I go to get fitted for hearing aids Tuesday -

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4. You might enjoy some of the articles on my deaf website:

I'm Listening as Hard as I Can!
http://deafnotdumb.homestead.com/index.html

Most of the articles on my deaf/HoH site are humorous, but a number of them are serious. Some offer information for those who suffer from hearing loss, while some offer information that other people need in order to behave thoughtfully toward friends, family, and colleagues who are deaf or hearing-impaired. On the home page of my site, I wrote this comment:

A hearing impairment usually provokes impatience and intolerance rather than sympathy or consideration. If I were blind, a person would not put his foot out to trip me or get angry because I could not see, and yet because I am hard of hearing (HoH) and have trouble understanding what is said to me, an awful lot of people get angry, as if I am simply not bothering to pay attention. Believe me, I am paying attention--in fact, I'm listening as hard as I can!

**One article you might like, since it deals with my first day with hearing aids:

"The Day I got My Hearing Aids, the KU Marching Band Followed Me Home"
http://deafnotdumb.homestead.com/marchingband.html