So I have had hearing loss since I was little, fitted with one hearing aid in my right ear at 4 years old. My hearing was pretty stable for a long time until 8th grade when I started to lose more hearing in my left year, requiring me to wear two hearing aids. It was a shock because it wasn't a gradual depletion of hearing but a sudden drop of hearing that occurred over-night, follow by intense ringing in the ears that hasn't stopped of 3 years and still continues to this day.
Just recently during a checkup we learned that I indeed lost hearing in my right ear unsuspectingly, making me have to get a stronger hearing aid for that ear.
My problem is the lack of hope for the future and my hearing, what am I supposed to do when I am older, and how can I be successful when i cannot hear what others are saying to me. I already have a hard time communicating to my classmates and friends, i am just not seeing anything get better because unlike other people, my problem will continue to get worst until i am deaf.
I also love my class, percussion ensemble. I love making music with xylophones and the people, but it is hard to think of the damage the sounds of drumline drums make to my ears. Yes, i could wear earplugs but you try giving an already hearing impaired girl earplugs! I mind as well go to class in a bubble.
It's hard to communicate to others and potentially loose something that i love to do. Any motivation would be lovely, and/or advice to help.