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Hearing Loss: Come introduce yourself and connect with others
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New to the community. I am Manish age 23 from India going through Single Side Deafness in my right ear from birth with profound sensorineural hearing loss and I have one normal left ear. I want to know what are the possible solutions for me at present for my right ear and also if my left ear gets hearing loss in the future?
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@maaniverma Ah, when I was young (19) a blast from a big gun did real damage to my left ear, but I ignored it for decades.. missing out on all sorts of sounds.. now rock musicians and avid concert goers have hearing loss from wanting to feel the music... The Hearing Aid manufacturers and marketing people depend upon the vanity of those with hearing loss.. Certainly you can get "in the ear" devices that you can hide in your ears. I wear an hearing aid in my profoundly deaf left ear that broadcasts to my slightly better right ear hearing aid.. This system works really well for me when I am in a car and not driving or when sitting at a table with several people that I care about what the say. People spend a lot of money to decorate their ears with jewelry.. I would say come to grips with the reality of life... and find out the extent of your injury or problem. Do the work to find out the options for then you can make better decisions. Ken
@maaniverma I'd like to extend my welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a place to give and get support.
You have profound hearing loss in one ear from birth. You are looking for possible solutions. You are also looking for solutions if your other ear loses hearing as well.
You will notice that I moved your question to a related discussion. I did this so you could more easily connect with members like
@th1 @dwi @earscan @nla4625 @ken82 @tonyinmi @bigmqama @joyces @barbb.
Already having single sided deafness, it makes sense that you would want to treat that ear. You are also concerned with what would happen if you lost hearing in both ears. Did I get it right when I said that you were concerned?
May I ask how likely it is that you will lose hearing in the other ear?
@maaniverma Just and FYI. I deleted your last name for your safety.
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Hello Manish. Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Do you use any hearing technology now? There are some technologies specifically for single sided deafness. Among them bicross hearing aids and bone anchored hearing aids. (BAHA). I encourage others in this forum with single sided deafness to share their experiences with you.