godluvsdeafpeps
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hi i need help i found out that i have some hearing lose and need help with what to do any ideals?
I like your attitude. Years ago, my audiologist told me, when I was a teenager and self conscious about having my hearing aids exposed for the world to see, that the day was coming when it will be fashionable to have a "hearing aid". He was spot on. Today, I see all kinds of people wearing hearing aid like cell phones in their ear. Bluetooth?
Well, anyways, it is becoming harder to spot a fellow HOH when there are many hearing folks, wearing the latest technology, appearing to have a hearing aid in one ear.
"Sadly, I am almost profoundly deaf"? I have known since I was six years old (I am 46 years old now) that my hearing will continually get worse. I am now considered profoundly deaf. Yes, there are challenges one must deal with from day to day, but in the end, I still prefer to spend my day not hearing, as opposed to hearing all of the time. Once I accepted my hearing loss years ago, I discovered that I do have the advantage over hearing folks in choosing to hear what conversations that I want to hear versus those I want to ignore. Trust me, 90% of what people say in their day to day conversations is a waste of time.
My close friends, knowing the extent of my hearing loss, have no problem with restating an important point should I ask them to repeat it. A hearing loss is only a disability in knowing what is said, not in comprehension of the subject at hand.