I hope i can post here :P
would you let everyone in my thread know that i cant reply, and that i have state insurance that wont cover a hearing aide.
and to answer your questions, my hearing has always been a problem. my parents were abusive and neglectful all my life and never cared even when the school told them i had a little bit of hearing trouble and never got it checked out when i was in elementary school. it has gotten worse and worse, and i have only just now started going to the ENT (for sleep apnea) and he is the one who suggested i have a hearing test. i have a constant ringing in my ears that gets so loud sometimes that it feels like my ear vibrates. i get vertigo all the time, my ears have always had super wax build up and i try to stay on top of it. BUT i dont get a lot of infections. i think the last time i had an ear infection was when i was maybe 9. (im 27 now)
the test the doctor had the audiologist do was me in a box room, listened to some beeps, then listened to words and had to repeat them. then they had me to to another room and do a balance test (they blew air in my ear, and honestly as weird as it sounds, i LIKED it. once they started blowing the air in my ear and filling my ear up, the ringing went away! i got vertigo really really bad. but i prefer that to the ringing!
also is there a way to message someone on this forum? i looked to see if i could message you but i couldn't find anything