@maaniverma . You live in another culture; so without knowing much about India, it is hard to know how to respond. I lost the hearing in my left ear 37 years ago as the result of a tumor being removed from the nerve that controls hearing on that side of my brain. My right ear works well, and I have been managing pretty well since. I use the word "managing" on purpose. I didn't know technologies had been developed in those 37 years that would help me hear better; but now I do thanks to the wonderful people on this site. I don't think we should tolerate "managing" when we could be "thriving". I think of all the missed opportunities, conversations, plays, concerts, conferences, events, etc. that I missed out on because I couldn't hear properly. It was easier to skip them than become frustrated and exhausted struggling to hear with background noise. It makes me sad to think you are 23 and might miss out on so much of life because you don't want to wear a hearing aid. From what I'm learning about them, some are very small and can be concealed. Is there a cultural bias in India against people, young people or women who wear hearing aids? Is there a bias against people who wear glasses to see better? Do you see it's the same thing? I know you are brave to reach out to a group of strangers half way around the world for advice. I hope you are brave enough to get a hearing aid so you can thrive and hear all the wonderful things life has to offer for the rest of your life. If you haven't, I hope you will visit a doctor to evaluate your good ear, so you will have a better understanding of what is going on with it and hope you will visit an audiologist to see what hearing aids and accessories are available there that would help you. I'm 74 and in three high risk groups for Covid. When it is safe to do so, I'm going to visit an audiologist and get a hearing aid and accessories to help me thrive for the rest of my life. Maybe this is something we could both do together thousands of miles apart. Please keep in touch... the people on this site have really helped me and my future quality of life and will help you. Best wishes, Nancy

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