Personal Narrative: How My Hearing Changed My Life

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Every day for the past 2 years I think about why I lost my hearing. My life changed dramatically that day. My hearing loss has been a big impact on my life. I remember the day because it was my sons 11th birthday.

That morning, I began my regular routine; cooking, cleaning and setting things up for my son's birthday party. I began to feel pressure in my ears like if I was on a plane that reached a high altitude. By that evening my ears were blocked and the sounds around me were very faint. I was like a hypersensitive sound. I went Kaiser a couple of days later to try to get a walk-in in appointment, but instead received an assumption that I had wax build up, and was advised to buy a wax removing fluid. As days went by and I had no improvement I rack my brains on what could have happened. …show more content…

My hearing loss was overwhelming. It really was hard on me because not hearing my son was something I could not comprehend.

I was stressed and overwhelmed with anxiety. I was panicking and felt isolated. How could I possibly be a mom with my hearing as diminished as it was? I sobbed with raged and sank into a deep depression as the days went by. So I went to the emergency room where they implied that I had fluid buildup inside my ear and could have been from a cold I had or allergies. And was told to go home and let the fluid dry up, which could take up to 3 months.

The thought of not hearing for 3 months was overwhelming for me, so I visited an ear, nose, and throat doctor 2 weeks later. And they check my ears and found no fluid inside, now I'm confused. A hearing test confirmed the worst. I was told that hearing was gone and hearing aids would most likely not help. What made it even harder was that they said my hearing never get

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