Hearing Loss & Deafness Support Group

My name is Melissa I have MD Diease as well as Tinnitus. I have heairng loss do to these issues. I have 2 children ages 7 and 5 one of my children is autistic. At this time I live in Germany and waiting for new orders to get back to the states!!

Hello my name is Kimberly. I am mother of 3 boys. I am also fulltime working mom. Trust me when I get home from work my day just begins.. I have a major hearing loss and I have Tinnitus and Menieries. I manily read lips. I am an preschool teacher and I hoping and praying that I wont lose the little hearing I have. i love working with kids!! BUT my goal is to work with the hearing loss/deaf kids b/c I know what it like.

Hi my name is Lindsay. I am 18 years old a senior in high school. i have a mild/moderate hearing loss due to a birth defect. I live in the U.S. Planning on going to college next year and get my arts degree in Graphic designing.

My name is Krista and I am 29 years old. I have degenerative hearing loss and will slowly but surely loose my hearing..could be day, tomorrow, next week. But I am definitely staying positive with the help of old friends, new friend(melissa1977). so what does everyone do for fun?

Hello, I'm Devin. I have hearing loss from having more than my share of ear infections. I have a part time job and started college last september. Best wishes to you all.

My name is Victoria, I'm 34, Severe to profound unilateral loss. My fair share of infections and tubes too. I have a boy 7 and a girl 9.

Hi my name is Kathi. I think I am the elder in the group. Which is an honor. I am 64 yr old. I lost my hearing for the second time around. (more in my profile) this is the result from ear infections, rock & roll from the 60's, and working in a sheet metal shop.

I live in the land of frozen tundra Minnesota.. 30 below Brrrrrrrrr. I work in a county teaching hospital in the emergency room. I am a mother of 2 adult daughters and 7 grandchildren.

Heys I'm Amanda. I'm 17. I am not entirely sure of how bad my hearing loss is. I was deaf from the time I was 6months old-18months, I had 4 sets of tubes to fix this. Currently I have some pretty bad scars in my ears. I had my hearing checked about 4 years ago and yes my hearing isn't very good. The doctor basically told me that with the hearing loss i have that hearing aids aren't an option(i'm not really sure she even could understand my hearing loss apparently it's not too common). I'm okay talking to someone but if there's more than 1 sound at a time I struggle(like i can't hear someone if there's music playing). So yah that's me....

Hi, Iam Shelli (tomi). Born many moons ago with mod-severe non-repairable sensorinural, hearing loss. Have dealt w/ @ 23 yrs, of "on the job abuse", only to quit job, after cannot take anymore. Thus, I've had many many diff. jobs. In 1997 I slipped at work, landing smack on my ass, herniating 2 disc. Now they've discovered a 3rd bulge disc. I have extreme back, legs,feet, butt, groin pain, especially after phy. laborish jobs. Even home jobs such as raking, housecln. But no one will do surgery, I have state med Ins.
Mental anguish from employers etc, the back pain...........I've applied for SSI/DI, have been denied 2x. Waiting on an answer.
Also 42 yrs of IA & CO winters, Iam getting real depressed during winter Cloudy days.
My spouse works, thx God. but cannot save enuff to escape the cold deary winters. AZ or NM, southern parts would be nice. I used to be smiley & nice, now I feel grumpy, sad, tired, everyday. So sorry for the doom & gloom. I do see in my mind, us living someplace toasty & warm year round. Heck we've been trying for 4 yrs now to get moved, but no luck on job search long distance. Nor luck with quest of ssi/di

hi, i'm new. my name's kain. i have had a pretty severe hearing loss in my left ear since birth, due to three tiny bones in my ear, one of which is malformed. however, my right ear has almost perfect hearing.....ugh. stuck in the middle of the deaf and hearing.... i've tried hearing aids, but they just sound like radio static. not helpful at all.