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I was born 4 months early (only 6 months in the womb) so a premature birth. My mother had my 2 sisters and I via emergency C-section. My sisters died within 3 weeks after we were born. My hearing loss is from being premature.

Listening to an audio recording for work always makes for a stressful time. Good thing, I have my speakers turned up all the way. Sorry to my neighbours :D

“Deafness gets better”, maybe it is more about the people you have in your life as time goes by. That those people understand what you need them to do so you guys can communicate effectively. But then, again it was a hearing person that that statement came from. I’m not trying to be mean toward...

Keep your chin up. Tomorrow is another day.

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Yes, I have an FM system of my own. The schools I went to did not have funding for me. However, in Australia, we have an organisation called Australian Hearing which is where I received funding for majority of things to do with my hearing loss. I have had other people use my FM, my friends...

I agree with Lysander about someones personal bias coming through. There are no such policies that prevent individuals who deaf or HOH who enrolling in a university. To do so, might be a violation of the Disability act.

I do not see why you would be denied the chance to be able to do physiotherapy. Is there a disability unit in the university? I have found that as long as you have strategies in place to manage your hearing loss, you will be fine.

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Welcome! :)

Hi Kara, I am interested as to what you mean by CNA? What does it stand for?

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Hey, I'm 20. HOH since birth, hearing aids are a package deal with me (you're out if you're going to be mean about it). "You're definitely not alone", Elphabaenvy is right. Also you had the courage to reach out to others on this forum, :)

I'm with you on your first example; when people say it doesn't matter when you ask them to repeat things. Happens nearly everyday with my family therefore it is very easy for frustration to build up. I had a teacher infer that I wouldn't amount to much and that my younger siblings were smarter...

Always try your best and surround yourself with supportive people, you will thrive.