Frustrations
Oct. 15th, 2007 05:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
halavanaFor several years I have known that I'm losing my hearing. I can still appreciate music, so I'm not profoundly deaf yet, but for my age I have a significant hearing loss.
Today, we had a teacher's meeting in which we were expected to share views and observations about what should be expected of our students at the various levels of language acquisition. At least 2 people there, each time I explained that I didn't hear well, lowered their voices even further so there was no way in hades that I could understand them!!!!! I felt like yelling, "If you want me to hear you, speak up, dammit!" Of course teachers can't talk like that in meetings. And I don't usually swear anywhere. But it's becoming extremely frustrating. When people speak clearly, I can understand them fine. With constant tinnitus, I know someone is talking, but can't understand mumbling or whispering. Grrrrrrrr.
So today I have finally become fed up with the whole thing. Made an appointment to get my hearing officially evaluated. My insurance is supposed to pay for it, but I will need a referral. That's the next thing on the to do list.
Stay tuned for the continuing saga...
Today, we had a teacher's meeting in which we were expected to share views and observations about what should be expected of our students at the various levels of language acquisition. At least 2 people there, each time I explained that I didn't hear well, lowered their voices even further so there was no way in hades that I could understand them!!!!! I felt like yelling, "If you want me to hear you, speak up, dammit!" Of course teachers can't talk like that in meetings. And I don't usually swear anywhere. But it's becoming extremely frustrating. When people speak clearly, I can understand them fine. With constant tinnitus, I know someone is talking, but can't understand mumbling or whispering. Grrrrrrrr.
So today I have finally become fed up with the whole thing. Made an appointment to get my hearing officially evaluated. My insurance is supposed to pay for it, but I will need a referral. That's the next thing on the to do list.
Stay tuned for the continuing saga...
