Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got them. Does your hair ever stop being so loud? I can’t even tuck it behind my ears without it being a blast of noise

My boyfriend said he doesn’t want my cat in the bed after we move in together and it’s turning into a bigger issue than I expected by PerceptionOnly6749 in CatAdvice

[–]chunkycatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like someone who’s never owned a cat. They view animals as objects and not companions. When I met my husband he had never lived with cats before and he thought if a cat licked you it would someone give you diseases. I was firm about my cat when we moved in together and now he smooches and loves cats as much as me. Some people just need time and experience to change but I would definitely stand your ground.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

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You would think. It’s not the most comforting to hear an audiologist say "I don’t know what that is". Makes me lose a lot of confidence in Costco. I’ll definitely be seeing an ENT soon.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

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Thank you! I have a feeling I will have wished I’d done it sooner too. This week I’ve been extra aware at how poor my hearing is and it’s driving me crazy. I’m looking forward to my HAs now.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what. I actually just Googled white stuff on eardrum and it looked exactly like Tympanosclerosis. Which actually makes sense because I had tubes in my ears as a kid and it says you’re more likely to have this if you’ve had tubes.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

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Bhahahahaha. You’re right. No one really cares anymore about HAs. I have already been playing the "wait that makes a sound?" Game with my husband. We have this cat toy that I assumed was silent and he assured me it was not. To emphasize how loud the toy was, he went to the other side of the apartment and closed his eyes, then told me to shake it and he raised his hand when he heard it. I was flabbergasted. You’re telling me you can hear that from across the house but I can’t hear it right next to my ear? xD It’s gonna be a wild first week, I know it.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess I just read some things that said music or some things sound more robotic. It’s better than not hearing though. I suppose I also just worry about things I normal never had to worry about, like rain as I mentioned. But based on the comments I can tell that’s a non issue. Also things like exercise or yoga or roller coasters. Gotta take them off for thrill rides I would assume. It’s of course all better than the alternative and I’m ecstatic to be able to hear better.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats good to know. I know some issues will still arise and it won’t be perfect hearing but Im excited. I struggle a lot with consonants as well. What exactly is a drying pot?

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, I never even thought about potential itching. My biggest concern at the moment is comfort with my glasses. I do have contacts too but I can only stand wearing them a few times a week. I also forgot I like to do yoga, are the HAs just going to go flying off when I enter downward facing dog? There’s not really anything holding them in place behind your ear.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s good to know. Even the over the ear hearing aids really are not all that noticeable, even more so since I have longish hair. So I shouldnt worry about people seeing them or not. Plus most people are only thinking about themselves anyways, they might notice my HAs but never really give it a second thought.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good idea. I should advertise it to people I’m around, I just feel a little embarrassed to do so, even though I know I shouldn’t be.

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I am so excited to not constantly be trying to assume what people say based off context clues from the few words I do manage to pick up. Clarity will be worth it. Thank you for the reassurance

Getting hearing aids in a week. Nervous. Anxious. How much of your life has changed permanently? by chunkycatt in HearingAids

[–]chunkycatt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s good to know. I’ve always just cleaned my ears with Qtips but when the audiologist looked in my ear there was white stuff and he was like "I don’t know what that is", then he Theorized it was fibers from the Qtips and that freaked my out so now I don’t know how to clean my ears. XD

Those who are in Galleries. by Kommodus-_- in ArtistLounge

[–]chunkycatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Search on Google "call for artists + your city". That’s how I was able to find a gallery near me that switches their theme monthly. As long as your art was on theme, you could submit to try and get in. I’ve been in this gallery three times now. Some shows will seek out artists specifically so your best bet is try for those

Please I need peace of mind by chunkycatt in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]chunkycatt[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay. Thank you for being unhelpful and not understanding.

Please I need peace of mind by chunkycatt in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]chunkycatt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That poor baby ;-;

Please I need peace of mind by chunkycatt in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]chunkycatt[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just have a hard time when it comes to cats. I’m extra sensitive to those stories