Hi everybody I was born with nerve deafness but this was not diagnosed until I was 12 yrs of age when i attended my medical at school. My medical examiner carried out the basic medical test and afterwards enquired if u had any problems. I said that I think my hearing is not very good and she asked why... i said that i sit on floor to watch tv and find i am easily distracted in class ... she again tested my hearing and within a few hours I was being equiped with bilateral hearing aids.
To date my hearing has got worse 70% loss both ears.
During my time to date being hard of hearing i have suffered ridicule...been targeted by work colleague and suffered from depression due to paranoia that colleagues whisper or diss me thinking that i am deaf... and i have missed endless work oppertunities due to management thinking I can't do certain jobs like answer phone and communicate with members of staff.
I ask are nhs negligent ? How can i move on when there is so much ignorance ... just to be normal.... or treated as such...
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Well you was caught in the net, many fall through, yes people can be very cruel, hearing loss is not seen, but a disability never the less, and if you feel you are being discriminated in the workplace because of your disability and have absolute proof, you have every right to sue, to answer are the NHS negligent...NO, they have fulfilled there obligations to you by supplying Hearing Aids, if you work why don't you explore the possibility of private hearing aids, I know it's a minefield, but check out the web for availability....hearingaid.org is a good start, there you will see what is available, prices, and then you research the manafactures web pages, do not use major high street shops as they tend to be very expensive and have limited choise, as they have deals or are owned by the manafacturing company, or may encrypt there aids to keep you tied in, but there are better aids out there....good luck.
aaaw I don't Know about if the nhs were negligent because I don't know your history and I imagine that would depend on how many times the nhs were exposed to your hearing problems. I've been deaf since I was 14 yrs of age so 50 years and have had to learn to lip read (although I 'sign') in an otherwise hearing world. A cochlear wasn't and still isn't for me really as I'm ok with me but yes it can be really hard trapped in a hearing world when mine is a silent one. x x x
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