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I have visited this formum for several months and decided to join and seek some answers. I lost the hearing in my left ear 20 years ago to Meniere's. Seven months ago I lost the hearing in my right ear for the same reason.

I wore a hearing aid in my left ear about 10 years ago, one of the small in the canal types. I got lazy and quit wearing it because I had normal hearing in the right ear. I just learned to adjust. Now my "bad" left ear is the good ear. I wear two BTE HA. When they are out I can barely hear anything. Severe to profound loss in both ears.

My question to those out there is: do you feel that you live in two worlds? I am fortunate that I can still work in a hearing world. But I miss a great deal and it not always easy. I do not know any sign language or am I able to speech read, so I don't feel like I can fit in a silent world either.

Thanks everyone, hope to see you around. :fingersx:
 
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Welcome, Tex. I certainly feel like there are two worlds. My sister was and is deaf, and I know a little of her silent world. I learned ASL and then SEE so the transition into my own deafness was easier for me.

I speak and speech read, but they just don't seem enough to stay on a par in the fast-paced hearing word, I think.

Where I live, either the deaf are loners or they have been hiding from me, so I'm not too much in the deaf world until my sister and I visit.

If you feel you are between worlds, I feel a bit of that, too.

Believe me, there will be other opinions here, ha ha ha. Enjoy!
 
Welcome to AD. You are not alone. I feel the same way. One good and one bad ear, but I am still hoh. Most of my life I feel I was in hearing world because this was how I fit in. I did missed a lot, but then I turned out fine later in life and did learned a WHOLE lot. I was horrible at signs, SEE but later when I was an adult, I did better when I hang around more deaf people. I am learning little ASL for two years, still horrible, but I know I will learn just fine in time.

And again welcome to AD. And are you a fan of Dallas by the way? Come join us in sport. hahah....
 
Hello Tex, :welcome: to AD and enjoy your stay with us. If you are a sport fan (Dallas Cowboys fan) stop by the sport nfl playoffs section and put in your predication for this weekend :)
 
:welcome: to AllDeaf forum! That is right you are not alone. It is very common for us, deafies to be in two worlds. All hearing people think that we can lipread them very perfectly, but that is not true. It is very difficult to be able to understand what the hearing people say. You will have to use the pad or papers to let the hearing people write down what they say to you. We had a lot of talk about oral and we need the ASL so we can understand better than lipreading. The only way if you decide is learn how to sign ASL. There are deaf club in your area or Texas Hearing Society (I have not been in United States for a long time, so hope it still there). Also look for any classes in sign language courses in College or School. Glad you are here to write lots of posting and have fun with us. Enjoy! :wave:
 
I have had hearing problems all my life but didn't get hearing aids till I was 21. I have to read lips and concentrate real hard on what people are saying to me while I listen to them talk at the same time. it is very tiring. even with digital hearing aids I miss stuff and have to ask people what they say over and over. I recently found a site called ASL American Sign Language and that helps me a lot with learning sign and also try to find some software or dvd that you can get from the store link on here and try to learn on your own at home. go to your state department of rehabilitation services as well and they can test you for what jobs you would be good at and help you to obtain that job. They help you with school if you don't make enough to pay for college on your own, they help you with hearing aids if you don't have any and they help you with whatever else you might need like if you go into nursing like I did they will help you get a stethoscope powered with batteries to help you hear for the vital signs you need to hear and they will help to place you in a job that will benefit you and your employer. I live in Alabama so my place is called ADRS and they are helping me go back to school to become a clinical laboratory technician so I can work in the lab solving crimes and doing drug tests for big companies and stuff like that. it requires minimal contact with others and you work for quality not quantity so you can be comfortable in your surroundings. Good luck on your journey! and Welcome to AD!
 
Hello and welcome to Alldeaf! Two worlds? Nah, I believe I live in 3. :D

Anyhow, hope you'll enjoy your stay here in AD--




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~RR
 
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