Hi my name is amanda. I have been hard of hearing all my life . Slowly going deaf .The only way I can hear anything is with hearing aides and sometimes the people I live with get frustrated with re peating themselves all the time . I don't consirder my deafness a disability rather a gift . I became deaf at 1 month of age from menagitist and since my hearing has become bad . I get through day to day events . but it seems nobody expect maybe the people on this site will understand what I go through . I'm here for support and friendship. Only the deaf community which I have no connection with understands and thats why I'm here .