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SSI in Ohio I am on disability here in Ohio. I qualified because of OCD and Tourette's Syndrome. I believe than I CAN work, at least part-time. But my hearing problems and my Asperger's are NOT listed with the state. Neither is the PTSD, depression. or a possible learning disability. People...

Hard Of Hearing Can Be A Hard Road I get the feeling that some people don't really belive I truly have a hearing problem. People have even accused me of lying when I have tried to explain that I am Deaf. They think I mean I have a 100% hearing loss in both ears. I have a conductive hearing loss...

No Geodon For Me A psychiatrist wanted to put me on Geodon very recently, but luckily I knew better! Thank you for the info!

Satisfied At Last I have tried counseling or therapy many times, but I never got anywhere. It was almost always "Hearing people" implying that there was something "wrong" with me that needed to be "fixed." I became EXTREMELY DEPRESSED from such "interventions." I have found a wonderful...

Well, I can say that hormones drove me nuts--almost literally. It is not very pleasant for part of the month, but PILLS make it WORSE! One doctor told me I needed to see a counselor! :jaw:

Glad To Learn I take Topamax. I was taking Seroquel (don't ask me why). I had a LOT of problems with the Seroquel. It is called an "atypical neuroleptic." I knew that people took Topamax for various reasons, but I did not know people could take it for PTSD. I am so very glad and grateful to...

Deaf Feelings For years, I had known how to sign and had Deaf friends, etc. However, I had always labelled myself as "Hearing." I have had "Deaf feelings" for many years, but I thought that I was "nutso" or that something was wrong with me in some way because I had these feelings and...

From T-Mobile to Verizon Wireless I was with T-Mobile and had a Hearing (voice) plan. I could not hear on my phone. I switched to VZW. I got T-Mobile to drop the $200.00 early termination fee. Don't try to do it by voice on the customer care line if you are hard-of-hearing or even sometimes in...

I can relate very well to these posts. I am HoH, highly/exceptional gifted, TS, probably have an ASD, etc. People (Hearing) often treat me as if I were "crazy" or "stupid" or not Deaf. Even my own family doesn't get it. They can't even sign. Don't want to learn either.:confused:

T-Mobile SMELLS! Hooray 4 Verizon! I switched! I got a cell phone through Verizon that has M4 and T4 ratings! It is REALLY loud. (I am HOH.) My present HAs don't have tcoils, but I will be getting one that does. But the phone is loud enough that my HA picks it up JUST FINE! I can even hear...

Hard Of Hearing and Feeling Okay About It I am wearing BTEs in both ears. The last time I had my hearing tested, the audiologist failed to take me seriously. She did not do a hearing aid consult as she was supposed to. She seems to think that I am a Hearing person. But I flunked four of her...

Not Funny Anymore I used to scare some full Deaf people. Making squealing noises behind them or sneak up behind them and jump hard on floor to make vibrations.Thought this was very funny. Well, it's NOT. I have a teenaged "friend" who thinks it is SO FUNNY to "sneak up" behind me and then touch...

People tell me I have "Central Auditoral Processing Disorder" and try to treat it like it is an LD or something. But I have a CORTICAL HEARING IMPAIRMENT that affects my life each and every day. In terms of Deaf Culture I am "Hard-of-Hearing." There are conductive problems, sersorineiral...

I have what is called "cortical" hearing impairment. For me, to "hear" is to feel vibrations on my eardrums. It is a "subset" of the tactile (touch) sense. Sometimes smell/taste merge. Lights have rhythms. Yet I can "pass" for a Hearing person to a large extent. I have a "genius IQ." I grew up...