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I have always considered my hearing disability as a negative thing. I am 50% hearing in ear only. I can hear a person speaking within 2 meters, everything else is mild noise. I think that this is an interesting. There are advantages too. In my view: - I don't have to keep my attention to all...

Thanks. I hope to hear from more people.

I have not been wearing a hearing aid regularly for >5 years, so it has been a while. As far as I remember it back when I had was that it had limited usefulness. It feels a bit artificial, like Darth Vader breathing with that heavy mask and speaking awkwardly. As for my hearing, I am glad...

Hello Krissy. Thanks for your reply. Without a hearing aid, I can hear someone within 2 meters. Anything beyond that is just silent (I suppose that an extreme type of near-sightedness is a good analogy.). I cannot hear two people speaking at the same time. With a hearing aid, I hear better...

Hello everyone! I am a newbie to this forum and I am looking forward to hearing the life stories of other people like me. I am completely deaf in one hear and about 50% in my other ear. I have never made acquaintance with other HOHs and I know only a few people who have 'normal' hearing...