Re: Re: hearing aid questions

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--- You wrote:

Ok, I noticed that a lot of you talk about paying this all on your own. Buying

the aids, the batteries, everything. Do you not get any financial aid? We live

in Phoenix and have a program called CRS (Childrens Rehab Services). I think

you have to have certain income requirements, but they pay for everything: Ear

molds, batteries, hearing aids, even dental stuff (he doesn't need that yet). I

have private insurance plus medicaid and then crs pays for all the above. I

haven't paid a dime for Christian since he was born. Even thought he's a

$1,000,000 plus baby (yes, you read that right!). He's probably up to 1,250,000

by now!

Anyways, does anyone else not get this? I don't know if it's because Christian

gets social security that we get all this stuff, but I'm just curious! I don't

know that I'd be able to afford all the " stuff " he needs without it!

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- you're one of the lucky ones. Most of us have had to fight our

private insurers, our school districts or just paid for aids on our own,

unfortunately.... There's no such program in New Hampshire, unfortunately.

Barbara

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--- You wrote:

Thats really stinks Barbara. I know this stuff is very expensive. Especially

when Christian will get his ci next year. I'm wondering why they don't have

those programs everywhere!?!?!?! I mean, poor people deserve to have hearing

aids too, but it's unfair to ask the non-poor (by this I do not in any way mean

rich) to pay out of pocket. I am lucky, but it's been rough coming. Look what

I had to do to get it, have a preemie. And I'm thinking his prematurity (the

issues that come with that) caused his deafness. Not fair to anyone. I'm sorry

you don't have those programs where you live. I've been told we have really

good schools out here too. Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when

he's 2 years and 9 months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with

ci going to a mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the

future!

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We managed to persuade our insurance company to pay but it wasn't easy - I think

it's terrible that other parents need to know to ask or do ask and then get

turned down... I agree that it's not covered when other things that don't seem

as important are!

Barbara

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In a message dated 10/17/2004 5:54:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

s_lynne_flores@... writes:

Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!

,

I can't imagine why there wouldn't be. Our son is HOH, wears aids and is

completely mainstreamed. I cannot see why a CI would be any different.

Depending

on the kid's specific needs and abilities, mainstreaming is certainly an

option.

Ian has an FM system hooked up to his aids, services of a teacher of the

deaf (TOD or HIRS in the official paperwork) and now a kind of laptop that

allows him to type his calss notes. There are all kinds of services, devices and

modifications that can be put in place to enable a child to be mainstreamed.

But before chosing that option, you have to be sure that mainstreaming is the

best placement for your kid. Everyone is different and some kids thrive in the

mainstream and some don't. So, take this one as it comes. Try out different

situations, and see how you child does. If you follow their lead, you'll find

just the right solution.

Best -- Jill

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In PA we have Medical Assistance that pays for everything earmolds, hearing

aids, fm system, speech therapy, dental etc. . We don't meet the income

requirements for Social Security, but we do meet the requirements for the

Medical Assistance, which covers everything that Aetna doesn't.

Take Care,

Colleen

Re: Re: hearing aid questions

>

> Ok, I noticed that a lot of you talk about paying this all on your own.

Buying the aids, the batteries, everything. Do you not get any financial

aid? We live in Phoenix and have a program called CRS (Childrens Rehab

Services). I think you have to have certain income requirements, but they

pay for everything: Ear molds, batteries, hearing aids, even dental stuff

(he doesn't need that yet). I have private insurance plus medicaid and then

crs pays for all the above. I haven't paid a dime for Christian since he

was born. Even thought he's a $1,000,000 plus baby (yes, you read that

right!). He's probably up to 1,250,000 by now!

>

> Anyways, does anyone else not get this? I don't know if it's because

Christian gets social security that we get all this stuff, but I'm just

curious! I don't know that I'd be able to afford all the " stuff " he needs

without it!

>

>

>

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>>Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!>>

,

Both of my daughters have been mainstreamed throughout their education.

They are now in the fourth and sixth grade prospectivly. Both the girls have

Ci's.

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>>Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!>>

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Both of my daughters have been mainstreamed throughout their education.

They are now in the fourth and sixth grade prospectivly. Both the girls have

Ci's.

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>>Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!>>

,

Both of my daughters have been mainstreamed throughout their education.

They are now in the fourth and sixth grade prospectivly. Both the girls have

Ci's.

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In a message dated 10/22/04 8:00:46 PM Central Daylight Time,

kay@... writes:

>

> >>Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

> months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

> mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!>>

>

> JD has always been mainstreamed, both during the hearing aid years and

> during the CI years.

>

>

also has always been mainstreamed while wearing a hearing aid and with

her CI. She started in preschool, age 3 and is now in 2nd grade. She's doing

well.

Suzette

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In a message dated 10/22/04 8:00:46 PM Central Daylight Time,

kay@... writes:

>

> >>Christian will start preschool at a deaf school when he's 2 years and 9

> months old. Speaking of which, are any of your children with ci going to a

> mainstream school in a normal classroom? Just curious for in the future!>>

>

> JD has always been mainstreamed, both during the hearing aid years and

> during the CI years.

>

>

also has always been mainstreamed while wearing a hearing aid and with

her CI. She started in preschool, age 3 and is now in 2nd grade. She's doing

well.

Suzette