cindyhoh
cindyhoh
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| Member | Aug 3, 2007 (19 years) |
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I'm 42 years old and have a hearing loss that ranges from mild in the low frequencies to profound in the high frequencies. I wear two powerful digital hearing aids and MUST lipread to understand speech. My speech is normal, although my audiologist says if I had been born with the hearing loss I now have, I would use American Sign Language (ASL) as my primary language.
The uninitiated don't have a clue what it's like to be hard of hearing. Many hard of hearing people try to hide their hearing loss from others. If this is you, don't. Deal with it. Tell people you are hard of hearing. Communicate your needs. Decent people will accommodate you. Why be ashamed of something you can't help?
I created this blog for both the uninitiated, people just beginning to lose their hearing, and for those with long-standing hearing loss. Please comment and share your stories. I'd love to hear from you!
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