Giulia
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Hello all,
The thread about loud tinnitus inspired me to start this thread.
Anyone cumulates ADHD and hearing loss ?
GP, ENT doctor and psychiatrist have never had a patient with both ADHD and hearing loss (mine is Single Sided Deafness). So it can be super frustrating when I am stuck with a problem which involves both ADHD and SSD, like social interactions.
My psychiatrist thought about an adaptative disorder, but any explanations about the noise problem (I have hyperacousia, my ENT thinks that it's triggered by my SSD) are so theoretical for her that I become frustrated because she has no idea on how can we move on (I think to ask her how can she see from her eyes what happens in the noise : it will be much more concrete for her, so she will be more able to help me). Not that she doesn't want, but it's the first time that she has a patient with both ADHD and hearing loss, so she has no previous experience (at least, she recognizes when she has no clue, because we can find a solution to the problem).
I can say that with her, it doesn't go as bad as it may sound. It's not neither the nirvana of course, but it's not the catastrophe.
So I create this post for people dealing with these double dx, to share our problems, solutions, to support ourselves etc etc...
The thread about loud tinnitus inspired me to start this thread.
Anyone cumulates ADHD and hearing loss ?
GP, ENT doctor and psychiatrist have never had a patient with both ADHD and hearing loss (mine is Single Sided Deafness). So it can be super frustrating when I am stuck with a problem which involves both ADHD and SSD, like social interactions.
My psychiatrist thought about an adaptative disorder, but any explanations about the noise problem (I have hyperacousia, my ENT thinks that it's triggered by my SSD) are so theoretical for her that I become frustrated because she has no idea on how can we move on (I think to ask her how can she see from her eyes what happens in the noise : it will be much more concrete for her, so she will be more able to help me). Not that she doesn't want, but it's the first time that she has a patient with both ADHD and hearing loss, so she has no previous experience (at least, she recognizes when she has no clue, because we can find a solution to the problem).
I can say that with her, it doesn't go as bad as it may sound. It's not neither the nirvana of course, but it's not the catastrophe.
So I create this post for people dealing with these double dx, to share our problems, solutions, to support ourselves etc etc...