Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 , Deaf people without hearing aids or cochlear implants are allowed to drive. They can proove themselves just like others. No they can't hear a siren but they can usually see it comming long before others. Personally I can't usually hear a siren anyway until after I see it. Anyway it doesn't matter if they have a CI or a hearing aid or neither they can still get a drivers license. Re: Letting go.. My daughter is 14 & she is talking about driving, I guess the age is coming for drivers ed in school--i am wondering how this all works. I have an aquaintance whos daughter wears a cochlear & she is driving---i dont get that---can they her the car honk-----????? Will my daughter hear that???? she has moderate to severe hearing loss & that will always freak me out when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 , Deaf people without hearing aids or cochlear implants are allowed to drive. They can proove themselves just like others. No they can't hear a siren but they can usually see it comming long before others. Personally I can't usually hear a siren anyway until after I see it. Anyway it doesn't matter if they have a CI or a hearing aid or neither they can still get a drivers license. Re: Letting go.. My daughter is 14 & she is talking about driving, I guess the age is coming for drivers ed in school--i am wondering how this all works. I have an aquaintance whos daughter wears a cochlear & she is driving---i dont get that---can they her the car honk-----????? Will my daughter hear that???? she has moderate to severe hearing loss & that will always freak me out when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 In a message dated 8/14/2004 2:17:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, gjstarfish@... writes: <<My daughter is 14 & she is talking about driving, I guess the age is coming for drivers ed in school--i am wondering how this all works. I have an aquaintance whos daughter wears a cochlear & she is driving---i dont get that---can they her the car honk-----????? Will my daughter hear that???? she has moderate to severe hearing loss & that will always freak me out when the time comes.>> This made me laugh. Sorry. It's not that your concern isn't legitimate, it's just that my son will be 5 next month, and he is ALREADY making plans for when he turns 16 and will be driving. His choice of car has changed many times, but based on the stories he tells, he definitely plans on being a fast, wreckless driver. I only wish I could have waited until he was 14 to start worrying about this! LOL. ~Rhonda~ Mom to Audrey, 7, hearing & Neal, 4 1/2, CII 6-11-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 In a message dated 8/14/2004 2:17:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, gjstarfish@... writes: <<My daughter is 14 & she is talking about driving, I guess the age is coming for drivers ed in school--i am wondering how this all works. I have an aquaintance whos daughter wears a cochlear & she is driving---i dont get that---can they her the car honk-----????? Will my daughter hear that???? she has moderate to severe hearing loss & that will always freak me out when the time comes.>> This made me laugh. Sorry. It's not that your concern isn't legitimate, it's just that my son will be 5 next month, and he is ALREADY making plans for when he turns 16 and will be driving. His choice of car has changed many times, but based on the stories he tells, he definitely plans on being a fast, wreckless driver. I only wish I could have waited until he was 14 to start worrying about this! LOL. ~Rhonda~ Mom to Audrey, 7, hearing & Neal, 4 1/2, CII 6-11-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 In a message dated 8/14/2004 2:17:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, gjstarfish@... writes: <<My daughter is 14 & she is talking about driving, I guess the age is coming for drivers ed in school--i am wondering how this all works. I have an aquaintance whos daughter wears a cochlear & she is driving---i dont get that---can they her the car honk-----????? Will my daughter hear that???? she has moderate to severe hearing loss & that will always freak me out when the time comes.>> This made me laugh. Sorry. It's not that your concern isn't legitimate, it's just that my son will be 5 next month, and he is ALREADY making plans for when he turns 16 and will be driving. His choice of car has changed many times, but based on the stories he tells, he definitely plans on being a fast, wreckless driver. I only wish I could have waited until he was 14 to start worrying about this! LOL. ~Rhonda~ Mom to Audrey, 7, hearing & Neal, 4 1/2, CII 6-11-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 my son has a cochlear implant and he can hear the horns honking, sirens and all that stuff. He usually hears it before I do and tells me to watch out for the moving hospital (ambulance). He is almost 11 and still calls it that just to aggravate me. When he wore aids he could hear horns and all too. Aided he tested at 20-35 dB. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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