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Scared of Deafness
by allyjean, Mar 02, 2008 11:03PM
I'm scared of becoming deaf. I know American Sign Language and I have many deaf friends but still, nonetheless, I am frightened. I am 19 years old and I was born with tumors in my left ear. Four surgeries later, my left ear has become deaf. No hope for it. My right ear has been my only source of hearing but now I've noticed that my right hearing has become worse in my opinion. Is there any chance I could be turning deaf? Is there any medical proof that this is possible? Could I slowly be turning deaf?
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But in this day and age, with the technology on the market, it is pratically impossible to go deaf. So by the time you were to go deaf (IF) the technology would even be better than what it is today.... and it is pretty darn good today.
So, although I can understand the concern.... don't lose sleep over this.