I have a profound hearing loss (since birth in both ears). In June 2002 I got a cochlear implant, and ever since my hearing has improved quite a bit.
By the way, I never learned a single bit of ASL. I read lips instead. Much easier to find people to communicate with that way, or so I think.
Deaf culture? Guess I haven't really gotten into that. Most of my life I've gone to school with people who could hear just fine. There are like a dozen of us out of 40,000 students at Purdue University, where I am working on my degree. Suits me fine.
