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Susan Mouw:
Went back to the ENT this past week to let him check out how the tube is doing and to check my hearing.
Well, it's official. I can't hear worth a hoot! My hearing test looks like a deep "V". In the "normal" 20-25 range for high and low frequencies on the left, then precipitous drop to 50-60 range for mid-range (human voice range). Right does the same, but about 10-20 lower for all three ranges. Ugh.
Doc says it is permanent nerve damage and probably inherited. Well, yeah - my Dad had hearing aids. I'm sure they helped his top dresser drawer hear better, because that's where they stayed.
Hearing aids not covered by insurance and are hugely expensive ($3K+/per) - out of this ol' retired gal's range. Good thing I learned lip reading while in corporate America!
greeneggsandham:
Oh gee...sorry to hear that. You seem to be upbeat about it though. I don't think I could take it that well.
I have a slight hearing problem also, but nothing like yours. Hearing aids are pricey. I passed on them myself.
Susan Mouw:
Oh well, Sharon..I've had lots of time to get used to the idea of not hearing. lol
I am going to look into a couple of those sound amplifiers, so at least I can hear the TV without blasting out the neighbors in the next county!
Birdcrazy:
My daughter says that I need hearing aides also. I tell her I can hear what I want to hear just fine. So far I have been able to tune her out. My chickens don't complain and so far I can still hear the roosters crow. Susan, after reading replies on this thread, maybe it isn't inherited, but has to do with raising poultry! Age can't be a factor can it? Dad's hearing aides always seemed to find their way to his dresser drawer. He would tell me "I put new batteries in the darn things and they still don't work". I would open them up and usually the battery was in backwards or no battery at all. I usually could find all kinds of batteries on the dining room floor. The only problem was which ones were the new ones he supposedly put in and which were the old ones. Dad lived to be 3 days short of 91. He never really complained about his hearing loss, that was up to others to do.
Keep up your good spirits and know there are others out there who can't hear a darn also, but won't admit it. I have never heard that the Good Lord has hearing aides. I have heard that he is always there for comfort or to listen.
Thanks again for all the hard work you do for the ABC.
Susan Mouw:
--- Quote from: Birdcrazy on September 05, 2015, 01:17:54 AM ---My daughter says that I need hearing aides also. I tell her I can hear what I want to hear just fine. So far I have been able to tune her out. My chickens don't complain and so far I can still hear the roosters crow. Susan, after reading replies on this thread, maybe it isn't inherited, but has to do with raising poultry! Age can't be a factor can it? Dad's hearing aides always seemed to find their way to his dresser drawer. He would tell me "I put new batteries in the darn things and they still don't work". I would open them up and usually the battery was in backwards or no battery at all. I usually could find all kinds of batteries on the dining room floor. The only problem was which ones were the new ones he supposedly put in and which were the old ones. Dad lived to be 3 days short of 91. He never really complained about his hearing loss, that was up to others to do.
Keep up your good spirits and know there are others out there who can't hear a darn also, but won't admit it. I have never heard that the Good Lord has hearing aides. I have heard that he is always there for comfort or to listen.
Thanks again for all the hard work you do for the ABC.
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Thank you, Gordon!
My Dad lived to 4 months short of his 94th Birthday and he never complained either. I think his hearing loss was more "selective" than he let on, though.
Doc says mine isn't age related, that if it were it would show as a slow decline across the different ranges, instead of the "cookie cutout" type of graph mine showed. It could be all those years of target practice (I was a sharpshooter in the Army), where I hated wearing my ear plugs and would pull them out when no one was looking. But, who knows? Whatever the cause, the effect isn't going to change so I might as well get used to it. Actually, I think it's harder on those around me than it is on me.
I wrote a poem about God's comfort and grace - called "My Comfort", if you'd like, I'd be happy to send it to you.
Susan
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