Recent content by Matty74

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I've got a severe to profound hearing loss and it's quite difficult for us to really immerse ourselves in the office culture and general chit chat that people engage in while socializing with each other. I still remember a former boss of mine stating that I "needed to make a better effort to...

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Not sure, I was born that way. Diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic when I was 2 1/2

It may be a bit far. I used to live in the TC. Mainly in the SW and western suburbs. Moved here last spring.

Hot Topic...lol reminds me of the 90's and goth chicks in those godawful, enormous JNCO jeans. You'd see one take them off and I'd be like, "dang, what you been hiding under there?"

Congrats! It appears that it has been a long struggle for you. If I may ask, if you speak Russian, but don't consider yourself Russian, what is your ethnicity? Baltic? Ukrainian? Just curious! It seems that you've come a long ways and learning a new language is never easy, it's much more...

In my youth? I coped badly with bouts of promiscuity, booze and general impulsiveness. As I got older, I found more constructive things to do to take the edge off. It just wasn't worth it being angry all the time. Also, it's just best to accept that your hearing loss will always be there. Life...

I used to have a pair of those same Graf 705s :) Way back in the day

He's your ex for a reason. I think you should move on from both guys lol just being honest. FYI, that guy isn't going to kill himself. He's just being a juvenile, manipulative crybaby. Move on

Hmm. I should look into that. Thanks for the info

Those of us with hearing losses tend to get mischaracterized and pegged with incorrect labels far too often. Sometimes you have to be an advocate for yourself. Have you tried contacting your local vocational rehabilitation office? They can point you in the right direction.

I wish I would have done that long ago myself. Do any of you use assistive listening devices and so on at work/school? Phone amplifiers are of no use to me. I do use a CapTel and ipTTY system. Can't seem to use the CapTel at home because the software isn't compatible with the MacBook Pro...

I'm from the Rochester MN area. I'm just joining in to connect with other people like me. I have a severe to profound hearing loss. I was never exposed to the deaf community and went through the traditional education process from pre-school to college. It wasn't without its severe challenges...