Yes, I am getting harder and harder of hearing.
Let me explain things to y'all if you don't know the story.
When I was young..like maybe..5..I was little..like the size of a 2 or 3 year old. I wasn't growing right. We didn't know it yet, but I had growth hormone issues, and would have to take shots for the rest of my life. Anyway, my mother, she did the best she could. Single mom, her mom was there for us, my sister "Lauren" moved to "Brennan", so we were all alone here. She (Mom) worked her job at the local grocery store and then came home to take care of me at night. Grandma was married to her second husband "Harry" and they were having fun, more power to them! So, I was sent off to the babysitter, as it should be. ANYWAY.. on to the point.
At said babysitter's "Connie Pierson, and her hubby Pat, and daugher Carleen and son Billy" they all treated me well.. I behaved as well as a youngster could, ya know. I got in a little trouble here and there, but I remember sitting on Pat's knee and watching football and he would push his glasses up on his nose and say, this is a great sport, I hope you can appreciate sports someday J! I don't know why he cared. LOL So His daughter Carleen was something else..she was spoiled beyond words..and she thought I was her dolly or baby or something because I was so tiny. She'd take me and brush my hair and clean me up and one day, she cleaned my ears out with q-tips. Yep..here's where the story comes. She popped my ear drums. I didn't know anything bad happened at the time I guess..I don't remember.. I just complained when I got home that my ears hurt really bad mom said, so she took me to the dr. They examined me and said one of my eardrums was burst totally,and the other was scarred badly. I suffered with ear infections my early years up to my late teens, and still occasionally get some now. (am in my 30's.). Carleen never got in a lick of trouble..and still just loves the heck out of me when she sees me.
I was also in band. Horrible for the ears if you have hearing problems. I always had tintinitis. My ears and hearing were always a problem. If there is background noise I have a hard time hearing but if it is completely silent I can hear great. Anyway...
Was out with one of my good gf's..we were shooting her gun,and I didn't (I know .. so stupid..don't get after me!) wear the hearing protectors for the first shots..STUPID.. blew out the right eardrum again. DUMB Couldn't hear a damn thing out of that ear. So...I guess. That one is my fault. LOL.
So Grandma was visiting with me a while back and is telling me about the "hearing aid man"that comes to the "senior center" and does free hearing tests. I said, I think I need to go..I really am having a hard time hearing lately. She said you don't have any problems. I said, yeah, I do grandma..it's worse than you know. she just smiled and said ok I will let you know. (He comes once a month I think) So she tells me AFTER the next time he came. I said, Hey..I thought you were going to let me go see him! She says, You weren't serious were you?? Mom and I both said, Yes! Mom said, " She does have hearing problems, and she's constantly saying, What did you say? huh? What? So I think she needs some help!" So Grandma finally got the hint that I wasn't goofing or somehting, and said she would let me know. This morning she called and said Vern would see me at 12:30. Cool I said, and got ready to go.
I got there and Grandma says, so where's mom:? you came alone? WTF? I'm like..Yeah. I'm 34..I'm a grown woman, and have a medical appointment. I think I can go by my self!
she says, well Vern wants me to come in after the appointment to talk to him. I said, ok..whatever. So I go in,and tell him about my history, and he said, yeah, I'm sure you do have some hearing problems, He did the tests, about an hours worth of them, and by the time we got done, I was almost ready to cry, I had a lot of errors, problems, had 2 words wrong on one side and 1 on the other when I thought one posssible error total on the both.. I knew it would be bad but oh well..lets get it over with!! Then he let grandma in, and she's all smiling like See you don't have anything wrong, it was all in your head. He sat her down and told her what was wrong with me and told her what he told me, that I will need aids in both ears. YEOUCH .. I was hoping not both, but maybe one to increase the sound in it..oh well. He said I can't hardly hear a thing out of the one but the other is ok. The problem is like people usually speak on about a 50 to 60 decibles level and I need nearly a 70 to 80 on one ear and more on the other to hear clearly. no wonder i keep screwing up what people are saying.
SO..he's going to call my insurances and see if he can't talk them into trying to help me with it.....then he'll write me later. :S
They won't be the super styleish invisible ones either..but hell..I will be able to hear..I don't give a shit.
Anyway...wanted to update y'all....
"The "Paranormal:Chica..with all sortsa oldlady problems..lol
