign so that she can communicate with her deaf fans. Speaking at the 9th Annual GLAD Benefit Extravaganza, which was recently held in support of deaf and hard of hearing people, she said: "I've had a lot of deaf people who have bought my book and I've been able to talk to them about what my favorite recipe is and what to cook." (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992870 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:05:09 +0100 4992870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992872&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Flivelaughlovefamily.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Flast-day.html What an absolutely phenomenal year.He worked SO hard.He played even harder.Today during the All-School Assembly the principal asked all the student's what their homework for the summer was. In a gym with over 100 kids, Christian raised his hand and ans... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992872 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:16:00 +0100 4992872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4992874&cid=t_177590_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoodbuthard.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Ftimes.html yes, i did just reference that super awesome elementary-school-era ability to stop a game, a conversation, or time, by saying "times!"my life is currently on hold.four high schoolers are staying at our house this week and i didn't quite realize how all... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4992874 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0100 4992874