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For-Tart - 2008-05-16 14:33:29
I have the same situation. Both ears ring constantly, the left louder than the right. At night I sometimes use ear buds plugged into a radio to help me ignore the ringing so I can sleep better. I have said "What?" so many times people think I am an idiot. And I have also learned to ignore people who know I have poor hearing and still insist on talking to me when they are not directly in front of me. Best of luck to you.
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Desirée - 2008-05-16 15:44:53
How funny! I'm born with a hearing impairment made worse by many, many middle ear infections as a child (thanks mum & dad for smoking!!!) so was fitted with a hearing aid and given sign language lessons as a young child. They said I'd never speak properly (they didn't mean I'd swear loads!) and would probably need to go to a special school but I fooled them all by being a language freak. Anyways, please promise me that you'll actually use your hearing aid/s. My mum and brother have h-aids but never use them and that's even more annoying than when they just couldn't hear. Mind you, I don't use mine either, but then, I wouldn't fit me any more anyways as the last one was fited when I was about 18. Then I left Denmark and never had the money or the sense to get a new one. Like you I use subtitles loads and sit right up at the front of class. And I HATE going to the pub or similar venues because I can just sit there all night looking like a dimwit unable to hear fuckall.
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Dannikins - 2008-05-16 16:18:51
I have much of my hearing intact currently. (Which is a real shocker as I worked the nightclub thing and took great delight in blasting my sounds as often as possible.) But I do agree on your strategy of ignoring those speaking from another room. Save up your comments until they merit a short walk and we'll do just fine. In my house, they seem to think I am hanging on their every word even when I am fighting to focus on the task at hand. Gotta love living in families.
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Becky - 2008-05-16 19:54:22
I like the idea of jazzy red with stripes! Why not, man, with plenty of low-audio folks out there (and the aging population), make it a point of pride that you are hearing us! Hearing us yammer yammer yammer!
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Marzipan - 2008-05-16 22:25:10
I had no idea hearing aids were so expensive (or that you even needed them). Still, we all know the old jokes about red ones going faster. Does this mean that the sound will enter your ears faster and sound like The Chipmunks?
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gena - 2008-05-17 04:57:42
My partner is forever telling me I'm deaf but on the bright side I have a sensitive nose. I can usually smell smoke before anyone else.
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poopiebitch - 2008-05-18 01:32:17
I have hearing problems too, but not like yours at all really. I can hear the quietest noises like a faint scratching or a drip in another room. Oh, or my pet peeve: my husband has a habit of absent-mindedly rubbing his fingers together... in a quiet room it drives me crazy, and he is always astonished that I can hear it. Yes, I can hear those faint noises just fine, but if there is background noise such as water running or the TV is on or there are other people talking, I can not hear what people are saying without reading their lips. It is terrible in some situations (such as when I worked at Starbucks) because I frequently had to ask people to repeat themselves. My coworkers got used to it eventually and would touch me on the shoulder or arm before speaking to give me a chance to look at them, but customers sometimes got quite annoyed, as if I just wasn't paying attention. Sorry for the novel, I just wanted to let you know that to some minor degree, I feel your pain.
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jktty - 2008-05-18 01:43:15
"Hanging with the boys from Tehran Iran" made me LOL! I've seen funny stuff on the CC, too. Good luck with your jazzy red striped hearing aid(s). :)
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p - 2008-05-18 17:04:10
I have a student with bright blue hearing aids! Another with purple! Never saw one with red racing stripes but it must be cool! I would love to help pay for one!
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Megin - 2008-05-19 11:38:11
I am going to suggest, rather loudly and with hand gestures, that my oldest son get a hearing aid like that for his bum ear. We go back to the surgeon next month...
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kristen - 2008-05-19 13:12:59
I have the ringing in my ears. My grandma had it, and my mom has it, so I can expect to be all, "Whatsay?" in about 10 years. I have no problem with it, because Darren's been deaf since birth. We're already used to lip reading and closed captioning.
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onyxpurr - 2008-05-19 15:29:18
What?
Just kidding. My roommate are always razzing me because I constantly ask them to repeat what their saying. I always talk pretty softly too apparently. It's a horrible circle. I noticed that if I can't see a person's face (their lips) I give up altogether trying to hear them anymore. I also prefer subtitles with movies and tv, but not everyone else does, so most times I don't even pay attention anymore. Although, now I think of it, perhaps this is why I'm so focused on tv programs. Everyone asks me what's wrong because I have a serious face when I'm watching. I think it's just because I'm trying to focus on catching everything that's being said.
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