#cochlear implant

[crybaby-writings]

if you want to learn sign language of any kind your one and only reason for it should be proper person to person communication. not because it's "so beautiful", not so you can talk shit and nothing else, not so you can say swear words without other people knowing.

if you're learning sign language your one and only reason should be to communicate with people who use sign language. learning sign language means learning about an entire complicated, extremely important culture and the people who are a part of that culture.

you can not learn sign language without learning about d/Deaf culture in depth. it also means learning to stay in your lane on d/Deaf issues. learning sign language and learning about d/Deaf culture does not mean you get to speak on d/Deaf issues, and a lot of hearing people don't realize that.

this has been a notice from a d/Deaf person

[jerbaloot]

Rewatching FMA and this line struck like a bolt out of the blue.

"So, without anyone ever asking my opinion..."

I was born deaf and I was implanted with cochlear implants when I was turning 4. I've thought a lot about it and I guess it's only one among many decisions that your parents make on your behalf. It's just more visible than most decisions, choosing whether you hear or not.

Shortly after I was born (a few years), it grew to be widely recognized and eventually enacted as a standard in most US hospitals for newly born infants to undergo newborn hearing screening to see if they might have hearing issues. My parents and I didn't have that program though and it took a few years to really figure out what was up.

Anyway, I'm thankful for the choice but it's also not for everyone. I think if you're ever faced with the choice, it's important to consider what kind of world your kid is in.

[sillydeafwitch]

btw happy disability pride month.

Shout to all my fellow deaf Cochlear implant users whether your bilateral like me or use cochlear implant on one side. And also shoutout to people who use other hearing devices. And also also shout out to deaf people who don’t use any hearing devices.

And shoutout to all the other people with disabilities, it may not always be easy but we‘re still here.

[knackeredforever]

So my best friend is still telling me his signalis experience through discord messages and he’s now at rotfront and read the medical records there and told me one of the patients is registered to have cochlear implants, my best friend also has cochlear implants so that’s awesome so I made this:

[tilin-forever]

Hi everyone, hope you all are doing well <3

I just wrote my first fic ever for @mcytphysicaldisabilityweek Day 2: Deafness/Hard of Hearing (please don’t mind that I handed this in literally at the last minute my time zone like a school assignment haha)

Summary: “Tallulah loves how the red poppy stickers on her hearing aids match her red toque. She loves how she can take them off if things get too noisy for her sensitive ears. She doesn't mind being hard of hearing...most days.”

As someone who is profoundly deaf in both ears (I wear a cochlear implant), I was inspired to write this, a lot of which is based on my personal experiences! While I am pretty positive about being deaf (hey, its a fun fact I get to share at icebreakers haha), I wanted to write more about what it's like being deaf without having grown up with ASL (which happens more often than you think, about 90% of deaf kids are born to Hearing families) and that comes with some communication downsides.

I am not a 100% about the characterization, but I wanted to submit this before the day is over. I was also inspired by this wonderful fandom, you guys are all so sweet <3

I am hoping to write a followup/parallel fic for FitMC about being deaf as an adult, anyways, hope you enjoy <3

[fuzzystickers]

shoutout to deaf people who don’t fit it

shoutout to deaf people who love music

shoutout to deaf people who use sign language(s)

shoutout to deaf people who don’t know sign language

shoutout to deaf people who lipread

shoutout to deaf people who wear hearing aids

shoutout to deaf people who have cochlear implants

shoutout to deaf people who don’t use disability aids

shoutout to deaf people who also have other disabilities

shoutout to deaf people who are cripple punk

shoutout to deaf people who struggle with internalized ableism

shoutout to deaf people who experience ableism because of who they are

and shoutout to deaf people who are proud of who they are

[1451514-emojis]

I got the random urge to make these so please enjoy :]

[deafaq]

Hello!

I am a hearing author but my dad is D/deaf and has a cochlear implant, I am currently writing a deaf character and wanted to give them a CI to pay tribute to him because he is what inspired me to write a deaf character in the first place. But after doing some research on how to write the character I learned that CIs are disliked by the Deaf community for a number of reasons. Should I change the characters aid to something else to avoid any faux pas?

Hello,

this is generally not a writing advice blog, I recommend reaching out to @cripplecharacters .

Overall, CIs are controversial in Deaf community. That's not to say you should always avoid writing them, its just that its important to do research and think if its suitable for the character in question.

I know Deaf people who absolutely hate CIs and would never get them and shun people who have them. I know Deaf people who don't want them for themselves, but are okay with others who have them. I know Deaf people who don't want them but made a decision to give them to their Deaf kids. And I know Deaf people who decided to get them in adulthood.

Also, there is a big number of people who got their CI when they were kids (usually bcs their parents were hearing) and lived with them their whole life.

I would say hatred of CIs was more prevalent in the past. Nowadays, most Deaf people I know are ambivalent or positive about them.

The issue really isn't the medical devices themselves, its more the attitude of hearing and medical community surrounding them. Cochlear implants are often seen as magical cure to deafness - which they are not. Another issue is that lot of medical professional and experts discourage usage of sign language for cochlear implant users, which sucks. (And based on linguistic research, its actually wrong - research show that kids being bilingual in spoken and sign language is beneficial for them).

If your dad has a CI and you are basing your character on him, I see no issue in your character having CI. I would say its actually better option in this case. Why not chat with your dad about how he feels about the device and how would he like to see deafness portrayed in writing?

Good luck and sorry for later response,

Mod T

[fl3tchl1ng]

rare post actually by me but I absolutely adore disability rep in children's toys. i bought a random lego set today and then spent half an hour crying because i realized one of the minifigures has a cochlear implant. im a grown-ass adult who's been hearing impaired half their life and im not ashamed to say i full-on sobbed. little deaf dude will forever have a featured place on my shelf fr.

[crybaby-writings]

by the way, if you're a hearing person you don't get to tell d/Deaf people (or their families/friends if the d/Deaf person in question has expressed they're comfortable with it) that they're not allowed/shouldn't refer to their hearing aids/cochlear implant as their 'ears'.

"but you shouldn't because-" shut the fuck up. you don't get to speak. you don't get an opinion. you don't get to flap your gums and tell d/Deaf people what they should or shouldn't do based on your HEARING opinion.

just shut the fuck up. and NO having a d/Deaf family member, friend, or even child does not mean you get to speak on this.

[tsubaki94]

Dannymay 2022 Day 23

Disabled AU

Yeah, This is the only one I’m doing for Danny May this year, Enjoy

[sillydeafwitch]

I saw you post something about your tinnitus spiking if you take off your cochlear. I didn't know that people with cochlear implants got tinnitus. Can you expand on this a little bit? That's so interesting!

Oh sure! I don’t know if this applies to most ci users and/or deaf people or not, but it has happened to others I think. Since the gap for the loss of the ability to hear whatever pitch you struggle hearing comes from the brain, and not necessarily the ears, it makes sense that it also applies for deaf people. Im not sure why mine spikes when i take of my ci, but since i cant hear ANYTHING without my ci, it could be that its intense because im lacking so much noise stimuli.

Im in no way a professional on this sorta stuff, i just experience it, so apologies if what im saying doesnt make sense 😅

[friendly-neighborhood-slp]

Friendly PSA if you can hear and your child is profoundly deaf or hard of hearing, and if regular hearing aids will not allow the child to hear spoken language...

The ABSOLUTE BEST thing you can do is find a friend/teacher who signs and learn to sign alongside your child!! This gives your child a valid and full language that is built for them and their needs, and may even help them learn other languages later if desired. It also helps you communicate with your child effectively!

If you can't/don't want to learn to sign, still make sure your child can learn to sign if possible!! Sign languages are literally made so people like your child can communicate and interact with other people, and your child will thank you later. Any other sort of language will likely be very difficult for them.

Getting them cochlear implants is an option that's controversial in the Deaf community, but definitely an avenue you can explore (the younger the better! The best age to get them for language is 12-24 months!) This option helps people hear sounds in an unconventional way, but may let your child learn to understand and/or use spoken words.

The ABSOLUTE WORST thing you can do is ignore the problem and hope they learn to talk like other children!!!! If the child can't hear conversational speech, they WILL NOT learn to understand or speak a language. This will GUARANTEE lifelong language and learning difficulties if the child has learned a first language by about 7 or 8 years old (depending on the child).

Brought to you by: being forced to place a child in a school situation that will surely result in a cognitive impairment because the child can't hear, child and family can't sign, and the school setting has no adequate way to teach the child sign before age 8. Can't make decisions for the parents, and the parents are culturally against sign. :(

[knackeredforever]

Found out today that there is a Lego minifigure with cochlear implants:

*the hand in the picture isn’t mine it’s a friends

My best friend has cochlear implants so this is absolutely amazing.

I also think my best friend and anyone else who has cochlear implants deserves to be given this mini figure for free because representation is amazing.

[pbscore]

Hey! Is there anyone with tinnitus who’s been using hearing aids or has gotten cochlear implants for it? I’m curious about that experience because I’ve got a hearing test coming up soon and my tinnitus has gotten out of control for the last two years.

Did hearing aids or implants help y’all at all?

[nixthelapin]

I just realized that people with cochlear implants wouldn’t be able to hear kwamis 😶