Thank you for your time,
I am really considering a cochlear implant test, the only obstacle is that I think this would be too expensive for me.
For sign language courses, I guess I can start considering this if my case gets worse. By now, I can manage to hear almost 60 - 70 % of my daily conversations, or I guess so. Probably learning sign language will be beneficial one day, I just hope people would cope with it.
Once more, thank you. I appreciate your reply.
Hi and welcome to the Hearing Loss community!
You are right that the severity of the hearing loss affects how well you do with hearing aids. The type of hearing aid also makes a difference.
You could get genetic testing, but I am not sure it would be worth it. There is no cure for sensorineural hearing loss.
Have you been evaluated for a cochlear implant? If your speech discrimination is poor, you may be a candidate. Most people with severe-profound hearing loss find that they hear much better with cochlear implants than hearing aids.
I would also recommend sign language courses. You would be able to meet and make friends with more of your peers. Over and over I hear how the world just opens up when you learn sign language. It did for me, and I am hearing!
Let us know how things are going for you!
BC