hard of hearing

It seems like a lot of people here (including myself) has experienced someone telling them that they don't look deaf, HoH, or like they have hearing loss. I'm just curious if there is some stereotypical way people with any type of deafness are supposed to look like and how that stereotype came...

I am HoH. The little I can hear is very distorted so I usually make use of lip reading but lip reading can be hard bc it's more like feeling in the blanks and making an educated guess to what they might be saying. The distoration does not get better even when louder. ENT said they will not help...

You guys can call me Ambz. I am hard of hearing born in a hearing world. I've been bullied and misunderstood for it. I've had people treat me like I'm less of a person because of my hearing issues. I've had a lot of friends and some relationship with people where they decided it was too hard to...

Last week, I finally went to an Audiologist and took multiple hearing tests and finally got a diagnosis. I have been diagnosed with 'Congenital Hearing Loss'. The doctor told me that I was born with it, but I had completely known what it was. Being a pre-Med student, I have prior knowledge in...

Hello, Everyone! My name is Andrew, and I am a speech and language hearing sciences student studying at Utah State (going to be an audiologist). Currently, I am taking a rehabilitation audiology class, and for one of my assignments, I need some input from people who are part of the HoH...

Anyone out there with Meniere's? For the past couple of years I have had a fast progression of vertigo and ringing in my ears to the point where someone has to be looking at me for me to hear them clearly and I don't know how much my hearing loss will progress. If you weren't born deaf or hard...

As a child I was made to feel dumb or stupid and even bullied because I couldn't hear the teacher in class. I was raised in a hearing house but not always able to hear what was going on around me. Now that I am in my 40's, I've recently received a pair of Cross B hearing aids. They have totally...

Hey! I'm a Hard of Hearing kid in Oklahoma City trying to find more people to talk to. I'm the only Deaf person in my family and none of them sign so it can be kind of lonely. I've been learning ASL by myself for the most part and my signing is painfully English so if anyone wants to add me on...

Hi everyone,I am very new to this forum i just signed 2minutes ago and i couldnt wait to share something. I have hearing loss on my both hears but we don't know the reason,okay i have this loss for nearly 5 years,you guys are kind of familiar to this so i dont feel 'embarrased' share kind of...

first things first, I am hearing, but my dad is hard of hearing so I'm learning ASL just in case he goes completely deaf. I am a freshman in hs in America. Looking for deaf friends or people willing to help with my ASL!!! My instagram is @gail_the_biggest_fail

I am hard-of-hearing--totally deaf in my left ear. I am learning ASL online. I am interested in meeting deaf or other hard-of-hearing friends in the Lawrenceville, Georgia area to meet and practice signing with. I am available both nights and days. stevesaw@gmail.com

I'm a senior in hs and this year I started to really embrace my deafness as a part of me. I've also started to accept that sometimes I need help. Especially with school. I've gotten FM systems and my seat changed in my classes but that not help. I ask for interpreter about three weeks ago and I...

Hi! My name is Vanessa. I'm just here looking for new friends. Feel free to message me here, on kik, skype. I almost always respond kik: the_sixthstring skype: mansukipower

When i am in normal day conversations, I find myself asking "what" a lot. I can be a couple of feet away from someone and not be able to understand what they are saying. Last week in class I was having a conversation with two people in front of me. They could understand each other fine even...

I was deaf when I was younger and I'm trying to re-learn some asl, and i was looking to make some new friends who were deaf or hard of hearing :)

I was deaf when I was younger, and even though I'm lucky enough to be hearing now, I was interested in meeting new people who were deaf or hard of hearing.

Hello. My name is McKenzie. Technically yes I am "hearing". I use quotes because I'm pretty much hard of hearing in my left hear only. Which initially means I can hear just fine unless you speak softly while standing on my left side. I have been learning sign language purely because I want to...

Hi! My name is Niki and I'm new to this site. I'm 19 years old from NY and I am currently taking ASL in college. During the school year the ASL professors I have had are deaf so I was able to learn a lot and practice with them. Since it is the summer and I am back at home it is hard for me to...

I am a hard of hearing student in my last year of college. Throughout my elementary and high school years I struggled to keep up and relied on reading lips to communicate. Last year I was made aware that there was a disabled student center on campus and that they offered assistance to Deaf...

Hello all! I am hard of hearing ( completely dead in one ear, and have only 60% hearing in he other. ) Even thought I learned ASL when I was younger, I have relied on lip reading my whole life. I went to main stream hearing school and was not offered interpreter. I am now in college and...