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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Penny,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sharing your advice. I’m expecting new hearing aids. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But I wanted to see how others experiences are with their hearing and they are using as far their hearing goes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a nice day!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-DB <nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Penny Leclair via NFB-DB<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 30, 2021 4:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Penny Leclair <penny.leclair@rogers.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] Hearing aids<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>When to consider implants is very individual. If you compare this decision to when should you take medication to relieve pain it varies with each person.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>When life gets difficult and you find you are not interacting as you would like with others. When your isolation gets to be too much! That varies with each person. When I lost hearing continuously I lost more than hearing, and when I couldn’t carry a decent conversation, when I opted to be more alone, when I felt sad about more than not hearing, for Penny Leclair, it was time to get technology inserted and on to a new venture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Do what is right for you. Ask questions, keep an open mind and take your time to feel what is your path going forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Penny<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">Sheila via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Sent: </b>October 30, 2021 4:11 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">jmail201586--- via NFB-DB</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:sheila.leigland@gmail.com">Sheila</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NFB-DB] Hearing aids<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA>hello, I am also heaaring impaired and I use hearing aids and am using my third pair. I plan to keep using hearing aids my loss is moderately severe. I don't know how severe hearing needs to be before considering implants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>On 10/30/2021 10:19 AM, jmail201586--- via NFB-DB wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Hi!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=EN-CA>My name’s Jamelle and I’m hard of hearing. In 2008 my doctor recommended the implant surgery. I said no to the surgery. I’m still using hearing aids. Acually I’m getting new ones. I wanted to ask if hearing aids have improved? I also want to ask if anyone is going to stick with hearing aids for awhile? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=EN-CA>What encouraged me to write and send this email is the last question about asl/hknc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=EN-CA>Have a great weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-CA>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA>NFB-DB mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:NFB-DB@nfbnet.org">NFB-DB@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-CA><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>