Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 LATEX ALLERY Why not try buying very small non latex gloves and cutting the fingers off to fit on the hearing aids. Haven't tried it but just a thought. We mainly use hats. The brimmed, floppy fishing hats are great as they don't really block the sound. Also, please note that long hair will also block the sound. My son loses alot of his hearing ability when his hair is over his ears. He immediately requests a haircut. So, don't forget an important little factor like that. Makes me wonder about how much functional hearing ability girls, who wear their long hair down, lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 In a message dated 8/5/2004 10:37:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, semesky@... writes: My son loses alot of his hearing ability when his hair is over his ears. He immediately requests a haircut. Mine does that as well. He use to have the basic 1950s businessman standard haircut and preferred it, even when his friends were all getting the close cropped look. At one point I think he debated going for the long look (and pony tail) some friends had, but it bothered his aides -- they started to squeal before the hair was long enough for the ponytail. Then about 6 months ago he requested the styist cut it all off and close to his head. Now he has it really short, but not quite a military flat top. He complains when it gets even a half inch too long and we're back to the mall for another cut. Sometimes when there's no time for the mall, I'll trim around his ears. Seems odd since the hair I'm chopping off is the length he use to wear it, but he says it blocks his aides. (shrug) It's all personal preference I guess. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 On 8/5/04 4:11 AM, " Listen-Up " <Listen-Up > wrote: > Sometimes I wonder what I'll do when the kids are off at college. I > plan to to work no more than part time from now (they are going into > 1st and 5th grade) through their high school, or at least middle > school, unless our circumstances change and I have to. My kids > don't seem to need me as much physically as they get older, but I > find they need me more emotionally, and I would feel better if > someone (me!) was tuned in to them. This has worked for me. My kids are 16 and 20 (and she's away at college most of the year), but I still work part-time. From the time my son was diagnosed (after HiB meningitis) 15 years agao until he was in 1st grade I did not work at all. When he started 1st grade, I started working part-time-I am an accountant, so it's a very easy field to find part-time work. I work 18 hours a week and I have appreciated being able to be involved with both of them. And now that I certainly could, I have NO desire to return to full time work. Part-time has been the best of both worlds for me. My husband also has a very flexible schedule (he manages our 80 acre avocado farm) and probably only works 20 or so hours a week, so he was also very involved in the day to day stuff. Having said all that, I think it is very possible to successfully raise kids and work full time-and it happens all the time. Joan Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 On 8/5/04 4:11 AM, " Listen-Up " <Listen-Up > wrote: > Sometimes I wonder what I'll do when the kids are off at college. I > plan to to work no more than part time from now (they are going into > 1st and 5th grade) through their high school, or at least middle > school, unless our circumstances change and I have to. My kids > don't seem to need me as much physically as they get older, but I > find they need me more emotionally, and I would feel better if > someone (me!) was tuned in to them. This has worked for me. My kids are 16 and 20 (and she's away at college most of the year), but I still work part-time. From the time my son was diagnosed (after HiB meningitis) 15 years agao until he was in 1st grade I did not work at all. When he started 1st grade, I started working part-time-I am an accountant, so it's a very easy field to find part-time work. I work 18 hours a week and I have appreciated being able to be involved with both of them. And now that I certainly could, I have NO desire to return to full time work. Part-time has been the best of both worlds for me. My husband also has a very flexible schedule (he manages our 80 acre avocado farm) and probably only works 20 or so hours a week, so he was also very involved in the day to day stuff. Having said all that, I think it is very possible to successfully raise kids and work full time-and it happens all the time. Joan Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 On 8/5/04 4:11 AM, " Listen-Up " <Listen-Up > wrote: > Sometimes I wonder what I'll do when the kids are off at college. I > plan to to work no more than part time from now (they are going into > 1st and 5th grade) through their high school, or at least middle > school, unless our circumstances change and I have to. My kids > don't seem to need me as much physically as they get older, but I > find they need me more emotionally, and I would feel better if > someone (me!) was tuned in to them. This has worked for me. My kids are 16 and 20 (and she's away at college most of the year), but I still work part-time. From the time my son was diagnosed (after HiB meningitis) 15 years agao until he was in 1st grade I did not work at all. When he started 1st grade, I started working part-time-I am an accountant, so it's a very easy field to find part-time work. I work 18 hours a week and I have appreciated being able to be involved with both of them. And now that I certainly could, I have NO desire to return to full time work. Part-time has been the best of both worlds for me. My husband also has a very flexible schedule (he manages our 80 acre avocado farm) and probably only works 20 or so hours a week, so he was also very involved in the day to day stuff. Having said all that, I think it is very possible to successfully raise kids and work full time-and it happens all the time. Joan Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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