Kdub
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Hi all. I am Kathy from Southern California. I had an acoustic neuroma removed from my ear canal in November and went from hearing to deaf in my left ear in a six hour operation. The adjustment has been interesting. I am trying to figure out if I am half deaf or half hearing. I know that it probably doesn't make any difference to anyone else but I am trying to understand where I fit. I can't tell where any sound is coming from, can't understand conversations in noisy situations and need people to look at me when they speak so I am not a "hearie." But everyone tells me that I just need to get a BAHA and not try to embrace the changes by learning ASL or lipreading. I am 50 so I am hardly a pup. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to take the first steps in this journey? Thank you!