Hi All,
This is my first post to AllDeaf. I'm 31 years old and have been dealing with Meniere's disease since I was 16. I only had it in one ear until two years ago when the other ear started up. I'm now experiencing days where I can barely hear others in meeting and definitely not in loud places like restaurants. I've got all of the good stuff. I have a BAHA implant, a personall FM device with two microphones, and a Savia Art hearing aid. Some days these devices help out and other days, I might as well just sell them on Ebay?
Basically I'm freaking out. I'm completely deaf in my right ear and leaning toward moderate in my left. The weird thing with the disease is I can hear people talking in my left, but often times the speach sounds so muffled that I cannot make out what someone is saying.
I used to be a teacher, but I was promoted the the District Technology Coordinator. I just facilitated a meeting today, and had the minor problem of not being able to understand what the group members were saying.
WHAT THE HECK DO I DO? I hope nobody takes offense to this, but sometimes I wish I could just say I'm deaf and not hard of hearing. People get used to me being able to hear on my good days, but fail to realize I have more bad days. It's the fluctuating that drives me nuts. Not to mention the ringing.
This is my first post to AllDeaf. I'm 31 years old and have been dealing with Meniere's disease since I was 16. I only had it in one ear until two years ago when the other ear started up. I'm now experiencing days where I can barely hear others in meeting and definitely not in loud places like restaurants. I've got all of the good stuff. I have a BAHA implant, a personall FM device with two microphones, and a Savia Art hearing aid. Some days these devices help out and other days, I might as well just sell them on Ebay?
Basically I'm freaking out. I'm completely deaf in my right ear and leaning toward moderate in my left. The weird thing with the disease is I can hear people talking in my left, but often times the speach sounds so muffled that I cannot make out what someone is saying.
I used to be a teacher, but I was promoted the the District Technology Coordinator. I just facilitated a meeting today, and had the minor problem of not being able to understand what the group members were saying.
WHAT THE HECK DO I DO? I hope nobody takes offense to this, but sometimes I wish I could just say I'm deaf and not hard of hearing. People get used to me being able to hear on my good days, but fail to realize I have more bad days. It's the fluctuating that drives me nuts. Not to mention the ringing.
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