http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/ Hard of Hearing UK - A friendly club for Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:00:52 GMT Cherry Cullen http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9285 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9285 I got some of the cards in the RNID magazine a while ago but have run out. I was recently at a theatre and had requested their advertised loop which is infra Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:02 GMT ciaosarah1881 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9284 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9284 When I was recently at a 'Box Office' I found that even though they displayed the loop system logo, when I askd if it was switched on, (I could hardly hear) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:09:53 GMT ciaosarah1881 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9283 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9283 I'm a fairly new hearing aid user(6yrs) & I too, go from feeling perfectly ok with my hearing aids & sometimes feeling I do NOT need them! But of course, when Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:50:50 GMT hohsaffron http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9282 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9282 I think many in here will be able to relate to that! Even though my hearing loss is now profound, noise can really affect me. I came back from the fireworks Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:47 GMT Cherry Cullen http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9281 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9281 Well I admit I do swing between wanting to hear more and wanting to throw my aids across the room and embrace the silence! Cherry Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:52:46 GMT Darren Thorman http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9280 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9280 im quite ok with my deafness actually took me a long time to accept it but no urge to hear more To: hardofhearinguk@... From: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:23:09 GMT lidia best http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9279 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9279 He, he. Now, that I like! In the end, we just want to hear better. ... From: Cherry Cullen To: hardofhearinguk@... Sent: Saturday, November 07, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:18:24 GMT Cherry Cullen http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9278 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9278 I have to say I dont care how funny I might look if I could hear better! My hearing aids are quite discreet and hidden by hair but I would use an ear trumpet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:11 GMT http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9277 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9277 Reminder from: hardofhearinguk Yahoo! Group http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/cal Saturday Club at Southport Centre for the Deaf Saturday 7 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:52:46 GMT hohsaffron http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9276 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9276 Thanks Lidia :). Re lipreading, well, that is certainly true for me, but I think it depends on the person. Most people who are very good lipreaders are Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:05 GMT lidia best http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9275 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9275 nothing cheeky about it. everybody choose the best way of communication, as they want and feel it. Still lipreading is a difficult thing to master. To me, sign Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:19 GMT Darren Thorman http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9274 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9274 sorry being cheeky but had to say something is lipreading acceptable then compared to signing? as i wouldve thought a lot of people has been expected to learn Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:32:27 GMT lidia best http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9273 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9273 Lipreading, somebody said, is much harder to learn than sign language. Hope, your journey is not too bumpy! Lidia ... From: hohsaffron To: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:22:12 GMT hohsaffron http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9272 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9272 Thanks Sarah... glad you liked it. It helps me to look at it that way and it certainly has felt like a journey to me. A few years ago, I felt I took a quantum Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:15:27 GMT Olukayode Ajala http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9271 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/message/9271 H i think its quite nice to her from those who have experience of living in other countries aswe move into 2010, another decade werealise ourglobalsed wprld