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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm feeling a little depressed here.
My hearing is getting worse.
I have tinnitus, and I can only hear about 75% of normal sounds.
I keep asking, "What?"
My Dad went nearly deaf before he died.
I love sound, especially music.
But I have my music volume much higher that normal.
I'd be hugely depressed if I did go deaf.
petronius
(26,576 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,792 posts)Is there no treatment? Can you not hear music well from headphones/earbuds?
I am not really one who can help you (I think there is still a deaf/hard of hearing group), but what if you started to associate sound with feel and sight? Perhaps playing favorite songs and such in programs that allow you to see different motions/colors associated with different sounds?
I hope things get better.
unionworks
(3,574 posts)...is a great cure for depression. My Aunt is in her 80s, she went nearly deaf after an illness. The proper hearing aid restored her hearing. They are expensive, if you can't afford one look into charities that may help you. Hope everything works out!
Good luck, Archae.
TexasTowelie
(110,965 posts)an ad for HearingRevolution.com popped up with this thread.
I would be depressed too if I went deaf so I hope that you can find a solution for your problem.
BlueIris
(29,135 posts)May the music play on...
applegrove
(117,885 posts)dana_b
(11,546 posts)as I am sure you already know. I also have tinnitus but mine has subsided bit since I have turned the volume down. I still have issues though. yesterday I was just watching a little t.v. (not loud at all) and I lost the hearing in my right ear. That terrible high pitched ring kept on for about a half an hour. I am lucky, I know.
Would a hearing aid help you?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)quakerboy
(13,893 posts)I am a reader. I could be ok with being deaf, but vision issues would destroy much of my chosen access to existance.
I am not there yet. I wear glasses, but I can get along without them at need.
But my mom just let me know that a lot of days things are so blurry she cannot read. And my dads glasses are thick enough to fry ants with. And he still has issues seeing things.
It really scares me. A lot. Without reading, I am just a brain trapped in a head.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)handmade34
(22,753 posts)he gave me his old hearing aids last year (just in case)
Just remember BEETHOVEN!!
turn it up loud and enjoy
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)..."Would you rather go deaf or blind". I always said I'd rather go blind because I love music and the sound of children laughing. I'm going blind. I've always loved sunrises more than sunsets, but I never appreciated them enough. I do now. I watched the moon set this morning and waited patiently for the glow over the mountains. Then I realized something, someday I won't be able to see the sunrise, but the birds will let me know how beautiful it is.
Losing either is hard, but remember, even though you may lose the ability to hear the music, you can still watch the children dance.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)You sleep horrible at night because you're afraid you will not hear the burglaror the fire alarm and not save your loved ones. You can't tell what ficking direction the noise (threat) is coming from and have to look in every direction frantically.
Archae, there are supposed to be some remedies for tinnitus. I don't have that condition, I just have no hearing in my right ear and the hearing aid in the left ear to compensate is killing hearing in my "good" ear.
I hope you find relief, don't give up.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Losing my eyesight is more than a minor convenience. I'm also partially deaf in one ear, but between the two, losing my eyesight is going to be a huge obstacle. It's already seriously affected my work. I'm almost 50 years old, a woman and I've been a graphic artist for 30 years. Oh, and I suffered a minor stroke two years ago that totally screwed up my short term memory. My employment options will be slim.
I don't hear the "little" noises and my dog is deaf. When my husband is out of town, I make sure all the windows and doors are locked (and deadbolted) and I leave the lights on in our living room. My husband also has tinnitus. He hears less than I do.
Yes, I am trying to be supportive. If Archae had suggested he was concerned about burglars, etc., I would have offered different advice. First, buy a dog that can hear. Second, invest in good locks for your doors and windows. Third, an alarm system if affordable.
I was more touched by the concern for the quality of life for Archae. Safety becomes secondary when you think you'll lose the ability to enjoy the things you love. Though I will eventually be unemployable, I'd give up my financial security today if it meant that I could watch every sunrise until the day I die.
And, I already sleep horribly. I've had chronic insomnia since I was a kid. I'm just a barrel of fun ailments. But, the sunrise was beautiful this morning. Instead of a battle between which is worse, I'll choose to believe that neither is better.