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		<title>A funny thing happened . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 09:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post on something rather extraordinary wrapped up in the guise of something very ordinary, namely paying for my Saturday paper at a till in W H Smith. The thing is, I’ve always been quite a chatty and outgoing person, but interacting with people behind the tills in shops always used to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=539&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Call for Help Gets Answered</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CochlearImplantHELP.com, a new and comprehensive website aimed at helping current and future users of cochlear implants and their families, announces their website launch. A need was identified to help others better navigate their journey to receiving a cochlear implant, whether for themselves or for a family member such as their child. And cochlearimplantHELP has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=527&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A close shave</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been shaving with a double-edged safety razor for a few months now. While I generally focus on technique, a BBS (baby’s-bottom smooth) shave is always a goal. And I frequently get large BBS areas, but even after some touch-up, there is always a spot or two that interrupts the otherwise pristine landscape. But I know that a true [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=534&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Musical Odyssey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One woman’s CI adventures with Music! Going from normal hearing to zero hearing while I slept was quite the reality to wake up to!    My days of singing, playing guitar and clarinet came to an abrupt halt.  Just like that.   I was only 17 and it was the most unexpected thing you can imagine! I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=537&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ABI – Auditory Brainstem Implants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A query came in from a reader - Auditory brainstem implants is finally going to become a reality for me,  I’m on the urgent list for another MRI. The ABI surgeon is currently being registered under a neurosurgeon for the procedure later in the month.  I don’t have NFII but have had meningitis and 3 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=522&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I learnt a lot about my mother during her funeral service – her soundscape, so long hidden from me, was revealed as her favourite pieces of music were played. Dad picked the music, as he knew where I did not, and I suggested the hymn, which would also have met with her approval – Thine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=530&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Us to You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember how hard it was when you were younger and deaf? Before you found your way in life? Before you became successful? Or are you young and deaf, and you’re wondering how you can be successful, but don’t know if this is possible. Check out Ted Evan’s wonderful film which looks at deaf [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=524&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was an Easter Sunday like no other. The Bear and I tootled down to the Cathedral in my home town, one of the ‘Parish Church Cathedrals’. As such, it is small – no high tower, no soaring pillars, no Victorian screens dividing nave and chancel (we can spot a good bit of Scottery a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=532&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve got a job!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ive got a job! Part time, cleaning down at a beautiful place called Castle Toward. Its fab to be able to work with other people and ACTUALLY HEAR what they are saying rather than hiding away muttering to myself. Its scary too and I’m still getting to know how some of them talk. Read on<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=542&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee cup thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over my morning coffee, I thought about how much I am enjoying being able to hear now, even though some days I have to bite my tongue when it gets too loud. Read on &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hccig.org.uk&#038;blog=13656699&#038;post=514&#038;subd=hccig&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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