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A really useless transcription

By Sara on December 28, 2009

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 [...]

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Using the phone with a relay service

By Sara on July 1, 2009

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 [...]

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I'm a 30-something year old girl originally from upstate NY and now living in central Virginia. My background is in mechanical engineering and I worked full time as an engineer for 8 years. In 2010 I quit my job and started a laser engraving business.

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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