Hearing Loss Cause Lots Of Difficulty In My Life…help:-(?
February 25th, 2010 | 
Author: I have hearing loss, not enough to be deaf but enough to affect my daily life. As a teenager, people wouldn’t normally attribute hearing loss to someone so young. I’m often considered ditzy and ignorant but really, I just have a hearing loss. I’m constantly nervous and embarassed about whether I’ll miss something or can’t hear someone after they repeat it 4 times. I’ve gone to the doctor and I get regular check-ups to make sure it doesn’t get worse. The type ofloss I have doesn’t work with hearing aids. There’s nothing I can do.
College is coming up and I’m scared to meet new people with my problem. How do I build confidence and reply to the people who are really the ignorant ones? It’s so tough dealing with this…please help.
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I’m the same way. I’m 24. Learn to lip read.
You need to think about everything positive you can.. it will help you gain confidence which will result in success!
Finally found a cure to my hearing loss (I have no idea if you have the same type, I can’t tell from your post) – so I’m sharing with as many people as I can in the hopes it will help.
In 2006 I suffered a 60db single-sided sudden sensorineural hearing loss, followed later by vertigo attacks and a diagnosis of Meniere’s Disease. I have since made a *full* recovery after suffering for 3 years. In my case these symptoms were the result a food allergy (which I have also recovered from).
I created a web site to document my own experience since it appears most ENTs have little idea about simple allergies (e.g. food, environmental) as one possible cause of significant & sudden hearing loss.
http://sites.google.com/site/joeyhorowitz/
It includes scans of my hearing tests & allergy results.
http://www.houseearclinic.com/allergies.htm – is an example of a medical practice that acknowledges the connection between allergies and hearing disorders. I am not a patient of theirs (wish I had found them 3 years ago!)