Browsing All posts tagged under »deafness«

Catherine Cooper: Researching the risks of getting a CI

July 16, 2012 by

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Over the last few days, I’ve had time to sit down and do some research. My main aim was to […]

Catherine Cooper: My first cochlear implant assessment

July 11, 2012 by

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Dan dropped the boys off early at breakfast club, and then we drove the 2 hours to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in […]

Catherine Cooper: The beginning of my cochlear implant journey

July 3, 2012 by

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Hello, I’m Catherine. I was born profoundly deaf, although it wasn’t picked up until I was 6 months old. I […]

Catherine Small: Tackling labyrinthitis

April 27, 2012 by

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When I woke up on 2nd May 2008, the room was spinning, I couldn’t stand up without falling over and […]

Deaf news: Could a “kiss of deaf” damage your hearing?

April 3, 2012 by

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In one of the more bizarre explanations for deafness (and no, this wasn’t dated April 1st) Dr Levi Reiter, a […]

Reema Patel: Growing up deaf in a hearing world

March 28, 2012 by

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My deafness is relatively invisible, although significant (moderate to severe hearing nerve loss). I have clear speech, I can lip-read […]

Deaf news: NHS consultant – “Deafness might damage your health”

March 22, 2012 by

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An NHS consultant, whose daughter is deaf, has co-written an article calling for more interpreters to be made available for […]

The Secret Deafie: Losing sight, gaining insight

March 5, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our fourth contributor tells us about living […]