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privilege I don't think it is just white or male. Best line I heard was "some people were born on second base and think they hit a double".

Sallylou, I feel the isolation also. Since I always enjoyed solitude it probably isn't as bad for me, but I do miss talking to people. Maybe this forum will be of some help.

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scary I spent a year in Vietnam, jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and more. But losing your hearing IS scary. When I tell people I can't hear them and the keep talking, I just kind of chuckle inside. They are really talking to themselves.

New guy I suspect my hearing was not always very good but it has really gone south in the last few years. Luckily or ironically it was a year after I retired. The hearing aids worked for a while. Never worried about how they looked, told the audiologist I would stick a horn in my ear if it...

adjustment to late onset deafness Thanks a bunch. I think I have a lot of adjusting to do.

I'm 63 and my hearing started really going south about 3 years ago. It fluctuates some and keeps getting worse. Leaving the hearing world is kind of creepy. I don't know what I miss more social functions or enjoying music. I have been to 10 ENTs and most just do an audiogram and try and sell me...

I am 63 and in good health. My hearing loss has accellerated in the last 3 years to a point I can no longer appreciate music. It is driving me nuts. Any advice?