The Success Syndicate

Personal Story

Having a hearing loss can be difficult. But trying to explain it to someone who has normal hearing can be even harder. For example, try explaining the difference between “hearing” and “understanding” to someone with normal hearing. It can take hours.

To help provide a better understanding of what it’s like to really live with hearing loss, I am explaining things from my personal experience:

Hearing loss can increase stress, induce sorrow and cause frustration and embarrassment. (1/n)

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Hearing loss can impact your independence and ability to communicate effectively

I used to feel:

“Conversing with people was very difficult. I constantly had to say “what” and ask people to speak louder. At times I just shook my head and made believe I heard what people said, just to avoid embarrassment. It became very frustrating, and I even began to feel depressed that I couldn’t communicate normally. Speaking on the phone wasn’t always possible. I kept on worrying that I wouldn’t hear people when they were going to speak to me.