LindaBob
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Hi there,
Grew up in NY (orange county). Lost my much of my hearing about age 20 (50 now), genetic reason. Progressively lost more (now -70dB, & -90dB). Understanding speech is hard with the HAs and impossible without them. Pretty good lipreader ;-)
Learning ASL (2nd year) - my husband is learning too! - We can have a halfway decent conversation and I am LOVING ditching the HAs whenever I can!
It's not the easiest transition to make (using ASL instead of English), but it's going ok! I'm sure it'll become easier with experience. For now, I understand ASL about as well as I understand English (which ain't that great, lol).
Nice to meet you,
~lb
Grew up in NY (orange county). Lost my much of my hearing about age 20 (50 now), genetic reason. Progressively lost more (now -70dB, & -90dB). Understanding speech is hard with the HAs and impossible without them. Pretty good lipreader ;-)
Learning ASL (2nd year) - my husband is learning too! - We can have a halfway decent conversation and I am LOVING ditching the HAs whenever I can!
It's not the easiest transition to make (using ASL instead of English), but it's going ok! I'm sure it'll become easier with experience. For now, I understand ASL about as well as I understand English (which ain't that great, lol).
Nice to meet you,
~lb