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First of all, thank you for moderating. Hearing issues don’t stop in COVID-19 times. I am 58 years old. I have a congenital hearing loss which means it was present at birth. As an adult, I wear a BTE on my right ear which was reconstructed in surgeries during my childhood. I have Atresia on my left side and recently decided to see if I was a candidate for BAHA. I am which makes me very happy. Sad though because understandably I may have to wait until C-19 has subsided a bit. In the meantime, my BTE quit and am testing new aids. In any other time, I would be happy for these developments but am not.
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Hi @maryella7 Welcome to Connect.
I have a hearing loss that occurred as I aged, it started when I was in my 50s, but my daughter has always had one, presumably since birth since there did not seem to be anything that would have caused it afterward. I was diagnosed much after my hearing loss started with non-alcoholic cirrhosis and I have read that it can sometimes can cause hearing loss so that perhaps was the cause of mine.
I was the person who recognized that my daughter was not hearing well but at that time I was told by her pediatrician it was difficult to test a young child (she was 3) for hearing loss unless it was profound, which hers was not and is still not in her 30s. They told me that about 80% of the time in cases like hers they never really know what the cause was.
It is tough to have to wait for something that will help you so much. It's understandable that you are not happy with these developments. My loss is severe in one ear and profound in the other at this point but I have been told that a BAHA would not help with my type of loss. Apparently a CI would but I am not ready to take that irreversible step.
JK