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I am hard of hearing... I wear two BTE digital hearing aids and have been since I was five years old. I am almost twenty now.
My whole life I was taught not to let my hearing loss affect anything I wanted to be in life... and that's how I lived my life. I was never taught to sign but instead taught to lip read. I am grateful I was taught to lip read but I also wish I was taught sign language. Being hard of hearing has never really bothered me until now. For whatever reason, I wish I had the chance to grow up with people who understood the challenges that come along with being h.o.h/deaf. I get so frustrated with myself sometimes and frustrated with the way people treat me when they see my hearing aids... and I can't help but get angry and upset.
I wish I knew sign language, I wish I understood those who grew up fully submerged in the h.o.h./deaf culture, but I will never fully understand Deaf culture because I grew up in a hearing world. Growing up, I learned to deal with my frustration and anger and hold it inside. I don't think my parents ever really understood how hard it was for me sometimes to be in a classroom where I was always a little... 'different,' from the other kids. I don't think they understood how much I hated being around people at times or why I was so reserved. Right now, I just wish I understood the h.o.h of myself more. When I was younger and I saw another kid with hearing aids, I got so excited and felt like I could connect with someone who could share my frustrations. It is the same with me today whenever I see someone with hearing aids... I feel like I am not so alone. I feel like I keep repeating myself... I guess I am just hoping to find myself and I'm wondering if anyone shares the same frustrations I have.
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Beatha, Gáire, Grá
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quietly
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I'm deaf, I understand message me
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11:20 am on July 10, 2009 | Joined: Mar. 2009 | Days Active: 57
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What you don't here, can't hurt you, can it?
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bananapants
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I'm hard of hearing too, but i don't quite need hearing aids. I understand how it's so annoying to have to ask someone to repeat what they're saying, or when they notice the little speech problems. Or especially when you can't understand what people are saying and they laugh when you don't follow the conversation.
I would say it's just now starting to bother you because you're getting older and starting to move away from your childhood and making your own life. Maybe you're coming to a point in life where you want to embrace the fact that you're h.o.h., and not just deny it's existence. sign up for an asl class and start learning some basic signs. message me if you need to talk.
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