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I am new here (obviously). I've been deaf since I was 11 and am 45 now. My family is hearing and I am beginning to experience a profound loneliness in my life. I have a job where my colleagues make fun of me behind my back. It's time for me to embrace my deafness and I am hoping to find others that know and can relate what I'm going through . I have never been involved with the deaf community, mostly because I don't know how to sign. I tried learning but my family wouldn't learn so if you don't use it you lose it. I have hearing aids and am wondering if I should upgrade. They are so expensive and I wonder if it will be that big of a difference from the senso aids I have. I have a 90% loss in my left ear & a 70% loss in my right. Thanks for the 'ear'. Look forward to hearing from you.

[QUOTE="DianeR11, post: 2115829, member: 66057"] I am new here (obviously). I've been deaf since I was 11 and am 45 now. My family is hearing and I am beginning to experience a profound loneliness in my life. I have a job where my colleagues make fun of me behind my back. It's time for me to embrace my deafness and I am hoping to find others that know and can relate what I'm going through . I have never been involved with the deaf community, mostly because I don't know how to sign. I tried learning but my family wouldn't learn so if you don't use it you lose it. I have hearing aids and am wondering if I should upgrade. They are so expensive and I wonder if it will be that big of a difference from the senso aids I have. I have a 90% loss in my left ear & a 70% loss in my right. Thanks for the 'ear'. Look forward to hearing from you. [/QUOTE]

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