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Originally Posted by green427
If you already did this, they might have concluded that you are not 'deaf enough'. If you say that you are 97% deaf, that is more than enough.
Don't wear your hearing aid(s) when you go in for an application. You need to frustrate them when they can't communicate with you. Don't wear your aids when you go in for the hearing test, and don't reply to the smallest sound you can hear. Wait for it to get somewhat loud.
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Originally Posted by green427
Again, you will need proof that you are deaf. There are many people out there trying to milk the system, so they are weeding out those 'milkers'.
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You are contradicting yourself.
By not wearing HAs and by not providing honest responses to behavioral audiometry (standard hearing tests), you are PROMOTING people to "milk the system".
A trained audiologist should be able to identify those who "cheat" on their hearing tests. But regardless, by exaggerating the degree of one's hearing loss, a person may be provided with equipment or recommendations that are inappropriate or even harmful. I would discourage anyone from following that advice.
IMHO.