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A really useless transcription

Barely enough to get the gist of what he’s saying…. could have done better just focusing on trying to hear.
I prefer using text relay versus captel. The relay operator is a better advocate than I am for myself.
Outcome: no CI activation until the 4th even though I had an appt scheduled for tomorrow with the audiologists. [...]

Using the phone with a relay service

I just read a post over at earplugs about dealing with phone calls that have the voice menu systems.  A nuissance for deaf and hearing alike.
In the past years I’ve gotten very comfortable making these kinds of calls though. I am much more comfortable with calls to someone who gets paid to answer the phone and [...]

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I'm a 30 year old girl originally from upstate NY. I work full time as an engineer and try to pack as many hobbies into the other 14 hours of my day as I can. I lost my hearing at age 14 and have been using hearing aids since then. In April 2009 I received my first cochlear implant. That went really well so in December 2009 I got the second. The CIs are what prompted me to start writing publicly - but I try to cover other things as well.

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