Hey everyone,
I've recently stopped denying my hearing problems and decided to make an appt. with an Audiologist. I was denied a job because I failed the high frequency part of a hearing test. I have an incredibly hard time hearing people and I cannot understand what they are saying unless I have my contacts in, since I apparently supplement my poor hearing by reading lips. Every online test I've taken says I need to get my hearing tested by an audiologist.
My whole life my mother has told me that I have selective hearing and no "real" hearing problems. Now, at age 26, I have decided to stop believing her since I'm miserable. I can't understand group conversations so I exclude myself. I can't hear the tv unless it's super loud or has CC. I can't hear in class and I can't hear unless I can see your mouth.
I have to be honest and say that I've been let down by the medical field many times in the past, and now I'm really terrified that the audiologist will tell me that my hearing isn't bad enough for any kind of HA.
I was so excited once I started researching all of my options and things that could help me in college (and life). But then the fear kicked in, and now I'm scared that I won't be allowed to utilize them.
So, I guess my question is this: Can an audiologist tell me my hearing isn't that bad and be denied a HA?
I've recently stopped denying my hearing problems and decided to make an appt. with an Audiologist. I was denied a job because I failed the high frequency part of a hearing test. I have an incredibly hard time hearing people and I cannot understand what they are saying unless I have my contacts in, since I apparently supplement my poor hearing by reading lips. Every online test I've taken says I need to get my hearing tested by an audiologist.
My whole life my mother has told me that I have selective hearing and no "real" hearing problems. Now, at age 26, I have decided to stop believing her since I'm miserable. I can't understand group conversations so I exclude myself. I can't hear the tv unless it's super loud or has CC. I can't hear in class and I can't hear unless I can see your mouth.
I have to be honest and say that I've been let down by the medical field many times in the past, and now I'm really terrified that the audiologist will tell me that my hearing isn't bad enough for any kind of HA.
I was so excited once I started researching all of my options and things that could help me in college (and life). But then the fear kicked in, and now I'm scared that I won't be allowed to utilize them.
So, I guess my question is this: Can an audiologist tell me my hearing isn't that bad and be denied a HA?
...Do remember my mother saying...."You hear what you want to hear!"....even tho' I didn't hear her at all....Nothing to be scared of...except fear itself....