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[Guest guest]

Hello All-

Allow me to introduce myself and my family. My name

is Lori and I have three children, 2 boys and a little

girl, ages 16, 11, and 3.5 respectively. My Daughter

anne is HOH. She has a profound hearing loss in

her right ear as a result of meningitis in October of

'99. The audiologist tells me that amplification is

not necessary nor will it benefir her. She is verbal

but her articulation is not always good. (She also has

other problems, PVL and CVID, so she is a little

slower than most kids her age). Anyway, the point of

this letter is to get opinions from you people who

have been through this. I want to know what (if

anything) I should be doing for her. Should I get her

an FM auditory trainer for at home use? THe school

will provide one for her use there. What do I do when

she is outside and cannot hear me? Do I need special

smoke alarms or phones that blink the lights or am I

way too crazy and I should just calm down and let her

be?!!! She is my child and I want to do all I can to

help her, only I am not sure what I should be doing.

I also know that it could be way worse and she could

have lost her hearing totally. Believe me, I thank

God everyday that she only lost hearing in one ear.

Any information you pass on would be greatly

appreciated. Thank you in advance and have a great

day.

Lori

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lori:

I'm a HOH mother of two children, one HOH, the other hearing. I've worn

hearing aids since the age of 3 and am completely oral. Over the years,

my hearing declined and I am now profound in both ears. As things came

along, my parents added things around the house to make things easier. I

highly recommend the use of light signals around the house for the

doorbell, the telephone, the burglar alarm and the fire alarm. While I

could hear all these things when my aids were in, there were plenty of

times that I needed the flashing lights. For instance, if I was watching

tv or on the telephone, I didn't always notice if the doorbell was

ringing. You can buy things through any assistive device catalog or

website. My parents just had strobes put in. In my own house now, we had

our alarm company hardwire our system and he made a little light panel

that has 4 different tiny bulbs that light up depending on what is

ringing. There are vibrating pagers that you can get through the

catalogs that may be good for when your daughter is outside and can't

hear you. I think they work within 1 or 2 miles. I'm sure I'll be

getting one for my daughter soon. How is your daughter's hearing in the

other ear? I hope these suggestions are helpful. One company that has an

extensive website and catalog is Communications,

www.harriscomm.com. You may want to browse around and see if they have

devices that will be helpful.

Good luck,

a

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list Xuan,

I only use a cheeper scale that I bought years ago and I think it works

good. It may not be as exact as the digital ones but I will use it till I

need to buy a different one.

There are tons of personal sites that you can check out on the net for

inspiration as far as WW goes. Not just the WW board. I have a list of

sites that I took off of one board one time that I could send you if you

would like it.

Theresa

Hello All,

I just joined the group and hope to find some support and inspiration.

Currently, I am a new WW Online member and also cull the website's message

boards for good tips on weight loss.

I was also hoping if anybody has any recommendations for digital food

scales. I find that weighing food gives me a more accurate picture of how

much I am actually consuming. Any advice would be appreciated!

Anyway, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.

Xuan Mai