I have to admit that your posts bother me. I even saw your vlog. I understand where u are coming from 100% not wanting CI in babies. You said that if your baby is hearing and have a surgery to remove CI. I have to be honest here, that really does not make sense to me. I think the point you were trying to state that you cannot bear the idea of CI surgery and we should accept who our babies are hearing/deaf/ etc.

I am playing the devil’s advocate as well for the hearing parents of deaf babies. They opt for CI surgeries because they (the parents) cannot imagine their deaf babies not able to hear. I truly understand them because I had a CI surgery 5 years ago and the sounds of speech is amazing!!! the CI allows every frequency in each sound.. for instance, Shhhh. I had never heard that sound and it is a cool sound! Raindrops on the top of a car is also cool! dropping my keys and the sound of that alerts me to look back and get the key rather than go all the way to the car and “where are my keys????” i have to go retrace back to whereever i might have dropped the keys. When im in a car, I hear sirens but where? I search and WOW its far away and i can hear it! Cool!!!

So believe me, hearing parents are doing what they think it is best for their babies. I totally understand that! Yet, of course, I will be afraid of the idea of a baby undergoing surgery… it is the scariest thing to see. Most deaf parents are doing what they think is best for their children.

I also want to comment what you said in your vlog…”I doubt they can be successful.” I have to step in and say “how do you know?” I believe the hearing parents of CI kids and their successes.

Let me ask other deaf people.. how do you know? Have you heard sounds like hearing people? I really think that once you try hearing those cool sounds, i think you will change your minds about CI. It’s the unknown which is scary. It goes both ways; hearing parents are not as knowledgable about Deaf culture and ASL .. perhaps they are fearful of the unknown while the Deaf people are fearful of CI.

Again, lets try to understand the hearing people and why they choose CI. Why not they have both CI and ASL. I think that is a goal we want… let the CI children be exposed to ASL and deaf culture. Same goes with deaf people; its harder to understand the hearing people because obviously of the deaf culture and not able to hear; yet, lets try to be open and try to embrace the hearing parents they truly want to be able to talk to us deafies and they do not need to be “slaughtered” by being so against CI to the point where they do not want to deal with any deaf persons at all. Lets not be so hostile.

Come on, in our history there have been so many oral people who simply refuse to embrace deaf culture and be totally immersed in the hearing community. And there are quite many who end up at Gallaudet and learn sign language at a late age just like CI babies who reach college age and want to learn sign language. I seriously doubt that CI will totally destroy deaf culture and community.. why did i say that? Because there are quite few deaf parents of deaf kids who will be totally immersed in the deaf culture and eventually at Gallaudet teach those who grew up orally or CI to carry on the Deaf culture.

again, I do understand the fear of the unknown from both sides.

*whirl, whirl, whirl*

Fix, fix, fix!

*tap, tap, tap*

Fix, fix, fix!

*clap, clap, clap*

FIX!

Pfft. ;o)

Lighten up! Nothing wrong to use a term,
“Fix”.

I will fix some of my clothes. Spring is coming
in the corner. Tempus fugit, aio!

I replied, “Me, too. I will have my hair FIXED
tomorrow. Have not had a haircut since last
December. Does it mean that our hair looks
defective? LOL.

“Fix” is merely a colloquial term.

Tooooooo much ado about nothing!
Très amusant, n’est-ce pas?

Hey Everyone,

How can I feel about my baby.. He’s hearing. Should I fix my baby “cochlear removal”?
I don’t make my baby remove cochlear because I love my baby.
What more.. Create beautiful babies are just human being.

I have wonderful 4 children who they are hearing and can communication through ASL with us.

You cannot accept your Deaf Child? Why can’t you?
Why can’t you give your Deaf Child chance and grown up and happier.. Just your child feel patience through, doing it for you deserve your child is better life. You cannot see your Child is suffering inside feeling/emotions/patience through for YOU YOU YOU (HEARING PARENT) Honestly!! One day, you don’t understand Child’s feel emotions.. what if your child is complain about their cochlear or other side effects. What will you (Hearing Parents) think, Oh naw, you’re just fine.. You cannot see your child is really not happy!
Think about it.
Where is love?

That what I did made comment when My 2nd vlog.
check it out: http://thewattsworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/2nd-vlog-1-opitions.html

Really hits me break my heart!

I agree w/you actually FIX ISN’T SOLVE and just human being beautiful baby..
Why can’t they accept Deaf Baby?

Barb DiGi followed up this discussion with an analysis where the word ‘fix’ comes from, in her blog. It’s worthy a read, very illuminating. Here is the link: http://deafprogressivism.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-really-say-about-fixing-deaf-people.html

By the way, I think this post broke the record for having the most comments in my blog, ever… 198. It’s safe that we all got a good education from this thread

I am going to “FIX” my Deafness by going to the doctor and ask them to cut off any remaining nerves that I can “hear” some sounds with.

Anyone offense by that?

Sorry MZ I couldn’t resist.

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