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Lol...I hear you!! People gets a kick out of the things I reply back to them because I filled in the blank wrong. Whew. It does wear you out playing that game all the time when communicating orally. But really it's not a game it's reality.

I am not always depressed. I am just sharing my struggles. I am coping. I have a good life. I even told my audiologist that deafness can be a blessing. But, I admit, I worry when I am alone and there are annoucements/instructions on a pa system & I don't understand what was spoken. It sounds...

This is so true. I get so tired from straining to hear & I get eye strain from trying to keep up with lip reading or reading captions on tv. My eyes constantly go up to see the scenes & down to read the caption... Then struggling trying to keeping up. I tell people it's like listening to an...

Thanks for the encouraging words. It not like you project it to be. I do double check most of the time. But he makes a point to go check to make sure. He doesn't have to be angry, unless I would purposely leave the faucets running. He knows I would never do that. He just needs to excercise the...

This may sound strange... When I listen to a captioned you tube video with headphones... It seems like I can actually hear the spoken words. But if I listen to a video without caption with the heaphones,, I can't make out what is being said. I guess it's the my brain is wired. I get really...

Gypsy you are a sweetheart! Yes you are blessed with a Wonderful family! The remark people is when they say "you only hear when you want to hear" Boy, that hurts me because they are implying I am faking my hearing loss & mocking me.

I am going through the exact same thing. As I type this, I have an ear infection. I am always going to the ENT for ear infection & wax build up. A few times, hubby threw objects near me when I was a for distant to get my attention, after screaming loudly to get my attention didn't help. It...

Lately, I have been leaving the faucet running,too. I feel so bad when that happens because I actually thought I turned it off..when actually, I only turned one off. I never heard the water running so I thought everything was ok. Now, I have too double check all the time. Before, we leave the...

Well said.. I go through this all the time. Sometimes, I am so weak emotionally because of this frustration.. I feel like leaving home & living in a deaf community who would understand me. I know, at that moment... All I need is a hug...a big tight long hug... & of course the words... I...

So true

Thanks for sharing... I am going through the same journey... I am blessed too, to find this forum. You guys are in my heart!

I know how you felt I have been reading AD for a couple of days now. I wanted to join but didn't know how to introduce myself. Your post describe my feelings as well. I first started having bad hearing tests in elementary school. I went to ENT but dr told me to take antihistamine & hold my...