I'm tired of constntly having to ask people to repeat things. As I said in my introduction thread, my hearing took a huge hit in the military and only seems to be getting worse. I'm taking ASL because it's interesting and it's better to learn it while I still have hearing. I try to overcome my hearing loss, but it seems to make things more irritating for me. I got lost on a trip because I couldn't hear my friend's GPS, strangers become annoyed because they speak at low volumes and I can't understand them, so I cup my ear and focus hard to understand them. Why people can't speak up when you ask them to reapeat and make the obvious sign (Ear cupping) that you can't hear.
I've been considering how to deal with this and I've considered just signing, maybe people won't talk to me and create irritating situations where I have to get everything repeated. Since I started ASL 1, I have found it more interesting than verbal communication. I'm sure I won't fit in with deaf culture, but I don't pretend to be deaf, just hard of hearing and I will gladly sign that to anyone I might converse with in ASL.
I remember I got pulled over for playing loud music in my car, but its the only way to really hear it and other than my military paperwork noting a loss of hearing from the time I enlisted until the last hearing examination, I have no other means to show my hearing loss to them. I'm not sure what to do or how to proceed, I'd like the community's advice.