Hi All
My name is Tammy and I am 25 years old. No one in my family is deaf, (but my dad cannot hear certain frequencies do to his job) and recently my hearing has gotten really bad. I have to get people to repeat things, my mom thinks I am ignoring her. It is so frustrating.
I am in University and my third year I took ASL 111 because I had a deaf customer where I worked and I wanted to be able to help him when he came to my store. I am now in ASL 112, and next fall I will be in ASL 211.
Lately I hear ringing in my ears and cant hear certain people at all. I find I lipread alot which is annoying, I get confused alot.
I talked to my ASL instructor (an amazing woman) and she told me it could be tinnitus (I have no idea what that is) I have to get my hearing checked but have no idea who to go see, do I go see my family doctor?
I am scared and frustrated all the time. I dont know whats going on and I am getting annoyed. I know losing my hearing is not a big deal, but kind of hard when no one around you is deaf or hoh.
I thought I would join because it never hurts to have people to talk to that may/are going through the same thing
Tammy
My name is Tammy and I am 25 years old. No one in my family is deaf, (but my dad cannot hear certain frequencies do to his job) and recently my hearing has gotten really bad. I have to get people to repeat things, my mom thinks I am ignoring her. It is so frustrating.
I am in University and my third year I took ASL 111 because I had a deaf customer where I worked and I wanted to be able to help him when he came to my store. I am now in ASL 112, and next fall I will be in ASL 211.
Lately I hear ringing in my ears and cant hear certain people at all. I find I lipread alot which is annoying, I get confused alot.
I talked to my ASL instructor (an amazing woman) and she told me it could be tinnitus (I have no idea what that is) I have to get my hearing checked but have no idea who to go see, do I go see my family doctor?
I am scared and frustrated all the time. I dont know whats going on and I am getting annoyed. I know losing my hearing is not a big deal, but kind of hard when no one around you is deaf or hoh.
I thought I would join because it never hurts to have people to talk to that may/are going through the same thing
Tammy