Hello all,
I was not born with a hearing problem, I was hearing quite well, I'm not even sure when the problems started, but I do remember my parents complaining about me not listening to them, ignoring them, even though I didnt have a clue what they were talking about, we went to our doctor to maybe find out why I am so moody and always 'ignoring' them, Doctor told me to concentrate more and behave! and then she stood behind me and was apparently talking to me, of course I had no idea, then the next thing I know, I have this nurse putting plaster in my ear for the hearing aid moulds, I was 17 and I still didnt know what was going on, just that I might have a hearing problem.
I never did think for a second that I would be wearing hearing aids, only when I had the plaster in my ears I lip read the Audiologist telling my parents I will need to wear them for the rest of my life, and yes this was the first time I realised I could lip read.
I remember the 1st time I wore the aids, I could hear the dogs barking outside, the birds chirping, and the audiologist talking! she sounded soooo strange I couldnt get my head round it.
Nobody in my family has hearing problems, they did all kinds of tests to find out why this has happened, they didnt find anything significant, so they put it down to damage from possible exposure to loud sounds.
Im 24 now and very confused, I dont know anybody else who is HOH/Deaf. I have loads of people to talk to but nobody seems to have any answers.
I recently went for a hearing test and the audiologist said that my hearing has decreased by 5db, I knew it was getting worse.
I know have moderate/severe hearing loss on both ears. Without my aids I cannot hear, only maybe the occational LOUD noises.
Im fine like this, I can lead a normal life, but I am finding it difficult being ok with not knowing why my hearing has gotten bad in the first place, especially now that it is worsening. If it will continue to deteriorate. There must be a better explanation than 'damage', I am not exposed to loud noises, I do not have any other illnesses or physical or sensory disabilities and I am on no medication.
I'm sorry for babbling on, I just need somewhere to let my thoughts out, I'm feeling quite lost.
Feel free to comment or talk to me
I was not born with a hearing problem, I was hearing quite well, I'm not even sure when the problems started, but I do remember my parents complaining about me not listening to them, ignoring them, even though I didnt have a clue what they were talking about, we went to our doctor to maybe find out why I am so moody and always 'ignoring' them, Doctor told me to concentrate more and behave! and then she stood behind me and was apparently talking to me, of course I had no idea, then the next thing I know, I have this nurse putting plaster in my ear for the hearing aid moulds, I was 17 and I still didnt know what was going on, just that I might have a hearing problem.
I never did think for a second that I would be wearing hearing aids, only when I had the plaster in my ears I lip read the Audiologist telling my parents I will need to wear them for the rest of my life, and yes this was the first time I realised I could lip read.
I remember the 1st time I wore the aids, I could hear the dogs barking outside, the birds chirping, and the audiologist talking! she sounded soooo strange I couldnt get my head round it.
Nobody in my family has hearing problems, they did all kinds of tests to find out why this has happened, they didnt find anything significant, so they put it down to damage from possible exposure to loud sounds.
Im 24 now and very confused, I dont know anybody else who is HOH/Deaf. I have loads of people to talk to but nobody seems to have any answers.
I recently went for a hearing test and the audiologist said that my hearing has decreased by 5db, I knew it was getting worse.
I know have moderate/severe hearing loss on both ears. Without my aids I cannot hear, only maybe the occational LOUD noises.
Im fine like this, I can lead a normal life, but I am finding it difficult being ok with not knowing why my hearing has gotten bad in the first place, especially now that it is worsening. If it will continue to deteriorate. There must be a better explanation than 'damage', I am not exposed to loud noises, I do not have any other illnesses or physical or sensory disabilities and I am on no medication.
I'm sorry for babbling on, I just need somewhere to let my thoughts out, I'm feeling quite lost.
Feel free to comment or talk to me
to AllDeaf forum. I guess, now that you are late deafened as I assume that you used to hear sounds early before becoming deaf. Well, you will just have to get use to deafness. 
