Reply #25: Pardon?

[dmr]

I had the measles when I was 5, and immediately following that I came down with the mumps! I ended up with complete nerve deafness in my right ear; my left ear hearing is damaged too, but I don't know by how much.

I guess because I was so young I was able to adapt, and not think of it as being at a disadvantage. In some ways I know that's true, but now I reflect back, I can see how it also shaped many things in my life, and how frustrating, and at times, downright hurtful, it all has been.

My teenage son complains that I need a hearing aid, that my hearing has gotten worse. I try to explain the competition between his voice, the AC, the fans blowing and the tinnitus - it's just frustrating ...

Anyway, thank you Hawkeye, for creating this forum; already I've found something new to look into, thanks to tblue37, upthread and her website.

There is one good advantage to being totally deaf in one ear ... Sleeping! I bet those of you who are like me already know why!
:)