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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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After thinking about your post overnight I have a more organized comment.
1. Have your hearing loss evaluated and treated if possible.
2. Julie O is right about cochlear implants. They don't restore normal hearing but they. would allow you to remain in the hearing world
3. ASL is truly a different language with a different syntax. There are variations of ASL. Plus different countries have different signs. Very few people know ASL
4. For now you may have to use note pads, computer chats, voice to text apps, etc to communicate. The associated challenge is teaching other people to use them to help you understand.
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I am getting treated. 24 hrs after I Iost hearing in my left (formerly good) ear, I saw my ENT who gave me a shot of steroids through my eardrum and put me on a 14 day course of prednisone. Im also going to be getting hyperbaric O2 treatments. My ENT is referring me to a specialist to see about implants if the treatment doesn't help. Is there anything else i should be doing?
Yesterday I figured out that COSTCO could convert my heating aid from my left to my right, and reprogram it for my profound loss in that ear. I can now somewhat understand people if I'm looking at their mouth while their talking. Facemasks definitely dont help.
What is the best voice to text app?