Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 In a message dated 5/6/2004 7:48:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, bingrao@... writes: The 500/1000/2000 average covers the frequencies of speech that people with normal hearing need to understand speech (closely relates to the frequencies transmitted by a standard land line phone). No wonder why some doctor said I had profound to total loss, for I never had response at 1,000 and above. Is there truly such term, " total " used after profound? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 In a message dated 5/6/04 12:18:06 PM, spottedlee@... writes: > Is there truly such term, " total " used after profound? > Deaf as a door nail??? that was me! susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 There is a term " anacusis " which means no measurable hearing. My son's right ear is like this. Even at the maximum output of the audiometer (120 dB) he hears nothing. This is pretty rare as most people with " profound " losses have some residual hearing. It is very interesting to me how two people with the same amount of residual hearing (in dB) can have such different abilities to use that hearing. ____________________________________________ Best Regards, Brad Ingrao, M.S.Ed. CCC-A, FAAA Editor EDEN - The Electronic Deaf Education Network www.bradingrao.com e-mail: info@... Re: severe/profound In a message dated 5/6/2004 7:48:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, bingrao@... writes: The 500/1000/2000 average covers the frequencies of speech that people with normal hearing need to understand speech (closely relates to the frequencies transmitted by a standard land line phone). No wonder why some doctor said I had profound to total loss, for I never had response at 1,000 and above. Is there truly such term, " total " used after profound? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 right on lisa! im really inspired by how well you do lisa and i think u will be happy with how you will do with a ci too. im in same boat people are surprised how i do with what residual hearing i have, but i dont have to deal with blindness. thanks for sharing about yourself. i look forward to hearing about your journey with ci as you travel on... best luck! joni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 In a message dated 5/6/04 5:40:36 PM, bingrao@... writes: > anacusis > ahhhhhh i finally learned what i am or was .... without CI i have no measurable hearing in both ears and yes it is very rare of course i didn't know this when i lost my hearing i thought when someone said they were deaf it meant just like me boy did i every learn how wrong i was susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi Brad, That amazes me as well. I've been told by several of my audis how impressed they are with how I always try to use what residual hearing I have despite what they consider to be a very severe hearing loss . I explain that because of my blindness, I have no other choice since I can't rely on lipreading or other visual cues to help me understand what I don't hear. Also, since getting an interpreter or captionist requires several days advance notice, sometimes I have to use other communication methods that are less convenient but perfectly " doable " (i.e., Braille/raised print alphabet card, print on palm, TeleBraille, FM system, Tellatouch, fingerspelling). It's interesting how some people who call themselves " deaf " or " partially deaf " have quite a bit of residual hearing while others who are profoundly deaf call themselves HoH. As an audiologist, it must be difficult for you to assimilate what someone tells you with the reality of what you're observing. For example, a client tells you that they are doing fine with their current HAs even though they're constantly asking you to repeat yourself. It's also interesting to note how two different people can react to varying degrees of hearing loss. For instance, one person may cope with a 50 dB hearing loss quite well while another is devastated by a 30 dB loss. Thank goodness there are no hard and fast rules regarding all of this! We're all human and react to things differently based on our own personal experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi Joni, Thanks for the nice compliments!! <smile> I'm really looking forward to this new journey -- no matter what happens. No matter if I'm a candidate or not and no matter if my CI is successful or not. Sometimes you just have to work with the cards you're given. That's easier said than done, but having a positive attitude can go a long way in making a difficult situation better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 , You've hit the nail on the head as far as people's self-labels and the data. You should be an audiologist! ____________________________________________ Best Regards, Brad Ingrao, M.S.Ed. CCC-A, FAAA Editor EDEN - The Electronic Deaf Education Network www.bradingrao.com e-mail: info@... Re: severe/profound Hi Brad, That amazes me as well. I've been told by several of my audis how impressed they are with how I always try to use what residual hearing I have despite what they consider to be a very severe hearing loss . I explain that because of my blindness, I have no other choice since I can't rely on lipreading or other visual cues to help me understand what I don't hear. Also, since getting an interpreter or captionist requires several days advance notice, sometimes I have to use other communication methods that are less convenient but perfectly " doable " (i.e., Braille/raised print alphabet card, print on palm, TeleBraille, FM system, Tellatouch, fingerspelling). It's interesting how some people who call themselves " deaf " or " partially deaf " have quite a bit of residual hearing while others who are profoundly deaf call themselves HoH. As an audiologist, it must be difficult for you to assimilate what someone tells you with the reality of what you're observing. For example, a client tells you that they are doing fine with their current HAs even though they're constantly asking you to repeat yourself. It's also interesting to note how two different people can react to varying degrees of hearing loss. For instance, one person may cope with a 50 dB hearing loss quite well while another is devastated by a 30 dB loss. Thank goodness there are no hard and fast rules regarding all of this! We're all human and react to things differently based on our own personal experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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