After living 50+ years with hearing issues, and the “good”
ear declining rapidly the last five years, our health insurance finally paid
off and I was able to get a hearing aid. I’ve had it now since June 2015. However,
let me explain, wearing a hearing aid does not mean I hear 100%. Given the left
ear is basically dead in the water, the hearing aid only services 50% of my
hearing in the first place! THEN, when my back is to you, and your back is to
me, and you start talking, PLEASE excuse me if I ask you to repeat!
Even if we’re both facing one another,
When I ask, “What did you say?”
Please, do not ask, “Do you have your ear in?”
Wearing a hearing aid does not mean one can hear perfectly.
For me, it has been a life changing event.
For me, it has been a life changing event.
I’m still working on learning how to hear.
Sometimes it makes me so nervous because I want to hear
perfectly… especially when I’m in a room with poor acoustics like a few weeks
ago…
I gave a presentation ~ History of Quilting ~ before a group
of ladies. It was in a large high ceiling carpeted room. Once my part of the
presentation was over, it was a show and tell time. The ladies would tell the
story about the quilt they brought, as Jeanie
and I held it up for all to see. I was standing on the stage, Jeanie on the
floor level. I would hear someone talking, but I, for the longest time, couldn’t
tell where it was coming from, who was sharing their story!
It’s me, too, learning what wearing a hearing does not mean…
I’m trying…
