Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 wrote: < I got an ABI and I would love to share my story. Where do I send it to?? > Hi - at the very least - update your bio on Crew web page. but share some of it here for the Crew and especially the new Crew that weren't around for last big ABI discussion. hugs, LynnBK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 , another place to share your story is the NF2 Review. Send your story to Petieto<sp>. Mikey At 12:48 PM 12/1/1999 EST, you wrote: >From: LynnBK@... > > wrote: > > < I got an ABI and I would love to share my story. Where do I send it to?? >> > >Hi - >at the very least - update your bio on Crew web page. >but share some of it here for the Crew and especially the new Crew that >weren't around for last big ABI discussion. >hugs, >LynnBK >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 1999 Report Share Posted December 5, 1999 Hi , I'm curious, was this person's name Kirstin Wolfe? Mark ----Original Message Follows---- All I recall is that she was studying to be a lawyer. See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 1999 Report Share Posted December 5, 1999 Hey all you ABI types, I've been wondering for some time now what you actually 'hear' with the ABI. There was an ABI workshop at the San Francisco ALDAcon. Two girls did it who had ABI's. One of them was HEI's darling at the time. All I recall is that she was studying to be a lawyer. In any case, I asked them what they heard with the ABI. All they said was 'well, it's hard to decribe but I love my ABI'. OK, so you love it but what do you hear??? Do you hear words? If you closed your eyes and someone spoke to you, would you know what they said? Or do you hear a sort of 'buzz buzz' that helps you to lip read and have simple yes/no type conversations on the phone. I never did find out. So I'm asking all you other ABI users out there. Can anyone tell me? >From: LynnBK@... > > wrote: > > < I got an ABI and I would love to share my story. Where do I send it to?? >> > >Hi - >at the very least - update your bio on Crew web page. >but share some of it here for the Crew and especially the new Crew that >weren't around for last big ABI discussion. >hugs, >LynnBK >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 1999 Report Share Posted December 5, 1999 Hey , Wow Ken Arcia?! I met Ken Arcia during Deaf Expo, he's a rather nice guy. Mark ----Original Message Follows---- The other girl was Ken Arcia's sister. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 1999 Report Share Posted December 5, 1999 Mark, That certainly rings a bell (ding-dong!). The other girl was Ken Arcia's sister. As you must know by now, I am not good at remembering names!! > > >Hi , > >I'm curious, was this person's name Kirstin Wolfe? > > >Mark > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 1999 Report Share Posted December 6, 1999 , The ABI does not work the same as the cochlear, if someone is talking behind you or you have your eyes closed then there is no way you will be able to know what they are saying, but it does help lipreading alot !! Adam who also really loves his ABI Re: re: ABI > From: ffusca@... ( A. Fusca) > > Hey all you ABI types, > > I've been wondering for some time now what you actually 'hear' with the ABI. > There was an ABI workshop at the San Francisco ALDAcon. Two girls did it who > had ABI's. One of them was HEI's darling at the time. All I recall is that > she was studying to be a lawyer. In any case, I asked them what they heard > with the ABI. All they said was 'well, it's hard to decribe but I love my > ABI'. OK, so you love it but what do you hear??? Do you hear words? If you > closed your eyes and someone spoke to you, would you know what they said? Or > do you hear a sort of 'buzz buzz' that helps you to lip read and have simple > yes/no type conversations on the phone. > > I never did find out. So I'm asking all you other ABI users out there. Can > anyone tell me? > > > > >From: LynnBK@... > > > > wrote: > > > > < I got an ABI and I would love to share my story. Where do I send it to?? > >> > > > >Hi - > >at the very least - update your bio on Crew web page. > >but share some of it here for the Crew and especially the new Crew that > >weren't around for last big ABI discussion. > >hugs, > >LynnBK > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! > >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 1999 Report Share Posted December 6, 1999 Unfortunately, both Ken and his sister have NF2. They are both very upbeat about it. Ken was on the Crew a long time ago. I think he dropped out due to all the ALDA work he got involed in. > > >Hey , > >Wow Ken Arcia?! I met Ken Arcia during Deaf Expo, he's a rather nice guy. > >Mark > > >----Original Message Follows---- >The other girl was Ken Arcia's >sister. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 1999 Report Share Posted December 8, 1999 Hi Adam, Thanks to you and everyone else who posted about their ABI's. What everyone said was basically what I thought the ABI was like. The reason I asked is because I 'heard' rumors someone with an ABI can talk on the phone. Actually, I can talk on the phone too but cant seem to hear on it. Perhaps the person with the ABI meant they can hear the phone ring. Or perhaps they meant they can have a simple conversation on the phone where hmmm means 'yes' and hmmm hmmm means 'no'. If computers can talk this way, I guess people can too. > > >, > >The ABI does not work the same as the cochlear, if someone is talking behind >you or you have your eyes closed then there is no way you will be able to >know what they are saying, but it does help lipreading alot !! > >Adam who also really loves his ABI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 1999 Report Share Posted December 9, 1999 There is someone who has the ABI who can talk on the phone and her name is Gail Umphries, and she is from Michigan. The video plays in HEI. marie Re: re: ABI >From: ffusca@... ( A. Fusca) > >Hi Adam, > >Thanks to you and everyone else who posted about their ABI's. What everyone >said was basically what I thought the ABI was like. The reason I asked is >because I 'heard' rumors someone with an ABI can talk on the phone. >Actually, I can talk on the phone too but cant seem to hear on it. Perhaps >the person with the ABI meant they can hear the phone ring. Or perhaps they >meant they can have a simple conversation on the phone where hmmm means >'yes' and hmmm hmmm means 'no'. If computers can talk this way, I guess >people can too. > > > >> >> >>, >> >>The ABI does not work the same as the cochlear, if someone is talking behind >>you or you have your eyes closed then there is no way you will be able to >>know what they are saying, but it does help lipreading alot !! >> >>Adam who also really loves his ABI >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2000 Report Share Posted January 18, 2000 http://www.cochlear.com/resources/ This web page lists multiple sites (with detailed contact information) for Nucleus Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) Clinics in the U.S. (CA, IL, IN, IA, MO, NY, PA, TN, TX) " For additional information on the Multichannel ABI system please contact Cochlear Corporation at v/tdd. " (I copied that from the web-page.) I guess they would know other places in the world... (although I don't know if they would offer info. if it was for another company's implant, it it exists) But Cochlear is an international company, so there may be ABI clinics in other countries... (I only did a quick look around...) (who loves her snow, but is quite envious of Jennette's trip to Hawaii) Alaska and Hawaii are definitely on my " dream vacation " lists! Maybe I need to change my occupational choice to gameshow contestant... --- sherynstewart wrote: > Is there anywhere else in the world that offers the > ABI implant __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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