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Hearing Loss Research Makes Progress
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Jan 27 9:17pm | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
Every advance is hopeful.
Sadly, they aren't coming soon enough 🙁 they have been predicting 5-10 years for about 20 years now, and many still say 5-10 years.
But you never know, sometimes improvements come in a flash so I keep my eyes open.
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Yes, that is true. Being told that NOTHING to help my progressive hearing loss would ever happen during my lifetime...when I was 22 years old made me feel hopeless. It took decades, but things are happening now. So much hearing loss is hereditary/genetic so even though a true cure probably won't happen in my lifetime I have hope for any of my progeny who may someday have hearing issues. So far so good.
I feel so fortunate to have been a cochlear implant candidate 15 years ago when I was in my 60s. It's not a true 'cure', but it is a miraculous 'remedy'. Prior to that, I had been introduced to assistive technology like hearing loops, FM systems, etc. that gave me a huge boost.
It will help a lot if someday we can get rid of all the stupid stigmas that keep people hiding their hearing loss and not getting help. To get help you have to admit it's a problem.