redmachchick
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Hi everyone! 
My name is Amie, I'm 31 and a mother to a 2yr old and a 9m baby girl.
This is the first time I've ever reached out to anyone regarding my hearing impairment...so please forgive me if there is some etiquette I don't know about.
I have been totally nerve deaf in my R ear since birth...we think it was due to birth trauma by forceps as I also have some partial facial paralysis on the same side. Luckily, I think I adjusted really well since I was born with it. I tried HA's when I was 9 or so and it really didn't help and being in school there was just too much noise to deal with and the technology just wasn't there. I decided "screw it" and have just dealt with my hearing loss all this time.
I'm coming to a point in my life where I feel as though I'm actually hindered by my hearing. I feel as though my hearing is getting worse on my "good" ear. I feel like no one other than my DH understands what I have to do to accomodate and adjust in my life so that I can hear and communicate normally with people. I don't do well in loud social settings because I can't hear whats being said and I can only concentrate on one person at a time...this is VERY hard now with kids!
Its not that I don't try, its just that I don't say as much as I want to because I miss too much or I find that people tend to talk over me. I tell my DH all the time that I don't hear in "3-D" like everyone else. I can't pull different sounds from other sounds. My DH is also my translator for me when we are out because I don't hear stuff/people...most noise backgrounds are enough that I just cant hear...I've endured the insensitive comments and laughter from people that don't know me make, I find that I'm way more dependent on my hubby than I should be, socially because of this. I find that I am asking my son to repeat himself a lot lately...:roll: The most scary thing is lately I'm not hearing cars on our daily walks and we almost got run-over by a speeding car because I did not hear it!
Anyway, I've decided that I'm going to try do do whatever I can to help my hearing now and have scheduled an appointment with a navy audiologist (hubby is military) to see what is out there for me. HA's, cochlear implants? I dunno I have no clue what is out there..technologically and also what goverment assistance or other programs are offered to me if I qualify? (does that make sense?) I'm not talking about money but things (programs)to help me deal with my inability to hear? Maybe even learn ASL? I think eventually I will need this if my hearing continues to decline. Hopefully I can learn some things from this forum..if there is something I need to know please tell me!
I don't mean to sound negative because there are times in my life not being able to hear everything has been a benefit! I just feel the need to connect with someone who understands what I go through everyday. I know that I am lucky to hear what I do, but I still get irritated sometimes at people who take their hearing for granted. Even most of my friends do not think of what its like for someone who doesn't hear like they do...I do try to educate them!
Anyway if you got this far thanks for reading!! xoxo's!
My name is Amie, I'm 31 and a mother to a 2yr old and a 9m baby girl.
This is the first time I've ever reached out to anyone regarding my hearing impairment...so please forgive me if there is some etiquette I don't know about.
I have been totally nerve deaf in my R ear since birth...we think it was due to birth trauma by forceps as I also have some partial facial paralysis on the same side. Luckily, I think I adjusted really well since I was born with it. I tried HA's when I was 9 or so and it really didn't help and being in school there was just too much noise to deal with and the technology just wasn't there. I decided "screw it" and have just dealt with my hearing loss all this time.
I'm coming to a point in my life where I feel as though I'm actually hindered by my hearing. I feel as though my hearing is getting worse on my "good" ear. I feel like no one other than my DH understands what I have to do to accomodate and adjust in my life so that I can hear and communicate normally with people. I don't do well in loud social settings because I can't hear whats being said and I can only concentrate on one person at a time...this is VERY hard now with kids!
Its not that I don't try, its just that I don't say as much as I want to because I miss too much or I find that people tend to talk over me. I tell my DH all the time that I don't hear in "3-D" like everyone else. I can't pull different sounds from other sounds. My DH is also my translator for me when we are out because I don't hear stuff/people...most noise backgrounds are enough that I just cant hear...I've endured the insensitive comments and laughter from people that don't know me make, I find that I'm way more dependent on my hubby than I should be, socially because of this. I find that I am asking my son to repeat himself a lot lately...:roll: The most scary thing is lately I'm not hearing cars on our daily walks and we almost got run-over by a speeding car because I did not hear it! Anyway, I've decided that I'm going to try do do whatever I can to help my hearing now and have scheduled an appointment with a navy audiologist (hubby is military) to see what is out there for me. HA's, cochlear implants? I dunno I have no clue what is out there..technologically and also what goverment assistance or other programs are offered to me if I qualify? (does that make sense?
) I'm not talking about money but things (programs)to help me deal with my inability to hear? Maybe even learn ASL? I think eventually I will need this if my hearing continues to decline. Hopefully I can learn some things from this forum..if there is something I need to know please tell me! I don't mean to sound negative because there are times in my life not being able to hear everything has been a benefit! I just feel the need to connect with someone who understands what I go through everyday. I know that I am lucky to hear what I do, but I still get irritated sometimes at people who take their hearing for granted. Even most of my friends do not think of what its like for someone who doesn't hear like they do...I do try to educate them!
Anyway if you got this far thanks for reading!! xoxo's!
to Alldeaf forum, Amie! 
