HOH Nurse

HOH-RN · 04-05-2008, 10:33 PM

Hi there -

Just joined and hoping to share some useful info and get some in return. I'm a HOH RN. It's been a challenge but I manage to do my job pretty well. Lots of people didn't think I could be a nurse 'cuz of my loss, but it works. I also teach fitness classes which probably isn't the best since my loss is progressive and I don't tolerate acceptable noise ranges. I have adult onset hearing loss, but they think it's a congenital condition and just got overlooked since it started out pretty mild and progressed slowly. Got into trouble in college with large lecture halls - then found out I needed hearing aids and got put right into BTE's to get enough power. My first pair was Siemens and I outgrew them fast. Then got into Phonak and they've served me well, but I just found out I got sold a refurbished pair with all the paperwork saying they were new and my audiologist fell off the face of the earth, so.... starting to look into digitals, but so far not impressed. May have been set poorly by the audiologist. I can't seem to find an audiologist that actually knows much about hearing aids and servicing them; despite what they think. If you can't re-tube a mold or get a mold re-made on the 1st try, then I don't think ya know what you're doin'. Anyway, decided to join and see how it goes.

CJ

Phillips · 04-05-2008, 10:36 PM

Hello!!

My mom was head nurse for many years..

Chase · 04-06-2008, 09:06 AM

Welcome. We have other RNs and health care providers here. Hope you join in.

shel90 · 04-06-2008, 11:11 AM

to AD!

Matilda · 04-07-2008, 05:12 AM

Hi and welcome to AD! Do hope you will be successful in finding the right h/aid and audiologist.

***~SG~*** · 04-07-2008, 05:45 AM

Hi HOH-RN,

Welcome to AllDeaf. I do hope ya will find a audiologist who will help ya with your hearing aids.

TweetyBird · 04-08-2008, 12:27 PM

here and enjoy AD!

radlhrnz · 04-08-2008, 02:58 PM

Hello!

Welcome to AllDeaf.com
You will join it. Enjoy your stay. Have a FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bebonang · 04-08-2008, 10:14 PM

to AllDeaf forum, HOH-RN. I hope you enjoy reading and posting all the threads here. Wow, being a regisitered nurse is a very challenging career and you make it. I have thought about wanting to be a registered nurse when I was a very young girl, but someone told me what happen if you can not hear the patient whisper or try to tell you weakly and other noises that I could not hear like the stethicope. That was like forty years ago or more when I was a kid dreaming of what I want to be. Well, my dreams of becoming what I want to be got crash as they are telling me that I am deaf. Anyway, have fun chatting or discussing with us. See you around.

***VamPyroX*** · 04-18-2008, 01:47 PM

Welcome to AllDeaf!

It's great that you have a job like that. It shows that deaf people can do anything if they choose to pursue it.

04-05-2008, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
HOH-RN Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	HOH Nurse Hi there - Just joined and hoping to share some useful info and get some in return. I'm a HOH RN. It's been a challenge but I manage to do my job pretty well. Lots of people didn't think I could be a nurse 'cuz of my loss, but it works. I also teach fitness classes which probably isn't the best since my loss is progressive and I don't tolerate acceptable noise ranges. I have adult onset hearing loss, but they think it's a congenital condition and just got overlooked since it started out pretty mild and progressed slowly. Got into trouble in college with large lecture halls - then found out I needed hearing aids and got put right into BTE's to get enough power. My first pair was Siemens and I outgrew them fast. Then got into Phonak and they've served me well, but I just found out I got sold a refurbished pair with all the paperwork saying they were new and my audiologist fell off the face of the earth, so.... starting to look into digitals, but so far not impressed. May have been set poorly by the audiologist. I can't seem to find an audiologist that actually knows much about hearing aids and servicing them; despite what they think. If you can't re-tube a mold or get a mold re-made on the 1st try, then I don't think ya know what you're doin'. Anyway, decided to join and see how it goes. CJ

04-05-2008, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phillips Lets ride horses! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somewhere in Northeast Posts: 5,698 Blog Entries: 3	Hello!! My mom was head nurse for many years.. __________________ *Enjoy life today, Yesterday has past and Tomorrow may never come.*

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04-06-2008, 09:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chase Retired on ex-mod pension Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Albany, Oregon Posts: 2,066	Welcome. We have other RNs and health care providers here. Hope you join in.

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Matilda "True Blue Aussie" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,508	Hi and welcome to AD! Do hope you will be successful in finding the right h/aid and audiologist.

04-07-2008, 05:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
*~SG~* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,474	Hi HOH-RN, Welcome to AllDeaf. I do hope ya will find a audiologist who will help ya with your hearing aids.

04-08-2008, 12:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
TweetyBird Live, Laugh & Love Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: AlAbAmA Posts: 20,901	here and enjoy AD!

04-08-2008, 02:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
radlhrnz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 106	Hello! Welcome to AllDeaf.com You will join it. Enjoy your stay. Have a FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

04-08-2008, 10:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bebonang Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron in Canada Posts: 955	to AllDeaf forum, HOH-RN. I hope you enjoy reading and posting all the threads here. Wow, being a regisitered nurse is a very challenging career and you make it. I have thought about wanting to be a registered nurse when I was a very young girl, but someone told me what happen if you can not hear the patient whisper or try to tell you weakly and other noises that I could not hear like the stethicope. That was like forty years ago or more when I was a kid dreaming of what I want to be. Well, my dreams of becoming what I want to be got crash as they are telling me that I am deaf. Anyway, have fun chatting or discussing with us. See you around.