Recently Diagnosed
Since the end of middle school/beginning of high school, I have had pretty much no hearing in my right ear. I thought I was going crazy or was acting dumb because of all the times I would ask friends to speak up or would have to repeat myself, and began to get quieter and quieter since I couldn't exactly guage how loud my voice was. My family was telling me it was nothing and that I shouldn't worry, but I eventually convinced them to take me to a doctor. I was diagnosed with sudden profound inner ear deafness, and I cannot get any sort of hearing aid due to financial issues. Although I sort of already knew, it was a relief to know I wasn't crazy or anything. But I thought I could fix it.... I feel so upset that I suddenly lost the ability to hear and don't even know why on top of the fact that it's permanent. It also makes it difficult to socialize size I can't ever hear what anyone is saying and feel bad for asking them to talk louder all the time! Does anyone have any tips for me...?
@NauticalNaivety I know how frustrating hearing loss is, as I suffer from it myself. But there are things you can do. Reducing background noise makes it easier to concentrate on what other people are saying. This is not always possible, so things like having a wall behind me, or better still a corner, reduces the confusion of sounds.
I'd also suggest you learn to lip read. You can work out a lot of what people are saying by watching their faces closely. You probably do some of this already without realising it, its easier to hear someone when you are looking directly at them.
You can learn lip reading with online videos; be warned that Google also finds some quite suggestive stuff when you search lip reading. However, there are some really good resources out there, try utube.
I also gave up on phone calls. Text and chat are so much easier. If its really bad, I've been known to chat with my family by text in noisy restaurants!
That's the practical stuff. The anger and frustration you feel are real and a perfectly natural reaction to you situation. You can get emotional support without the stress of a conversation by connecting to a listener here on 7 cups.
@Playingwithstring Thank you for understanding! I'm sorry to hear that you yourself have these issues. It kinda puts a damper on things. Those are all really good suggesstions, and I'll be sure to try them all out. I especially think reducing noise would help, I always get overwhelmed listening to all the conversations! Thank you. 
@NauticalNaivety Losing your hearing the way you did is very upsetting. I am sorry that happened to you. You may be able to find an organization which can help pay for a hearing aid. Sometimes the Rotary Club will do that so I suggest you look into it. I have two hearing aids which belonged to my mother-in-law who died last year. I will try to find out if there is a way I can get them to you.
@NauticalNaivety
I would like to know more about your hearing loss. I have discovered that it will be possible for me to send you a hearing aide if the one I have is suitable for you. Please send me a message so that we can discuss this further in private. My listener name is Harry53.
