How does hearing loss change you?

Hello. I am trying to decipher who this message is meant for. Please let me know, and if so, I will respond accordingly. 😃

I (marijaneb) was replying to the one above me, who said her/his parents' friends thought her/his hearing loss was "catching".

My parents ‘s friends did not want their kids playing because it was “catching@

@marijaneb It will help a lot of when people direct a question of answer put the @sign before that person's name not so confusing then

I've posted this before but, despite years of reminding my wife that I can't understand her when she speaks from another room or doesn't mute the TV first, she continues to do those things. It's a daily/nightly thing for me to, once again, remind her... or simply give up and not try to understand. She understands the situation but, for some reason, doesn't remember from day to day. We both accept the reality of the situation but it's odd to me that it continues. I guess because it's not a big deal when it happens - we don't get frustrated - it doesn't "stick,"

I forgot to add... I have taught a State required licensing class for 13+ years and wonder how much longer I can effectively do this. The class requires interaction and many students are either shy or simply don't speak loudly enough and I can't understand them. Classes are small so I can always walk over to the student and ask them to repeat but I'm assuming my hearing will get worse, not better, so not sure how much longer I'll be able to do this. Just turned 65 and aren't relying on this income, it's just extra spending money for my other hobbies such as SCUBA diving. One thing I like about SCUBA diving is that NOBODY can hear so we're all in the same boat! 🙂

@bradmm I have the exact same situation with my husband. I think he has more trouble accommodating my hearing loss than anyone else who knows me does. He often talks from the kitchen when I am in the family room, and his back will be to me so there is no way I am going to understand what he says. It's really frustrating when I ask him to repeat more than once and he just drops out. He has finally gotten used to muting the TV sound when he says something to me.
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To @contentandwell and @bradmm
I’m the partner with hearing loss but sometimes I find myself talking from the other room to him so we’re both guilty!! LOL it does get frustrating. We have a cable box w DVR so we record shows and we each have a remote so we just pause it to talk or rewind to catch a caption or something we missed.

@judysmayo We too record many shows these days, even ones that we want to watch the same night. We start watching about 15 or 20 minutes into recording so we can fly by the lengthy advertisements. We do occasionally rewind to catch something we have missed.
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I am not sure if this is the right thread to be writing on but here is a problem I have noticed the last 6 months. Yesterday I was taking a walk on a scenic path. I have BTE Phonaks about 2 years old. Wind whistling is an issue. Walking on gravel I could hear every step. I could hear the dogs neck chain clanking back and forth. I could hear the birds in the trees loud and clear. But my families voices are very hard to hear and distinguish. Hearing aids help if you are one on one with a person but every place else is very tough. I realize that hearing aids are really just help but not a total solution. All the high tech programming they can do I believe is overrated.....they are simply amplifiers. I also realize that everyones hearing loss is unique to their own selves. I am sure that my greatest hearing loss is in the frequency where voices are and that birds chirping/etc my hearing loss is not that extensive.....anyway just wanted to throw that out there. Have a nice day!