Hi all,
34 yr old female here from the UK
I have been deaf for 10 years now, since then I have had hearing aids for both ears. It has been a love hate relationship with the hearing aids.
I still don’t like that term deaf, since it makes me feel disabled, since before then I had pretty good hearing.
I had ear problems when I was younger so I could have had a mild loss when I was younger but not sure.
Anyway, being deaf has been a journey with all the appointments and emotions.
I still haven’t fully accepted that I’m now considered deaf (have a hearing loss).
Because of that I would rather be classed as hard of hearing since I’m not fully deaf.
I’m not sure where I belong.
34 yr old female here from the UK
I have been deaf for 10 years now, since then I have had hearing aids for both ears. It has been a love hate relationship with the hearing aids.
I still don’t like that term deaf, since it makes me feel disabled, since before then I had pretty good hearing.
I had ear problems when I was younger so I could have had a mild loss when I was younger but not sure.
Anyway, being deaf has been a journey with all the appointments and emotions.
I still haven’t fully accepted that I’m now considered deaf (have a hearing loss).
Because of that I would rather be classed as hard of hearing since I’m not fully deaf.
I’m not sure where I belong.