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I'm new to Hearing loss/HoH/Deaf forums & groups. I'm a 36yrs old & I reside in Texas, about an hour and a half from Austin.
I have mixed hearing loss my whole life, caused by Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. My right ear hearing levels are severe/profound, my left ear is mild/moderate and slowly getting worse. Hearing aids don't help my right ear so I was implanted with Med-el's Vibrant Soundbridge, connected to my cochlea at the round window(I don't have functioning ossicles in the right ear). With the processor on my worst ear hearing levels are ranging between severe up to mild depending on the frequency. I still struggle to understand speech in many situations, especially at work(I'm a grocery cashier). I'm not ASL speaking yet, but I'm going try to learn it.
I'm looking toward to learning more about others experiences as well as sharing my own.
I have mixed hearing loss my whole life, caused by Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction. My right ear hearing levels are severe/profound, my left ear is mild/moderate and slowly getting worse. Hearing aids don't help my right ear so I was implanted with Med-el's Vibrant Soundbridge, connected to my cochlea at the round window(I don't have functioning ossicles in the right ear). With the processor on my worst ear hearing levels are ranging between severe up to mild depending on the frequency. I still struggle to understand speech in many situations, especially at work(I'm a grocery cashier). I'm not ASL speaking yet, but I'm going try to learn it.
I'm looking toward to learning more about others experiences as well as sharing my own.