[nfb-db] Types of hearing loss?

[Trish Hubschman]

Both are possible.  My mother feels that all the ear infections I had as a
child contributed to my hearing loss, though it didn't show up till I was
10.
A  premature birth can do it also.  That's why Stevie Wonder is blind. He
was borhn early and the retina  didn't  develop.  If it can happen with
vision, I'm sure the same can hold true for hearing.

I've been doing genetic testing, just  blood work so far.  The second report
has finally come in after 4 months.  The genetic place is sending  it to my
primary doctor.  I asked my husband  to call him today if he has the
chance.


Trish

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gerardo
Corripio
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:09 AM
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Subject: [nfb-db] Types of hearing loss?

  HI guys
I've been wondering year after year my case for instance: I was born
premature 28 weeks, thus as far as my family remembers, and Ikind of
remember also, I was able to hear OK, but between the ages of 5-8 I kind of
lost hearing, thus when I was eight, I was fitted with my first hearing
aids. I didn't realize how much hearing loss (70%) until the first day I
took off my hearing aids to give my ears a rest, when all of a sudden I was
in a world of silence! Wow! For a moment I was scared maybe I'd lost my
hearing only during the few hours I was with the hearing aids, but maybe all
along it has been so, and I never realized? 
My Vi teacher (I was in the US some time) worried I might become deaf, thus
taught me Braille at an accelerated pace thus still practice especially for
my Psychology online program in which I Braille the outline of the topic I'm
discussing and read it off.
So my question is, might it be true what my Mom says that my hearing loss
was due to an ear infection maltreated, or those who are born premature,
have a tendency to loos hearing between the ages of 5-8 like myself?

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