Nope, never heard of it. When I tried for a CI they told me I was too old!

KK

laser???? what wld they do it to a nerve?????

NOTHING I KNOW OF

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-04/how-it-works-artificial-hearing-device-made-lasers just found it

THANKS BUT IT ISN'T FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. SOUNDS PROMISING FOR SOME OF YOU!

KK

THERE ARE SO MANY, MANY TYPES OF DEAFNESS, IT IS REALLY UNFAIR TO PUBLISH ARTICLES THAT PROMOTE HOPE FOR SOME WHO CANNOT BE HELPED. I MYSELF WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN I WAS TOLD I WAS TOO OLD. BUT I ACCEPTED IT AND AM CONTINUING TO LIVE MY LIFE AS A DEAF PERSON WHO ACCEPTS HER DEAFNESS GRACIOUSLY.

KK

I AM TRYING TO ACCEPT IT, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO.

I AM HOPING THAT MY HEARING WILL CONTINUE TO FADE SLOWLY LIKE IT HAS BEEN. AT MY AGE I WILL MOST LIKELY DROP DEAD BEFORE I LOSE IT COMPLETELY. BUT I HAVE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN HOW LOUD I HAVE TO HAVE THE TV IN ORDER TO HEAR IT CLEARLY LATELY. I USED TO LISTEN TO IT WITH IT SET AT LEVEL 9 AND NOW I HAVE TO HAVE IT SET AT 12 OR HIGHER OR IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MUMBLING. THAT WORRIES ME.

DON'T YOU USE CLOSED CAPTIONING?? IF NOT, WHY??

KK

I CANT WATCH RV WITHOUT CC OR A UTUBE HOW TO YOU DO IT

I CAN'T USE CC, MY VISION IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. EVEN WITH A LARGE SCREEN TV THE WORDS ARE NOT PRINTED BIG ENOUGH FOR ME TO SEE THEM CLEARLY MOST DAYS. I THINK THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THAT I DO A LOT OF CLOSE UP WORK, AND WHEN I LOOK UP AT SOMETHING THAT IS FARTHER AWAY MY EYES DON'T MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT THE WAY THEY SHOULD. I HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN LOOK AT THE TV AND IT IS CLEARED UP A BIT. DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH DIABETES BUT IT SURE IS A PAIN.

Yeah, my husband had diabetes, it caused alot of other problems too. He was miserable. No problem with CC or his eyes, but his teeth, normally strong, started going bad real fast. He complained alot about his feet. If I bumped his feet while we were in bed he would yell. I hope that someday they will find a cure for this dreaded disease that makes it's victims miserable!

KK

THEY DO HAVE THINGS THAT HELP WITH DIABETES AND SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY AMAZING.

YEAH, DEB HOW DO YOU WATCH TV?? GET UP CLOSE? DO YOU HAVE MACULAR DEGENERATION?

KK

EYE DOC ALWAYS SAYS MY EYES SHOW NO DAMAGE FROM THE DIABETES, BUT MY VISION VARIES DEPENDING ON MY SUGAR LEVEL . SOME TIMES I HAVE TO WEAR TWO OR THREE PAIRS OF READING GLASSES AT ONCE JUST TO SEE TO READ OR DO MY SEWING. WHEN THEY ARE THAT BAD, ONE PAIR OF READING GLASSES AND I CAN SEE THE TV QUITE CLEARLY. BUT MOST OFTEN IT IS NOT LIKE THAT. I CAN SEE THE TV OK JUST NOT THE WORDS IN THE CC. CAN TELL THEY ARE THERE JUST CAN'T SEE THEM CLEAR ENOUGH TO READ IT. HEARING IS STILL GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IT IF I TURN IT UP A BIT, SO AT THIS POINT I'M OK. LOL