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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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@bille I appreciate the information you shared about hearing aids. You might wish to add your thoughts and experiences to this discussion:
> Hearing aids https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hearing-aids-1/
For those discussing Cochlear implants (CI), you might be interested in this information from:
- Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cochlear-implants/care-at-mayo-clinic/pcc-20385023
-Hearing Loss Association of America https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/technology/cochlear-implantable-devices/
@babarker frustration due to hearing loss isn't uncommon. It must be particularly frustrating when loss of hearing has contributed to your making choices you might not otherwise have made, like declining teaching opportunities. Is teaching something you would otherwise like to do? Do your work colleagues know about the hearing loss?
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@colleenyoung CHC (Center for Hearing and Communications) in NYC is a non-profit organization with great services, that also reaches out to the community to help all hearing disabled people. I subscribe to their emails and get blog posts from them. Recently I got a new one written by one of the executives there -- http://chchearing.org/blog/joyous-hearing-challenge-wedding/
There is also one about frustrations in social situations, https://katherinebouton.com/2019/01/21/is-it-ok-if-i-leave-now/
The author of the second blog post has a book that is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, "Smart Hearing". I have not read it, I just became aware of it, but I think I will purchase it.
If anyone is in the NYC area, I would highly recommend them for hearing services. I have been to one of the audiologists there and she was wonderful. Being non-profit, if you purchase hearing aids from them, what you pay is determined by your income.
I became aware of CHC because my daughter was a grant writer and organizer for them. They also have an office in Florida but I'm not sure what part of Florida it is in.
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Most of my peers know about my hearing loss but do not understand what it we experience. They have no clue and it is difficult to describe to someone who has not experienced it. Yes I would definitely do more teaching if it weren’t for my disabilities. Along with hearing loss I also have what is called essential tremor in my hands which makes it next to impossible to hold a piece of paper in my hands. For that I try to use a Potium to lay my notes on. I have been asked to teach at national conferences but always find some excuse to get out of it due to the embarrassment of my disabilities. My only outlet, which enables me to share my knowledge with others, is to write and converse with individuals through forums, blogs and emails such as this.