Which did you born hearing impaired or hearing then became impaired?

DreamyHawaii · 08-09-2005, 05:02 AM

I was born hearing unitl 4 years old became hearing impaired from meningitis spinal.

IcedTeaRulz · 08-09-2005, 06:40 AM

I was born deaf.

sr171soars · 08-09-2005, 07:24 AM

I was probably born mildly deaf in right ear and severly deaf in left ear but got progressively worst fairly quickly until I stablized around 4 or 5 as severely impaired in right ear and profoundly in left.

Shiva · 08-09-2005, 07:56 AM

born hearing until 2 years old hit with high fever/ear infection became hard of hearing then hearing decrease slowly until 6th grade got other ear infection lost more hearing after than until senior year went full deaf...

Liebling:-))) · 08-09-2005, 09:09 AM

I born deaf due rubella.

My mom got german measles when she was 3 month pregnant with me.

Fly Free · 08-09-2005, 11:31 AM

born deaf due to rubella/german measles as well!

TweetyBird · 08-09-2005, 11:31 AM

unknow....

Mizzou · 08-09-2005, 11:50 AM

born profound deaf.....left ear is HOH but lost hearing mostly of it.... right ear is deaf all the life.

deafclimber · 08-09-2005, 02:12 PM

became deaf at age of 22mths.

bluegecko474 · 08-09-2005, 03:34 PM

Born hearing. Got high fever/ear infection when I was 18 months old. I was in coma for 4 or 5 days (I cannot remember what my mom said). After discharge from hospital and my mom find out I am deaf when I was 2 years old.

deafdyke · 08-09-2005, 03:51 PM

Been hoh (moderately severe loss) ALL my life....been that way since conception....as my loss is caused by genetic factors!

ravensteve1961 · 08-09-2005, 04:29 PM

I was born Deaf in left ear. Had Hearing in my right ear,,,Then at age 4 my right ear hearing dropped to 55DBs.Then at 17 dropped to 65DBs and now i lost almost the remainder of my hearing at 42 i have 95DBs left and not even a hearing aid can work on that level.

C.C.Sinned · 08-09-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ravensteve1961

I was born Deaf in left ear. Had Hearing in my right ear,,,Then at age 4 my right ear hearing dropped to 55DBs.Then at 17 dropped to 65DBs and now i lost almost the remainder of my hearing at 42 i have 95DBs left and not even a hearing aid can work on that level.

You told Me AmTrack did it...

What about your hurricane Ivan story???

Ooooooooooopps I'm

C.C.Sinned · 08-09-2005, 04:35 PM

Born profoundly deaf...

Levonian · 08-09-2005, 04:46 PM

I was born fully hearing and became profoundly unilaterally deaf at the age of five from spinal meningitis.

RedheadGrrl · 08-09-2005, 04:47 PM

I was born hearing, and became deaf when I was 2 and half yrs old by scarlet fever.

juliae · 08-09-2005, 06:25 PM

I was born with a moderate hearing loss of unknown origin.

Lantana · 08-09-2005, 06:27 PM

I had German Measles when I was 10 years old, so I had a good start with speech, etc. I am completely deaf.

Nancy · 08-09-2005, 06:50 PM

I was also born with Rubella (had a heart defect because of it), but I was either born hearing or had a mild hearing loss...nobody knows for sure (they didn't test newborns back then)....but when I was almost 2 years old, I had spinal meningitis. Six months later, my parents found out that I have a severe hearing loss in both ears because of the meningitis. When I was 14, my hearing in left ear went from severe to profound (I don't know why)...but my right ear is still stable at the severe hearing loss level.

darkangel8603 · 08-09-2005, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ravensteve1961

I was born Deaf in left ear. Had Hearing in my right ear,,,Then at age 4 my right ear hearing dropped to 55DBs.Then at 17 dropped to 65DBs and now i lost almost the remainder of my hearing at 42 i have 95DBs left and not even a hearing aid can work on that level.

u said u were born hearing? I am confused?

I was born severe to profoundly deaf. But had more hearing when i was little than i do now.

DreamyHawaii · 08-09-2005, 07:43 PM

Correct I was hearing unitl I became hearing impaired at age 4 ok got it?

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Originally Posted by darkangel8603

u said u were born hearing? I am confused?

I was born severe to profoundly deaf. But had more hearing when i was little than i do now.

ravensteve1961 · 08-09-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by C.C.Sinned

You told Me AmTrack did it...

What about your hurricane Ivan story???

Ooooooooooopps I'm

Its true,,I know amtrak did it thats when i still had 65% DBs left and was still wearing a hearing aid. My hearing aid helped me communitcate and work.Now but im deaf i cant work and i cant even get a life cause GOD doesnt want me too.

darkangel8603 · 08-09-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ravensteve1961

Its true,,I know amtrak did it thats when i still had 65% DBs left and was still wearing a hearing aid. My hearing aid helped me communitcate and work.Now but im deaf i cant work and i cant even get a life cause GOD doesnt want me too.

oh shut up.. u are such a pessimistic

goofyjojo67 · 08-09-2005, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamyHawaii

I was born hearing unitl 4 years old became hearing impaired from meningitis spinal.

I was born deaf unknow. BEcasue my mom didnt tell me how I became deaf. I was born without a ear on my right side... So It unknow how I became hard of hearing too.. My mom didnt explain to me

Lavender · 08-10-2005, 12:27 AM

I was born hearing and then became impaired in kindergarten.

JeepGirl · 08-10-2005, 12:31 AM

I was born profoundly deaf but unknown of the cause of my deafness. All my life, I was oral and could speak well but now my hearing has dropped and my voice is getting rough. People always assumed I was Hard of hearing but I'm not.. and I'm proud to be deaf!!

deafdyke · 08-10-2005, 02:14 AM

[quote]I was born without a ear on my right side..[quote]
That's called anotia.....do you also have no coachla on your right side? What about your left side?
I was born with such severe middle ear difficulties that my ENT told me that most of the time, people with my kind of loss don't have outer ears!

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Now but im deaf i cant work and i cant even get a life cause GOD doesnt want me too.

So get a CI or something! Learn Sign.....a lot of people here are deaf, and have been so for their entire lives, and they don't complain, bitch and moan about it....they work and live with it.....quitcher complaining!

hina · 08-10-2005, 12:47 PM

I think I got a high fever when I was born.. so I became deaf.

DeafSCUBA98 · 08-10-2005, 12:56 PM

born hearing become HOH 2.5 years old from menigiits.. then hearing decrease.

rjr2006 · 08-10-2005, 07:22 PM

Since I was adopted from India, there was no medications to cure my risk of getting CP and I think I am born deaf (i am unsure) . I came out as a premature baby then I got many infections and that increased my risk of death or CP. I think that the infection caused me to become deaf. my mom told me that when I was a toddler, i had ear infections. I still have to cope with deafness and my VR is going to help me get new hearing aids so I can hear the background and receive speech therapy

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08-09-2005, 09:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Liebling:-))) My 3 darling princesses Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 27,021	I born deaf due rubella. My mom got german measles when she was 3 month pregnant with me. __________________

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Lantana Older and Wiser Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Coast/Washington Coast/Hawaii Posts: 385	I had German Measles when I was 10 years old, so I had a good start with speech, etc. I am completely deaf. __________________ "The best things in life are not things."

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08-09-2005, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
IcedTeaRulz ♥ R.I.P. Mom 6/11/08 ♥ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ...Not sure where I am... Posts: 1,816	I was born deaf.

08-09-2005, 07:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
sr171soars Cyborg since March '05 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,376	I was probably born mildly deaf in right ear and severly deaf in left ear but got progressively worst fairly quickly until I stablized around 4 or 5 as severely impaired in right ear and profoundly in left.

08-09-2005, 07:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shiva Anime fan.... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 757	born hearing until 2 years old hit with high fever/ear infection became hard of hearing then hearing decrease slowly until 6th grade got other ear infection lost more hearing after than until senior year went full deaf...

08-09-2005, 11:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fly Free Just me Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wherever i want to be LOL Posts: 9,101	born deaf due to rubella/german measles as well!

08-09-2005, 11:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mizzou Where is my car ? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: somewhere in Missouri Posts: 2,607	born profound deaf.....left ear is HOH but lost hearing mostly of it.... right ear is deaf all the life.

08-09-2005, 03:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
bluegecko474 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: in the ocean with mermaid Posts: 225	Born hearing. Got high fever/ear infection when I was 18 months old. I was in coma for 4 or 5 days (I cannot remember what my mom said). After discharge from hospital and my mom find out I am deaf when I was 2 years old.

08-09-2005, 03:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 6,684	Been hoh (moderately severe loss) ALL my life....been that way since conception....as my loss is caused by genetic factors!

08-09-2005, 04:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
ravensteve1961 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Here Posts: 3,940	I was born Deaf in left ear. Had Hearing in my right ear,,,Then at age 4 my right ear hearing dropped to 55DBs.Then at 17 dropped to 65DBs and now i lost almost the remainder of my hearing at 42 i have 95DBs left and not even a hearing aid can work on that level.

08-09-2005, 04:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
C.C.Sinned Crazy & Twisted Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,278	Born profoundly deaf...

08-09-2005, 04:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Levonian Rattus Norvegicus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Research facility. Posts: 3,829	I was born fully hearing and became profoundly unilaterally deaf at the age of five from spinal meningitis.

08-09-2005, 04:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
RedheadGrrl Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,816	I was born hearing, and became deaf when I was 2 and half yrs old by scarlet fever.

08-09-2005, 06:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
juliae Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois ~ where else? Posts: 62	I was born with a moderate hearing loss of unknown origin.

08-09-2005, 06:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
Nancy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central FL Posts: 2,289	I was also born with Rubella (had a heart defect because of it), but I was either born hearing or had a mild hearing loss...nobody knows for sure (they didn't test newborns back then)....but when I was almost 2 years old, I had spinal meningitis. Six months later, my parents found out that I have a severe hearing loss in both ears because of the meningitis. When I was 14, my hearing in left ear went from severe to profound (I don't know why)...but my right ear is still stable at the severe hearing loss level.

08-10-2005, 12:27 AM	#25 (permalink)
Lavender Season's Greetings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mother Earth Posts: 594	I was born hearing and then became impaired in kindergarten.

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JeepGirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In the South Posts: 6,343	I was born profoundly deaf but unknown of the cause of my deafness. All my life, I was oral and could speak well but now my hearing has dropped and my voice is getting rough. People always assumed I was Hard of hearing but I'm not.. and I'm proud to be deaf!! __________________ ""When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us""

08-10-2005, 12:47 PM	#28 (permalink)
hina Singaporean Deafie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 4	I think I got a high fever when I was born.. so I became deaf.

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DeafSCUBA98 my cute fish of the year! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: land of 10,000 lakes and living by one of them Posts: 4,627	born hearing become HOH 2.5 years old from menigiits.. then hearing decrease. __________________ Nucleus Freedom 04/18/05 activiated 05/16/05

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rjr2006 RJR2K6 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon moving to Rochy Posts: 1,821	Since I was adopted from India, there was no medications to cure my risk of getting CP and I think I am born deaf (i am unsure) . I came out as a premature baby then I got many infections and that increased my risk of death or CP. I think that the infection caused me to become deaf. my mom told me that when I was a toddler, i had ear infections. I still have to cope with deafness and my VR is going to help me get new hearing aids so I can hear the background and receive speech therapy

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