Hi all and welcome to the new members of the last week or so. To those that are interested in the Mega Disco in Harlow, Essex that is being organised by a msn...
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hardofhearinguk@...
Feb 1, 2003 12:30 pm
HoHUK Chat nights... ... Hard of Hearing UK has scheduled chat night every Wednesday 9pm GMT. Please come and join us, and chat with other people who are...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 1, 2003 2:15 pm
HI Jim, Welcome to the group! I don't know anything about the scottish deaf/hoh scene but I do know there is another member of this group who has acoustic...
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pioneersurfer
Feb 1, 2003 7:09 pm
Getting bigger by the day !...
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pioneersurfer
Feb 1, 2003 7:14 pm
As just moved here and dont know anyone apart from my wife ! So if anyone wants to meet up give us a shout on pioneersurfer@... Regards steve ( I am...
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margaret_astle
Feb 2, 2003 11:17 am
Hello Applelover I received your e-mail yesteday and I have today become a member of the hard of hearing uk. I will chat to you later. Regards Margaret...
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Jim Goadby
jimgoadby
Feb 2, 2003 3:15 pm
Hi Elaine Thanx for your email, yes I do have NF2 and the operation is a bit risky as it can destroying hearing altogether, but they do have treatment to slow...
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britbrat5uk
Feb 2, 2003 7:58 pm
Hi Matt, Yeah, it would be really good to make new friends for socialising. I do have some hearing friends, the ones worth holding onto that will take the...
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MATT@BRIGHTESTSTAR
vinylman100
Feb 2, 2003 9:35 pm
Hi Helen, Same here, I too have some friends which seem to get irritated by having to repeat things etc. oh well! Thats one of the reasons why i'm trying to...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 2, 2003 11:24 pm
HI Jim, You're welcome! Hope you enjoy your studies and look forward to hearing from you again:) Elaine ... ...
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Feb 4, 2003 9:25 pm
Reminder from the Calendar of hardofhearinguk http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/cal CHAT ROOM Wednesday 5 February 2003 21:30 - 23:30
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Yahoo! Reminder
reminders@...
Feb 5, 2003 9:25 am
Reminder from the Calendar of hardofhearinguk http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hardofhearinguk/cal CHAT ROOM Wednesday 5 February 2003 21:30 - 23:30
(This...
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mazza1961
Feb 7, 2003 2:57 pm
Hi there, Hope everyone is well. Saw this on the BBC website. Seems there is hope for some of us at last :) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2734401.stm ...
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Alan Gordon
alangordonuk
Feb 7, 2003 6:35 pm
HI That's good news, but why would someone who is DEAF want a hearing aid ??? Alan ... From: mazza1961 To: hardofhearinguk@... Sent: 07 February...
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Marianne
mazza1961
Feb 7, 2003 6:45 pm
Hi Alan, How are you. Long time no chat :) I understand some deaf people do benefit from hearing aids. After all the article did put deaf with a small 'd'. ...
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Tony Roulinson
tonyroulinson
Feb 7, 2003 6:53 pm
Em, to hear? Tony Roulinson ... From: "Alan Gordon" <alan.gordon@...> To: <hardofhearinguk@...> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:29 PM ...
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Tony Roulinson
tonyroulinson
Feb 7, 2003 6:58 pm
Small d, big d. A need is a need. What is wrong with that. If the new digital hearing aids allocated to me improve my way of life, is that a mortal sin?...
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Marianne
mazza1961
Feb 7, 2003 7:12 pm
Hi Tony, I was just referring to the article using the small d. It wasnt me that said why should DEAF people want hearing aids. Yes I agree with you that nhs...
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Tony Roulinson
tonyroulinson
Feb 7, 2003 7:37 pm
Forgive me Marianne, my rant was most certainly not directed at you! It was the silliness of the debate that hit a nerve. Everyone has a need. Everyone...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 7, 2003 10:47 pm
Alan, YOu know what the press are like.Anyone who doesn't have normal hearing is DEAF/deaf.Think we have to read deaf as hearing impaired. Elaine ... ...
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Alan Gordon
alangordonuk
Feb 7, 2003 11:01 pm
HI Tony Sorry if I upset you with my comment, only I am deaf and no amount of hearing aid will help, I have no hearing at all. I consider people with even a...
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Tony Roulinson
tonyroulinson
Feb 8, 2003 8:04 am
No problems there. Debates are always useful and much can be learnt from other peoples opinions. I guess that the sticking point can be over generalising of...
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imantunes
Feb 8, 2003 9:54 am
Dear Alan and Tony, Thank you for your input. You have started a very intersting discussion! Until about 4 years ago, every time someone said that I was deaf,...
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imantunes
Feb 8, 2003 10:01 am
I'm sorry I didn't welcome the new members personally. Welcome and Thanks for joining and for posting! We hope that you like it here and are happy to have you...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 8, 2003 2:37 pm
Tony, I don't quite understand where you are coming from in your views on the term HOH.Whilst I don't like the term as it conjures up visions of little old ...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 8, 2003 2:52 pm
HI Saff, I agree with you about the term Deaf.From what I have seen and learnt(and it's not a great deal compared to many),the term Deaf is applied to a ...
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Marianne
mazza1961
Feb 8, 2003 5:02 pm
To me Deaf means profoundly deaf, deaf means severely deaf and hoh means moderatly deaf! However, I have been referred to, at different times, as all 3 so...
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mazza1961
Feb 8, 2003 5:35 pm
I have often wondered what it means when people say they are 60% deaf etc. Does this mean 60db loss or what? I found this web link and have read it many times...
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Alan Gordon
alangordonuk
Feb 8, 2003 7:37 pm
HI all It's very interesting this about Deaf or hard of hearing, I was thinking last night well into the wee small hours. The Oxford dictionary's definition...
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elaine hughes
cello_ace
Feb 8, 2003 11:29 pm
Mazza, I wasn't saying they shouldn't learn BSL rather that BSL is only a really effective method of communication if the person you're communicating with also...
