How the heck do i get a job if i can't hear? ALSO...hearing aid question...

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I just went back and read the entire post that you referred me to. Everything certainly points to a case of Conversion Disorder.
 
The first thing that comes to my mind is Meniere's disease. Of course, taking too much of Vicodin could cause deafness. (Remeber Rush Limbaugh?) Check with your ENT to find out the cause.

CI or not, you would need to set up your house with light signals. Light signal for phone, doorbell. You could look into Captel where you could talk to your family/friends and read their responses. CapTel - The Captioned Telephone

Harris Communications - products for deaf, deafness, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, and hearing loss. is where you could ask for a catalog on products you could use (except hearing aids).

For hearing aids, see an audiologist and see how much loss you have. Mine is 95 and 97 DB which is severe to profound. I wear hearing aids in both ears for mainly hearing my enviroment and they also help me with lipreading. The more powerful the hearing aid is, the more expensive it is, I think.

As for the job, discrimination is alive and well. Just keep plugging away until you land a good job. I am not so sure if a college degree is a requirement for office management. You could go to college if you want to change your career. Whatever you do, I wish you good luck.
 
Buffalo said:
The more powerful the hearing aid is, the more expensive it is, I think.
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Not true, the price has to do with the features, the age of the technology, the brand, etc. Not power.
 
You guys are right

Convesion disorder, somatization...do a google search for "Whitman Middle School Teacher Child Porn" and you will find me. I am that witness, and you are right, i just DIDN't want to hear anything anymore after that. Counseling helped a bit, but now i can't get it cuz i can't hear.
 
sharyn350z said:
:eek3:How the heck do i get a job if i can't hear? I just lost my hearing and am totally at a loss as to what to do about a job. i got laid off from my previous job when my hearing started to go and now am totally deaf. i can't figure out how im ever going to go to an interview ever again. also, can hearing aids help me if i can't hear a thing? i cant even hear the smoke alarm but some people say i should try a hearing aid...i just dont wanna get my hopes up. don't you have to be able to HEAR at least a little bit to be able to benefit from hearing aids??? HELP??? THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sharyn, You can still work even if you can not hear. I worked with a couple people who are deaf and they did fine. One friend is a firefighter for two different fire companies in my area. You can do anything you put your mind to. You have the right to an interpretor as well. I wish you the very best.
 
sharyn350z said:
Convesion disorder, somatization...do a google search for "Whitman Middle School Teacher Child Porn" and you will find me. I am that witness, and you are right, i just DIDN't want to hear anything anymore after that. Counseling helped a bit, but now i can't get it cuz i can't hear.
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Perhaps you can't hear because you fear that counseling will make you go back and face that which is responsible for your somatization of symptoms. Your deafness does not have a physical cause. You are creating it to protect yourself. In order to treat the somatization, you will have to stay in counseling long enough to deal with your issues. And you can get counseling when you can't hear.
 
Fascinating!! Hang in there Sharyn...
 
sharyn350z said:
Convesion disorder, somatization...do a google search for "Whitman Middle School Teacher Child Porn" and you will find me. I am that witness, and you are right, i just DIDN't want to hear anything anymore after that. Counseling helped a bit, but now i can't get it cuz i can't hear.
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ooh, I just looked up all three and found out that one of the somatization symptoms is dizziness. I learned something new. Hang on.
 
sharyn350z said:
Convesion disorder, somatization...do a google search for "Whitman Middle School Teacher Child Porn" and you will find me. I am that witness, and you are right, i just DIDN't want to hear anything anymore after that. Counseling helped a bit, but now i can't get it cuz i can't hear.
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jillio said:
Perhaps you can't hear because you fear that counseling will make you go back and face that which is responsible for your somatization of symptoms. Your deafness does not have a physical cause. You are creating it to protect yourself. In order to treat the somatization, you will have to stay in counseling long enough to deal with your issues. And you can get counseling when you can't hear.
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So I was right. It is the Terror Silence disorder also known as Conversion Disorder. Like I say you need to face you fears which is exactly what you quoted "i just DIDN't want to hear anything anymore after that"


jillio said:
You are creating it to protect yourself.
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Exactly my point, Conversion Disorder=when something emotional, something traumatic happens to a person it can manifest itself in a physiological way. In your case...deafness. The human mind is capable of almost anything in order to protect its host. Which is why it shows no signs of physiological damage. But their afflictions were psychosomatic reactions to the horrific savagery they witnessed.

There you have it
 
:bump: thought I did bump this to know what are are your insights on this. :D
 
Douglas said:
Jesus Christ...you think Deafies can't work? Get real. Deafies do have a job(s).
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Oh Lord!!! That is not what she said at all. She is talking about herself and not the deaf population in general.
 
rockdrummer said:
From what I have found, deafness is not a symptom of conversion disorder however blindness is.

Symptoms of Conversion Disorder - WrongDiagnosis.com
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Deafness is also part of symptom of conversion disorder.
Conversion Disorder: Somatoform and Factitious Disorders: Merck Manual Professional

Symptoms and Signs

Symptoms often develop abruptly, and onset can often be linked to a stressful event. Symptoms involve apparent deficits in voluntary motor or sensory function and sometimes include seizures, thus suggesting a neurologic or general physical disorder. For example, patients may present with impaired coordination or balance, weakness, paralysis of an arm or a leg, loss of sensation in a body part, seizures, blindness, double vision, deafness, aphonia, difficulty swallowing, sensation of a lump in the throat, or urinary retention.
 
Nathan said:
Deafness is also part of symptom of conversion disorder.
Conversion Disorder: Somatoform and Factitious Disorders: Merck Manual Professional

Symptoms and Signs

Symptoms often develop abruptly, and onset can often be linked to a stressful event. Symptoms involve apparent deficits in voluntary motor or sensory function and sometimes include seizures, thus suggesting a neurologic or general physical disorder. For example, patients may present with impaired coordination or balance, weakness, paralysis of an arm or a leg, loss of sensation in a body part, seizures, blindness, double vision, deafness, aphonia, difficulty swallowing, sensation of a lump in the throat, or urinary retention.
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I guess it depends on where you get your information from. Maybe that's why medicine is a practice. In any event I don't believe any of us are truly qualified to offer complex diagnosis for this person as there are many things involved here including the psycological trauma. My advise to Sharyn would be to continue to work with the proffesionals that are qualified to assist in diagnosing her problem. Also to seek second and third opinions if necessary.
 
jillio said:
Actually, any physcial symptom can be a facet of Conversion Disorder.
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Thanks.. I did go re-read the link I provided and it did say the 10 symptoms listed were included. I still believe Sharyn should stay with the proffessionals that are qualified to help and seek second opinion if the first can't figure out what is going on. She had physical trauma, phycological trauma and potential drug interactions not to mention the unknowns.
 
Nathan said:
Deafness is also part of symptom of conversion disorder.
Conversion Disorder: Somatoform and Factitious Disorders: Merck Manual Professional

Symptoms and Signs

Symptoms often develop abruptly, and onset can often be linked to a stressful event. Symptoms involve apparent deficits in voluntary motor or sensory function and sometimes include seizures, thus suggesting a neurologic or general physical disorder. For example, patients may present with impaired coordination or balance, weakness, paralysis of an arm or a leg, loss of sensation in a body part, seizures, blindness, double vision, deafness, aphonia, difficulty swallowing, sensation of a lump in the throat, or urinary retention.
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Excellent use of a credible reference. And you are absolutely correct. Deafness can be a result of Conversion Disorder.
 
rockdrummer said:
I guess it depends on where you get your information from. Maybe that's why medicine is a practice. In any event I don't believe any of us are truly qualified to offer complex diagnosis for this person as there are many things involved here including the psycological trauma. My advise to Sharyn would be to continue to work with the proffesionals that are qualified to assist in diagnosing her problem. Also to seek second and third opinions if necessary.
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The professionals have already diagnosed her with Conversion Disorder, by her own admission. The physicians could find no physical cause for her presenting symptoms, and after thorough examination and testing, referred her to a mental health professional. The mental health professional, according to her, diagnosed her with Conversion Disorder.
 
rockdrummer said:
Thanks.. I did go re-read the link I provided and it did say the 10 symptoms listed were included. I still believe Sharyn should stay with the proffessionals that are qualified to help and seek second opinion if the first can't figure out what is going on. She had physical trauma, phycological trauma and potential drug interactions not to mention the unknowns.
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She didn't have any physical trauma according to her report. Drug use would have to be excessive and ongoing for it to be responsible for this type if symptomology.

But, I do agree. She most definately needs to continue with mental health services. However, at this point in time, she is also refusing to continue with such based on her deafness. That would lead one to question...is her deafness the result of her trauma, or is it a self protective mechanism to give her an excuse for discontinuing therapy because the therapist was getting too close to some personal truths that she doesn't want to face?
 
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