Deaf colleague

RE: Deaf colleague

Samantha Bragg — Thu, 11 May 2017 17:12:51 GMT

I am deaf RVN :)

Re: Deaf colleague

Sian Brew — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:58:21 GMT

Thanks for the replies. Our nurse doesnt have a hearing aid cos she's 100% deaf. She can lip read very well too and masks in theatre are a bit of a problem for us (I dont always wear a mask but have been recently as I had tonsilitis a few weeks ago).

Re: Deaf colleague

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:50:34 GMT

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I have worked with a deaf vet (might be the same one as you dippy?!?!) and currently work with a deaf nurse

Not really had any probs with either, the vet had a special stethoscope which attatched onto her hearing aids and the nurse is currently looking into one.

The only place the nurse has probs is in theatre as everyone has to wear masks and therefore she cant lip read, i think we are looking into getting the right loop systems in there so her hearing aids work better.

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Aww thats really good that you are doing that.

I have a deaf neighbour, he can lip read too, and I find it totally amazing

Re: Deaf colleague

Steph Worsley — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:07:32 GMT

I have worked with a deaf vet (might be the same one as you dippy?!?!) and currently work with a deaf nurse

Not really had any probs with either, the vet had a special stethoscope which attatched onto her hearing aids and the nurse is currently looking into one.

Re: Deaf colleague

Dippy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:00:13 GMT

I locumed at a practice with a deaf vet a couple of years ago but I believe she's moved on since there although still in the north west if anyone on here now works with her? Most of the time things weren't too different from working with anyone else as she lip read but I do remember one occasion when she had her back to us and we needed her to get something from the drugs cupboard in a hurry for resuscitation and it took us all a few seconds in the panic of the moment to realise why she wasn't responding to all the shouting of her name!