tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post9121570407679724974..comments2023-05-30T05:43:05.559-05:00Comments on Cacophony to Symphony: Sharing Your ExperiencePinkLAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825368166013129243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-39376456324183348562011-03-28T08:12:16.387-05:002011-03-28T08:12:16.387-05:00Speaking of sharing your experience, you might wan...Speaking of sharing your experience, you might want to check this out: http://rallycapsdotnet.blogspot.com/2011/03/driving-while-deaf.html<br /><br />Jodi's son is going up for his driver's license soon, and Jodi's wondering if this entails anything special, given that he's deaf with CIs. They're in Italy, so the legalities probably differ, but your recent experience with this might be helpful.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-73758465581568491532011-03-20T08:25:38.647-05:002011-03-20T08:25:38.647-05:00I think your instinct to keep out of it was right....I think your instinct to keep out of it was right. Frequently CI's are brought up by the doctor or audiologist, and the fellow wearing aids certainly must have already discussed it with them. Additionally, the aids might have been not working for some reason, or the ambient noise was of the kind not compatible with them. <br /><br />CI's being a medical issue alone makes them unsuitable for intervention...would one intervene if one saw a need for a nose job, or to lose weight? Not with strangers, probably, maybe with friends or acquaintances once one has been entrusted with information on the situation. <br /><br />Being culturally Deaf, I sometimes find myself in a situation like you saw when I am with nonsigning hearing relatives. Surely I wouldn't appreciate an outsider suggesting a CI, especially when I grew up dealing with hearing expectations and might already be pressured to get one.Dianrezhttp://www.xanga.com/dianreznoreply@blogger.com