u/HeVavMemVav — reddlx

Can you bring an audiogram to Costco or do they need to do their own test?

Or do I have to do a test through them before I can get their hearing aids?

I feel so validated!!!

It's more than likely genetic, as my grandma & her dad went deaf in their late 20s/early 30s too. I've known it could happen forever, was never scared or alarmed. But once it became noticeable, my partner was having a hard time adjusting or even really believing the severity. More than mishearing anything, that was the most distressing for me.

He came to the audiogram appointment today. I actually thought I was doing good in the test & started to get worried nobody was going to believe my difficulties LOL But clearly I was missing quite a lot. He described it as "first you were doing good, but the "missed it" light kept popping up & the line just kept sloping down & I thought.. oh, shit!" He's suddenly got a lot more patience repeating himself & speaking clearly. I'm so so glad he came today.

I kept laughing looking at the graph, I didn't think my hearing was *that* bad, I thought I had mild at most, since I can hear 90% of people in quiet environments. But it's more than mild, & my struggle is real!

Also as a side note, if you're taking "hearing tests" online, do not trust their accuracy! Every single one said I had mild-to-no hearing loss hahahaha

u/HeVavMemVav — 1 day ago

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My new HL is putting a damper on my relationship

I just need some advice. Before my hearing started going (genetic progressive, but cause unknown) my boyfriend and I had phenomenal communication. It's still each of our strongest value. For a few reasons, his voice is the pretty hard for me to hear. It's a little breathy, a little higher pitched, he talks fast and tends to blend his words together, and he struggles to consistently face me when he's talking, or to remember I can't hear him over background noise. For my part, I don't always notice if I mishear, and I'll act or answer based on my incorrect understanding.

I don't give up on hearing him or pretend I heard him when I didn't, and he hasn't given up on repeating himself. But he's said some hurtful things in frustration, and made some pretty unfair accusations.

I studied ASL off and on over the years, taking an official class now. He knows a few signs and phrases, ABCs. When we started dating, I told him there was a chance I'd lose my hearing, and he said of course he'd learn ASL. But now that it's happening, (and I'm not blaming him for this) he's in school for his career and won't have time for language classes until he's done. So there's another hamper on our communication.

I just need some advice. Some coping mechanisms, plans, tips. We were so good before this. I'm getting evaluated for hearing aids on Wednesday, he'll be there. I don't know if I'm not seeing something that is making this worse.

I also worry that if I get hearing aids, I'll need them turned way up in order to hear him, but he coughs and sneezes at full volume and I don't want the speakers to blow my brains out. If anybody has advice for that please share lol

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u/HeVavMemVav — 3 days ago