I woke up this morning and one of my ears just stopped working. Doctor says its a nerve issue, and its an expensive procedure to treat.
I’m a young guy, still in my mid 20s, and my work requires heavily on being able to listen to things. There’s no free healthcare where I am and I may just have to hope the other ear doesn’t go too.
It’s got me thinking about what it would mean to have complete hearing loss at this stage of my life, how it would affect my relationships with friends and family, and how valuable your hearing really is.
Things have been hard as it is this last year, but this is a bitter blow. Take care of your hearing comrades.
To any other comrades with deafness / hearing loss, I’d like to know how it is you’ve adjusted to your lifestyle, and how you overcome your challenges.
That’s really shit. For listening, I’ve heard about bone-conduction headphones (or hearing aids) for fully/partially deaf people, but I have no idea how well they work or if they’re ridiculously expensive. I hope it’ll get better so you won’t need them
Thanks for the kind words. I’ve had family with hearing aids before and they almost always hated using them, filling their heads with constant static or ringing. But they were from a different era, so its likely they’re much better these days. I’m looking into them myself.
Start learning the sign language for whatever country you’re in. As important as the actual learning, it’ll let you meet deaf and mute folk and seeing the lives they lead will set your mind at ease. Worse case scenario, you’ll be better equipped for the changes you’ll have to make. And either way you’ll have a new language and the friends, community and opportunities that opens up.
Thanks for the tip, I’ve actually considered learning one now that this has happened.
My grandfather apparently had the same issue, and his before him. So its most likely genetic. But they had it much later on in their lives.
