Any deaf or HoH people out there?

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I'm mildly deaf in one ear and too sensitive in the other and have other hearing problems. My speech is affected too. My main problem is when there's too much noise. Also have tinnitus which means that if there's complete silence, all I can hear is a constant buzzing. It's worse in my right ear where I have hearing loss.

Ok. Tinnitus isn't a nice thing at all. Thanks for replying. Do you not use hearing aids at all? X

No. They're too loud for me and I've been told they won't help me.

Still learning to filter sounds and stuff but that was awesome moment. Hadn't realised how long it had been since I was able to do that. I lipread a LOT.

What why would they say you couldn't have loss in both? I wouldn't be very impressed either! I might ask to see their credentials too depending on the mood I was in

I've been recently diagnosed with hearing loss. Unknown cause but usher syndrome runs in the family. Whatever the cause is for mind, audiologist said it was congenital and so it's always great to hear that..at 29 🙄 I've been struggling for a really long time and thinking I was just ignorant when all along I really couldn't hear them.

I have hearing aids in both ears. It's taken me a good two weeks to get used to them and put them in properly each time. You're shown and stuff but finding best technique for me. First two days was exhausting and gave me migraines. Seems to have settled now. Still can't get used to how much sound I lose when I take them out because putting them in never seems to change as much.

Still stuggle to hear in certain contexts which I was told would happen but people forget I still need to see them to hear them if were in noisy environment. Everyone is adjusting I guess.

I completely understand what you mean. 😑 I'm still waiting a couple of weeks for my hearing aid and without them kinda struggling. Some days it changes, one day it's ok, next day can't hear anything. No glue ear or infection. Still waiting for my head MRI to see if there is anything directly causing it. When waiting for a package, i have to sit near the door with the TV off, can't hear any knocks or anything. Hope you definitely improve with your hearing aid though!

This is something I'm struggling with a lot. If there's too much noise, I can't actually hear anything either. Not being able to filter out noise was when I first realised something wasn't right. Wasn't too impressed to be told by Audiology that it's impossible to be deaf and have sight impairment, which obviously isn't true. I was then later told by ENT I do have mild hearing loss in one ear. They think it's down to the medication I'm on.

I'm also having to learn to ignore certain sounds, which is much easier said than done!

I've got hearing aids since ive been three but have had a hearing impairment since birth

Awww, what was it like growing up? My hearing loss only started 3 months ago so it's been hard adjusting I guess, especially because I know what it's like to hear with both ears.

Thanks for replying!

Hey hoooooooo,

Late for the party but hey, we can pretend that doesn't happen.

I am profoundly deaf from birth (in which I have birthing trauma that causes my hearing loss), but I do wear cochlear implant on my right side (and recently had CI operation on my left side). I am the only deaf person in my family. My life had been difficult due to the barriers, like access to information and services etc, especially with ignorant people but shrugs, you just get through it.

Although, my first language is BSL but I was also taught English as an oralism method. This bilingual language gives me an opportunity to interact with both hearing and deaf individuals.

I had attended mainstream school, which isn't really a pleasant experience for me - plus majority of deaf peers rarely have support in their studies, therefore, they lack opportunities in their studies compared to hearing peers. I am the only deaf person who received full-time support (communication support worker who would interpreter for me) in my school, due to my parents fought for the support, this has enabled me to excel in my studies. In sixth form, I am currently attending advanced specialist school for the deaf, studying A-levels.

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