hi there chad, i too am hearing impaired,
i lost hearing in one ear about 20 years ago, i got along ok, so long as everyone talked to me on the hearing side. well a year ago nov. i lost most of the hearing in my hearing ear.
it has been tough. i can no longer use a reg. phone( have a vco phone no one wants to talk to me on this, they seem to be intemadated, people answer there phone and say to the operator who the sh-t is this, what kind of call is this etc)
i no longer go to group bible studies etc. i did get a new hearing aid in may , it is high powered, but i stil have to have the person be right next to me, and look at me.
i am 58, so this came late in life.
i hear high tones, my husband voice is on low tones, so our conversations can be well flustrating to say the least.
some people say i am mad or yelling all the time as i talk loud, i a not mad or yelling just talk loud because i cannot hear my voice. this was even a problem at the church .
we live in a small town, our church does not have any help mates for hearing impaired.
just the normal pa system. i cannot not hear the message.
i have been coming to live chat, talk jesus, i can hear every one, there. this is helping me some, i feel iceolated in my own quiet little world. i do not watch tv i should say listen to it, cannot hear it, so most days i do not know the world happesings.
i wonder how do i fit in to worship services, study groups
so the live chat is a help to me. i praise god he led me to talk jesus.
i will keep you in pray
god bless you.
please keep me in your prayers
searching ( jo anna)