danimart1105
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Hello!
I just found this site. I was diagnosed with "profound hearing loss" about 7 months ago.
I started noticing that I had problems hearing starting about 5 or so years ago. I went through the normal people yelling at me; telling me I'm "not paying attention"; accused of being "slow"...you get the picture. Finally my Boss insisted I "take care of it". (At the time I worked in a prison - literally)
I went to an Audiologist fulling expecting - convinced even - that I just needed tubes in my ears. He proceeded to tell me that I had no fluid on my ears and that the bones in my ears "did not look right". Needless to say -- I was upset. He told me to get a second opinion. I did. The test was identical and so was the diagnosis. Both have told me that my hearing may get worse and should consider learning sign language.
I wear hearing aids but I'm having problems wearing them at home due to two evil pugs who like to go after my ears. Also I cannot watch anything on TV without CC. I went to my first theater movie since my diagnosis and could not understand ANYTHING. If someone is not looking at me I cannot understand them. The audiologist tells me I read lips but that was news to me. Anyhoo - I found this website by looking for movies or theaters with CC.
I'm glad to be here and know that I'll learn a lot. So, hello everyone!!!
I just found this site. I was diagnosed with "profound hearing loss" about 7 months ago.
I started noticing that I had problems hearing starting about 5 or so years ago. I went through the normal people yelling at me; telling me I'm "not paying attention"; accused of being "slow"...you get the picture. Finally my Boss insisted I "take care of it". (At the time I worked in a prison - literally)
I went to an Audiologist fulling expecting - convinced even - that I just needed tubes in my ears. He proceeded to tell me that I had no fluid on my ears and that the bones in my ears "did not look right". Needless to say -- I was upset. He told me to get a second opinion. I did. The test was identical and so was the diagnosis. Both have told me that my hearing may get worse and should consider learning sign language.
I wear hearing aids but I'm having problems wearing them at home due to two evil pugs who like to go after my ears. Also I cannot watch anything on TV without CC. I went to my first theater movie since my diagnosis and could not understand ANYTHING. If someone is not looking at me I cannot understand them. The audiologist tells me I read lips but that was news to me. Anyhoo - I found this website by looking for movies or theaters with CC.
I'm glad to be here and know that I'll learn a lot. So, hello everyone!!!