tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563319949906208992024-03-13T14:32:20.393+05:30Vandita Can TalkVandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-30704320510056549422011-05-16T00:57:00.004+05:302011-05-25T04:37:32.002+05:30Vandita's Audiogram Before and After Cochlear ImplantClick on the images for a larger view<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE HI MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-63586726068725129982011-05-07T07:33:00.014+05:302011-05-25T12:57:01.789+05:30Sound and Fury: An Oscar nominated documentarySound and FuryFew days back I got a chance to watch a documentary film about two brothers Peter and Chris, sons of hearing parents. Peter and his wife, Nita, are both deaf and they have three deaf children. Heather is the eldest and a very sharp and intelligent child of the couple. Chris and his wife are hearing parents of a newborn deaf child. Chris's wife has deaf parents. Chris and his wife Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-27037468933680984442011-04-29T17:36:00.020+05:302011-10-04T23:47:31.122+05:30A deaf champion: Matt "The Hammer" Hamill
Matt Hamill is an American wrestler. He was born on October 5, 1976, in Loveland, Ohio. He is profoundly deaf since birth.
Hamill is a three time NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association, which organize the athletic events for students of colleges and universities of U.S.) division lll national champion in wrestling.
Hamill won the gold and silver medals in 1997 and 2001 deaflympics. Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-72738722386483864712011-04-23T15:43:00.007+05:302011-05-25T07:11:59.524+05:30Risks Associated With Cochlear ImplantThese are some risks associated with Cochlear ImplantInjury to the facial nerve: facial nerve goes through the middle ear to give movement to the muscles of the face. An injury during surgery can cause a temporary or permanent facial paralysis on the side of the implant.Meningitis: cases found of meningitis after cochlear implant. People who have abnormally formed inner ear structure are at Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-25849384088118323932011-04-16T14:28:00.003+05:302011-05-10T01:08:52.153+05:30How Does a Cochlear Implant work?Like hearing aids cochlear implant alone is not a total solution, the child will understand the meaning of sounds only with special training. Speech and language therapy from a trained therapist is very important. If the child is benefiting from hearing aids, then he may not be a candidate for a cochlear implant.Cochlear Implants send electric signals directly to the inner ear and auditory Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-12099493040044836762011-04-09T15:13:00.004+05:302011-05-10T01:14:30.005+05:30How We Hear?The ear is divided into three sections:The outer ear, which have the pinna and the ear canal,The middle ear, which includes the eardrum and the ossicles (three linked, moveable bones),Inner ear, where the cochlea is located. Sound is entered/funneled into the ear canal, where sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate. The vibrations are passed to the small bones of the middle ear, which Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-43997081564156350952011-04-02T01:48:00.006+05:302011-05-25T07:14:32.634+05:30Nursery RhymesVandita likes these two very old and popular nursery rhymes, which is very simple for a beginner to learn through listening only.These two rhymes sung by me for Vandita on karaoke track, Vandita likes me singing very much and imitate me as singing in mike.1-Baa Baa Black Sheep2-Twinkle Twinkle Little StarListen and enjoy!Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-33522755665906673472011-03-26T12:34:00.003+05:302011-05-10T01:27:55.717+05:30Vandita sings Johny! Johny! Vandita sings English rhyme Johny! Johny! yes, papa. Vandita loves to sing rhymes in Gujarati or English. However, her mother tongue and first language is Gujarati, she is very hard working girl and learn quickly after some attempts to sing in English also. And for a deaf child it is very hard to be bilingual at early stage of learning speech and language.Now it is more than six months of Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-20012550114825825922011-03-19T01:16:00.003+05:302011-05-25T14:37:45.536+05:30Video of Vandita chanting 'Guru Shloka'watch Vandita's video chanting 'Guru Shloka' in ShanskritVandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-2428539113517050692011-03-12T01:14:00.001+05:302011-05-25T07:15:10.280+05:30Vandita Chanting a Sanskrit ShlokaPl. enjoy Vandita,s chanting a Sanskrit shloka which is also known as Guru Shloka, is a prayer to Guru (Master). Words of the Shloka are as follows,SanskritTwameva Mata, Chapita TwamevaTwameva Bhandus, Chasaka TwamevaTwameva Vidyea, Dravenam TwamevaTwameva Sarvum, Mama Deva DevaEnglish Translation# Thou art my Mother, My Father thou art,# Thou art my Friend, like a brother art thou,#Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-16548216481376876742011-03-05T00:12:00.000+05:302011-04-29T13:15:13.705+05:30After C. I. SurgeryVandita taking lunch on next day(13-08-2010) after Cochlear Implant surgery at the hospital.Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-89732267099002824322011-02-26T00:10:00.000+05:302011-04-29T13:14:42.885+05:30Hospital Admission Date: 11-08-2010 16:25 Date: 11-08-2010 16:32 Date: 11-08-2010 19:04 Date: 11-08-2010 19:26 Date: 11-08-10 22:15A day before C.I. surgeryVandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-83669842766253049692011-02-19T00:49:00.004+05:302011-05-25T04:15:56.380+05:30A Course for Mothers of the Children with Hearing LossWe know that language and speech learning is a process, which we learn through our hearing, it started from our childhood. In our childhood we hear our parents and other family members talking and gradually we learn to speak. It takes two to three years for a child with normal hearing to express herself using words in small sentences. And for a child with hearing loss it takes a longer time Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-67197589547669697342011-02-12T23:50:00.004+05:302011-05-25T14:48:09.363+05:30Satish Gujral, A Living Legend''Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage''Satish Gujaral is one of the greatest as well as the most creative and versatile artist of the Indian subcontinent. Truly a living legend, He is a Painter, Sculptor, Muralist, Architect and Writer. Honored with the second highest National Award,”Padma Vibhushan” and many prestigious national and international awards. He is a younger brother of Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-41132918282035472762011-02-05T00:04:00.003+05:302011-05-25T04:17:41.883+05:30Vandita In Fancy Dress CompetitionVandita was very happy to participate in a fancy dress competition held at her school in which She played Lord Krishna and won the first prize.Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-8420325509143557732011-01-29T00:06:00.004+05:302011-05-25T14:42:34.424+05:30Vandita's Cochlear Implant SurgeryVandita was wearing hearing aids in both the ears from the age of one. she has developed some speech and language but because of her nature of hearing loss, she found it difficult to do things with hearing aids. We have decided for a cochlear implant surgery of her in march 2010 after meeting famous ENT surgeon Dr. Milind Kirtane, who was in Bhavnagar for a C.I. surgery.We were advised to have Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256331994990620899.post-49391424202818190782010-01-22T23:43:00.005+05:302011-05-25T14:41:08.280+05:30Welcome to "vandita can talk"Vandita is our daughter age-5. She was born on the twenty third of December 2004. She is our only child and we were very happy at her birth. But after few months we realized that she was not responding to any sound or noise, not even to louder sounds. We thought that she is only six months of age and she will be able to respond after few more months. We decided to try making different sounds Vandita Can Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04856108160986228111noreply@blogger.com0