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A deaf dude's life
deafdude1.blogspot.com
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This is a blog about my life as a deaf 27 year old man. I was born that way and will be blogging facts and opinions.
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L Francis gets 20db improvement with stem cells! Mine and his audiograms included!

Heres more proof(click to enlarge) that stem cells works, much to the shock of anti stem cell loons. Yet again, they have been proven wrong and will keep denying the wonders of stem cells. Meanwhile,...

25 aug 11

Boy born hoh/deaf improves with 600m stem cells from RNL bio!

I emailed RNL bio and also talked to others who have contacted this stem cell center that treated Chloe in 2009. Chloe still has nearly normal hearing in both ears a year later. The anti stem cell gu...

08 sep 10

I visited hearing dispenser for new earmolds. Got new audiogram. Discussion on stem cells, connexin...

This is my most recent audiogram(March 5, 2010) using Madsen conera audiometer. I was shocked to see how bad my lows were, but was told the Eartone A3 insert phone results in worse lows because it el...

06 mar 10

Simulating a mixed hearing loss. Met an ASL interpreter. A little more stem cell news.

It's been a while since I updated this blog. On the stem cell side, there's nothing new since Chloe, but this will soon change in the next few months. I met an ASL interpreter while shopping for food...

16 feb 10

Some people are so pro-CI they are biased! I see both sides!

I posted on a deaf forum(link) of someone who experienced a negative CI result.(Note: if you are very pro-CI and refuse to hear both sides to CI, including any bad results, don't read this blog.) Upd...

11 dec 09

Deafdude's Q and A post. Also funny, false, negetive stem cell quotes!

Here's a bunch of funny, false, negetive stem cell quotes! My comments appear in bold as a correction to those quotes!Thank you for finally posting valid and reliable information. As your article poi...

12 nov 09

Chloe gets stem cells and doesn't need HAs anymore!

Origional sourceRead her stem cell story here! This is concentrate proof! That news has been posted on many other blogs and forums! Stem cells to improve hearing is a reality now! The anecedotes I po...

07 nov 09

Cochlear implants give performance similar to HAs with 80db HL

This study shows CI matches HA with 80db HLComprehensive study that demonstrates medium-gain HAs with only 40db gain was able to match the average CI result except in HINT+5 where HAs were significan...

21 oct 09

Four year old gets stem cells, improves 30db! Before, after audiograms provided!

Four year old successfully treated with stem cells for deafness!This breaking news came from Phi4sius. He got the information directly from them.From Beike Biotech. I have been in touch with them sin...

12 sep 09

Stem cells is superior to cochlear implants. Well worth the wait!

I was discussing with my friend about stem cells vs. cochlear implants and how stem cells will be so much better. After all, stem cells can improve hearing and eventually make you hearing! Cochlear i...

24 aug 09

Stem cells for deafness begins human trials? Great news!

Check this website!Center Announces Hearing Loss StudyCBR is collaborating with three leading medical institutions to initiate a clinical study within the next few months that will evaluate the use o...

16 aug 09

All my audiograms thus far with my comments on them!

My audiograms are shown below. Click on each to enlarge.This is the oldest audiogram I can find, its from 1998. That audiogram did say I have a stable profound hearing loss so I assume it was the sam...

11 aug 09

I might get CI in 3-5 years, need to learn more! My thoughts posted here.

Ive been thinking to myself about my future plans. There's still so much I need to learn about CI and so much more I need to research. Ive read many CI blogs and most with CI have a positive experien...

10 aug 09

Getting some facts straight regarding audiograms, hearing loss, HAs and CI.

Someone said to me: I learned something at JTC I thought I would share with you.(you showed me the image)Do you see that triangle at the top of the audiogram? You hearing aids should be programmed in...

25 jul 09

Move over cyborg queen! The Ambling Rambler sets new CI record at -5db!

Move over Deanna Bono the Cyborg Queen with her record 10db! Robyn Carter, the Ambling Rambler sets new CI record at -5db! I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw her audiogram! Thanks DeafLissa90 f...

24 jul 09

More information on stem cells to treat/cure deafness and diseases.

source1The difference between he and I is that a symptom of his MS involved the loss of hearing. His hearing improved dramatically after the first treatment. Richard returned because scientists there...

07 jul 09

My HAs have been reprogrammed. 5db aided at 125Hz, 98% speech score!

I have talked for a few months about getting my HAs reprogrammed and finally I got them reprogrammed! One of my HAs suddenly died, but the other is going strong. The dead one will be sent in for repa...

02 jul 09

Some answers thus far about stem cells for the deaf!

My friend Dennis went to the HLAA and he was kind enough to provide some answers while chatting with me. He was too tired and busy to post the answers right now but will do so in the next few days. I...

20 jun 09

I got 75% correct for online sentence matrix hearing test!

Take the online sentence matrix test!65db loudness as measured with SPL metermale voicenormal speedno noise25 sentencesScored 72%. First time I got a 63% with 10 sentences. Score about 5% less with f...

16 jun 09

Good questions one should ask about stem cells for the deaf.

Someone and perhaps others are going to the HLAA where the topic is “An Update on the Latest Hair Cell Regeneration Research." I have several questions id like to forward to the experts. I live out o...

14 jun 09

Deaf treatment by stem cells likley to begin human clinical trials in 2015-2020

I talked to someone who has some knowlege on this. He said to expect human clinical trials in 2015-2020 timeframe. Give it another 5 years after that for FDA approval. He says it's a question of when...

09 jun 09

Take the piano thud test! How high can you hear?

Take the test!The above is a great test. Test it with your best HAs(left, right, both) with the volume dial or button turned to the max. It should work for those with CI as well, but you won't get to...

25 may 09

I had brief tinnitus a moment ago, it sounded like brrrrrr!

I don't have a problem with tinnitus but do experience it briefly once in a while. Most of the time, the world is silent without HAs. I wasn't wearing HAs when this tinnitus occured. It lasted for ab...

19 may 09

So exactly how good are the best HAs? The facts and my experience.

I will find out more in a few days when my HAs are reprogrammed and will share my experience on that and how much better I hear. What I currently hear is shown below:250Hz(75db HL) and 500Hz(90db HL)...

15 may 09

Person with no high frequency hearing can hear phones unaided!

I found the below post from a forum. I have bolded the important part. This man hears unaided better than I hear aided! It's likley his cochlear dead zones are around 1500Hz and especially at above 1...

12 may 09

Stem cells as a treatment for deafness. Try best HAs before CI.

sourceIve been reading many such articles. Here's the most recent one to date. Ive read that there could be over a dozen ways to treat or even cure deafness. Stem cells is probably the best way but i...

07 may 09

Should my speech recognition be over 70% with HAs

See my post below about the profoundly deaf man scoring 90% on HINT. Someone linked me to a blog of a severely deaf man 85db HL, 35db aided whos scoring 100% on HINT! I am going to ask him some quest...

05 may 09

Some people who got CI have unaided audiograms I would rather have instead of CI!

Most people who qualify for a CI have profound hearing loss. Most profoundly deaf people don't have any hearing above 2000Hz. But since 2005, CI criteria has become way too lax and I am seeing modera...

04 may 09

Try every HA before CI! This guy now scores 80% speech with HA!

The story that Overthepond linked to me: Now that I have found the source, I am adding it:*****source*****

27 apr 09

Do high frequencies really matter much at all?

I used to be more obsessed(I have OCD) about wanting to hear high frequencies but after researching it on the internet, I begin to wonder exactly how important the highs are? Someone in this forum sa...

24 apr 09

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