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@rosemh I wonder how long you've been feeling such frustration? And which things make for frustration. I'll mention a little about myself because it might give some perspective. My hearing loss is worse than yours as it's labeled severe to profound. (Just a few years ago I replaced my hearing aid with a CI which was a good move.) It forced me to retire from my profession, which I was very invested, in at the age of almost 60 because it involved a lot of listening. Had I not had the hearing loss I would probably still be working 20 years later! When I had to retire, I very soon linked up with HLAA which then provided a whole new world of interest, challenge, new people and satisfaction. That certainly helped to significantly lessen the feelings of frustration besides developing skills with regard to coping with hearing loss.
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Barb, I’m inspired by your story. You seem to have fully accepted your disability. I’m still working on that. I get frustrated because I can’t watch a lot if tv programs because I can hear, but not understand, what is being said. I use captioning when possible, but that’s not always available. I attend meetings and have trouble understanding. Although, now with COVID-19, there are mostly Zoom meetings and I love those because I can understand! I read a lot so that’s good. But I want to figure out some technology , which I know is out there, that might make it easier for me. And I’ll have to make an attitude adjustment. Thanks for “listening”.