hi there. my name is ryan and im 18. i always loved music. my first experience with music was when i was 7 i got a record player and pink floyd the wall LP. and 2 jensen tower speakers at 500 watts apeice. i never new of the damage i was doing. by the age of 14 i got an ipod. all day long i listened full blast. i even wanted it louder so i got an inline amp. then at 16 the ringing started. me being stupid and ignorant i just kept listening. now at the age of 18 i have -60db hearing loss. i dont know how i never noticed it get this bad. my ears just popped one day and never recovered. and i wouldn't mind being hard of hearing but the ringing! oh god the ringing is killing me. im not sure what to do but i know i will be like this for the rest of my life(no matter how short it may end up being)
anyways i hope to hear from some others(no pun intended) about how long you have had hearing loss/damage and how you cope.
forgot to mention. i know nothing about sign language or lip reading. im in the dark. i have a laptop at all times and i have people type things out for me. i really hope i get my hearing back but the doc says its gone for good. i feel like such an idiot. i cannot believe i took it for granted.
anyways i hope to hear from some others(no pun intended) about how long you have had hearing loss/damage and how you cope.
forgot to mention. i know nothing about sign language or lip reading. im in the dark. i have a laptop at all times and i have people type things out for me. i really hope i get my hearing back but the doc says its gone for good. i feel like such an idiot. i cannot believe i took it for granted.
to Alldeaf, Ryan. I never really knew that loud music could cause such a huge loss. I think we have the same loss (decibel-wise), but I've had mine since birth.
