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I feel for ya, I really do. You will have to literally scream and cry to your family to get them to see your side of things. Tell them that if they don't learn sign language, you WILL be completely isolated from them. I mean really hammer that fact into their heads, don't feel afraid or...

I agree with that, it breaks the ice. A group of Deaf were rallying outside an NHS Office. "WHAT DO WE WANT?" "HEARING AIDS!" "WHEN DO WE WANT THEM?" "HEARING AIDS!"

...You are starting to piss me off now. Just stop it with your pro-deaf/anti-hearing speeches. Anyways Clau, you're HoH. Are you behind on social skills? Maybe, but it's expected and it's understandable. The real question to ask yourself is does it matter? You will live to the same age as...

Don't distrust the doctors, they just want to help. Despite what some deaf people here say, there's no conspiracy to destroy deaf culture. The best age to try hearing aids for her is around 2-3 years old, I think.

Woman these days get away with murder lol. Us blokes get the blame for pretty much everything that goes wrong in a womans life. Remember that song "It' a Man's World"? Not anymore, it's a womans world.

No, it's the same in the UK. Capital D = Culturally Deaf

Lol.. I imagined you saying all that in Yoda's voice. But I will definately take it into consideration.

Any reason why?

The thing is though.. I can talk extremely well. I can even do impersonations or accents of different countries. I have a severe hearing loss but I have a really good sense of "voice", it's all I focused on in years since I grew.

I've actually thought about this. I started thinking "Is there a career where I'm least likely to get discriminated against?" I think teaching or social work are the best places for people like me.

Hmm, I suppose.. It's not a nice feeling though, knowing that you may discriminated against for something you can't control.

I've been unemployed for just over 2 months now, I've been for interviews but they don't seem to turn the conversation away from my hearing impairment. Sooner or later, any topic we discuss (could be quality, past work, ability) The interviewer always seem to ask "...and how did you cope with...

If the doctors are unsure about what level her hearing loss is at then maybe avoid putting hearing aids on her for the time being. Since her hearing fluctuates then the hearing aids may hurt her sometimes from being too loud or set at the wrong frequency. She is still very young so you can try...

I don't really label myself as "Deaf" with a capital D. To me that just seems like I'm making my disability my idendity, which I don't want to do. I'd say I'm a "person with a hearing impairment" instead of a "Deaf person".

Sorry but I can't see what he said that was so wrong. Shame on you for expecting every deaf person to follow your values.

...eh? I live in the Uk, there are no deaf agencies that I've ever heard of. Learn more about myself as a deaf person? I'm not deaf, I'm HoH.. I didn't explain myself properly, I have NO knowledge of sign language so I would actually struggle more in the deaf agencies. I can hold...

Hi there! First of all I'll explain my situation as of this moment. Currently I'm unemployed since being laid off from my last place of work, the company outsourced all their jobs to a Chinese firm. Everyone who worked with me there had just 6 weeks notice before losing their jobs. So...

First of all, don't feel forced to find a deaf/HOH boyfriend just cos you are. Get yourself out there, widen your options. Now you most probably will get some guys asking you a ton of questions about your hearing aids, don't react badly to it, just answer their questions as nicely as you can...

Sometimes the situations awkward, ahh well, just another hurdle to get over.

How is that oppression? I can hold a full conversation with my parents with no sign language at all. As for talking on the phone, I can understand family and close friends cos I'm used to their voice. I can't understand strangers though, it gets very difficult then. And Frisky Feline, yes...