If your hearing health care provider informs you that you have an irreversible loss, which happens to be the most common type, you may not want to hear this news. On the other hand, if you don't believe it, you're probably pushing the envelope of denial.
One of the first questions I'm asked in our practice from someone who has real trouble accepting hearing loss is typically, "Is it reversible?" "Is there surgery for it?" "Will it get worse?" We find that often it is a matter that the hearing loss was always suspected, but it isn't the news that they wanted and they would rather push it out of their minds.
Denial is an act of concealment, and sometimes the ultimate deception to oneself. Denying hearing loss is to claim that everything is all right, in oneself. Denying hearing loss is to claim that everything is all right, in good health, perhaps still "perfect." |
The truth is, none of us are really perfect, are we? Because hearing loss is often gradual, a person may find ways to compensate by telling themselves "people just need to speak up and I'll hear great!"
Maybe you have everyone else do the work of helping you hear by allowing others to repeat, rephrase, speak up etc, thus thinking this solves your problem. Although these are good and necessary ways to help you hear better and understand more, the truth is, you could get stuck believing that this is all you need to do. The reality is, hearing help is needed. Does this sound like you or someone you know?
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