I finally feel NORMAL and it's not about weight! :)

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Ok - so I just literally want to shout from the mountains - I FINALLY FEEL NORMAL!!!!!

why? well - it hasn't even been a full 24 hours just yet - but I've been wearing one of the most INCREDIBLE inventions known to man.

My hearing aid.

I am 30 years old - and I've been losing my hearing over the past few years due to my entire life having dealt with tubes/ear infections, etc...

I never even THOUGHT of getting a hearing aid until this year. I had to have a tympanoplasty & a mastoidechtomy in my right ear to repair my ear drum (which was literally half gone + the other half was all scar tissue)...and I will be healing from that for the next few months - so I have VERY limited hearing in that ear.
My left ear - which is "normal" as far as my ear drum goes - has also been losing hearing and I'm at about only 60% hearing in both ears...

Yesterday I got my hearing aid - and OMG i am just so happy i want to cry. seriously. DH was SO impressed last night alone - just watching tv like we always do - and I didn't have to turn the volume up to 40 on our set (he normally has it at 25 or so.

Today at work - I actually butted into a conversation in the cubicle next to me because I could actually HEAR what they were saying!!!!!

For those of you who don't have hearing problems I know you might not be able to understand - but seriously - imagine having earplugs AND cotton in your ears and trying to hold a conversation with someone. It's close to impossible and so incredibly frustrating you want to cry.

Imagine everyone around you (including your job) constantly asking you why you're "anti-social" and don't want to ever go out with people - because you know that it's literally painful to go out and try to BE social when you CAN'T hear them to hold a conversation. Imagine your Significant Other constantly asking you why you hate his friends and never want to go out with them - when you know the reason is because it's no fun to go and consantly ask, throughout conversations, "what? i'm sorry - can you speak up? I didn't hear you" after almost EVERY SINGLE THING that person says.

Seriously - there are sometimes that if I had to choose between normal hearing and a normal weight - as obsessed as I am about my weight - I'd take normal hearing any day.

BUT I finally feel like I've got it!!!!

Just had to share - like I said, I just want to shout from the mountains - I CAN HEAR AGAIN!!!!!!!

[JulieB]

Really happy for you

[ErinB]

That is truly wonderful, Keriann. Your happiness is infectious and I'm feeling it with you.

[Whatsername]

That's wonderful Keriann! I am so thrilled for you. And will make your wedding even more special.

Hugs, Jane

[imagood1]

Congratulations Keriann!!! I know when mom got her hearing aids we turned out TV's down from 54 to 25 -- I was afraid we were going to damage our hearing because the TV was so loud.

Things are really turning around for you in all aspects of your life!!! Good for you.

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

Originally Posted by imagood1

Congratulations Keriann!!! I know when mom got her hearing aids we turned out TV's down from 54 to 25 -- I was afraid we were going to damage our hearing because the TV was so loud.

Things are really turning around for you in all aspects of your life!!! Good for you.

Thank you ALL so much!!!


and yeah - DH is constantly saying how HE'S going to go deaf because of MY hearing issues! lol. :P

but no more! i absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this thing!

[Sd1136]

that is just awesome!!!

[Momtofour]

Thanks for sharing. My husband could use hearing aids but hasn't taken that step yet. I will be happy to watch tv in the same room with him again. It is always too loud for me.