Have you had the experience of already having a hearing loss, only to lose more hearing? Did you know you were going to lose more, or did it come as a surprise? When you lost more or learned you were going to lose more, did you feel like something was gone or going away from your life?
I did, when I progressively lost more hearing. I lost ability to have simple phone conversations. I could not understand unfamiliar hearing people. Although the doctors had warned me I would become totally deaf, I wasn't prepared for the feelings of loss.
Temporarily Withdrew Socially
When a hearing aid could not be prescribed due to the clarity issue,I became very depressed and angry. I felt frustrated because I was surrounded by people who could hear, and who frequently forgot I…
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Started with Meniere's
I suppose I am still in denial, now that sounds a bit odd. But! its my way of coping with it. Tonight I have some hearing, not enough to hear the TV but some to hear the sounds. It's strange when you…
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Feeling More Isolated
When I started wearing hearing aids 2 years ago they helped a lot but because I could still hear quite a bit without them I didn't feel that I was deaf. Now I can't hear speech without my hearing aid…
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Change is Ongoing
I talked to my teachers so I could keep them up to date with my hearing. Then I talked with the Hearing Itinerant and the Hearing Impaired Counselor about the changes in my hearing loss. I did some j…
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Depending on Lipreading Without Realizing It
I lost some friends; The friends that were unable to adapt to the changes I had to make, eventually faded to my past. I started feeling secluded both at home and at work but I was determined to not l…
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Fragile Bones Led to Hearing Loss
I have also had the experience of divorce after having two children that had multiple bone fractures due to also having OI. My second marriage was to a wonderful man who died at 45 of a heart attack.…
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