What?!
On the show yesterday we interviewed a woman in her 50's with rather severe hearing loss. She wears hearing aids now. Finally. I say finally because she's had difficulty hearing for most of her life but only recently began wearing hearing aids. I asked her what prompted her to finally get help. During the commercial break she told me she used to be a nurse and was fired 5 times.
5 times?! An you imagine? It makes sense though -- imagine a nurse not being able to hear people around her. She said she was always perceived as being rude or dumb. Both of those descriptions are bad for a nurse.
She's extremely intelligent and very caring -- she even has her MBA. It's amazing to think that she received such a high level of education without ever receiving any accomodations for her hearing loss. She says she never really knew that she had a problem. I've thought about her ever since she visited the show. I just can't imagine not knowing that, but she says she was born and raised during a time when hearing issues were not addressed like they are now.
It's sad to think that people on Medicare do not have coverage for hearing loss. So money for things like hearing aids come out of people's pockets. In fact, most insurance plans do not cover hearing-related problems. That's a disgrace! In every way I can imagine, it is a true medical problem and one that deserves more attention and more financing.
She now sits on one of the governor's committees to advocate for people with hearing loss.
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I too got fired from 2 positons. I was actually doing a intership @ a hospital and finished the intership and didnt get hired. It was supposedly a bonafide job! Then I went to be a dental assistant and the second day of the job, we both decided that it wasnt for me.....:(. So I let fear take over me and allow me to do nothing. I got by but that's it I got by. And you are right people assumed I was dumb or stuck up. and the reality is i cant hear. I wear a hearing aid now ( been 2 years now). But I'm still shameful.........some people knw...some dont. Im praying on it. So think of me, as I try holding my head up or repeat even w/ the aids WHAT?!