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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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Hi my name is Bella I first lost my hearing during Covid due to a domestic violence situation. Because of other health issues I am unemployed and disabled it’s been hard I’ve been dealing with social isolation. My therapist recommended this group to me since I don’t live near a very big deaf community so hello
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@belluhhgonz Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Seeking help and a willingness to talk about hearing loss is a terrific first step. Too many people try to hide it and do nothing. I agree with Arrow Shooter's advice to seek out HLAA. http://www.hearingloss.org Explore the HLAA website.
The organization has chapters all over the country. Many meet online, so meetings can be attended on Zoom.
Hearing loss is far more common than people realize as over 18% of the US population have it. There is considerable difference between being Deaf and being hard of hearing. The Deaf population is much smaller but far more visible because they embrace American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary means of communication. The hard of hearing folks depend on technology that includes hearing aids, cochlear implants, hearing assistive technology that goes beyond them, etc. Most hard of hearing people acquire hearing loss after learning language so focus on oral communication. Obviously, this gets complicated.
I hope you will be able to find local friends who also experience hearing loss as you do. It really does help to get together to share experiences.