Too young for a hearing aid?
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My advice to you, my dear, is to talk to your parents/guardian. Tell them of the difficulty that you are having hearing. Ask them to take you to your family physician or an Ear/Nose/Throat speacialist. I myself have a hearing problem. At your age, the sooner you get a diagnosis from a doctor, the sooner you can start taking care of the problem. You only have one set of ears to last you your lifetime. Hearing is a terrible thing to loose. Take care of yourself. Best wishes. :)
I think it is a matter of perception or focus. I lost my mind, but not my hearing.
i can't understand sometimes too! i think everyone has that problem
Tell your parents tonight what is happening. You need to be seen right away by a hearing specialist (audiologist).
All I have to say is, my friend got a hearing aid at 15 years old. She said it helps a lot better.
You are never to young for a hearing aid, get your hearing checked & if neccesary get a hearing aid, Hearing aids now are made very small & compact, don"t miss out on the birds sining , rain on the rooftop , sound of the ocean, as well as danger sounds you need to hear like car horns, trains,smoke detectors e.t.c., you know how awful you feel to keep saying what , huh, pass that by me again, what did you say, excuse me !! Your friends probably are not talking to soft.
Visit a hearing specialist; they will perform hearing tests to see if you really do have bad hearing, or if you simply just have a difficult time distinguishing the sounds. You are never to young to have hearing aids. I would much rather be able to hear sounds crisply and clearly than going through life without being able to hear. Studies have shown that our bodies get more information through our hearing than through any other senses, including our vision. These studies have also shown that those who go deaf have a much more difficult time adjusting than those who go blind.
Get you ears checked, sometimes hearing loss runs in families, my niece has worn a hearing aid since the age of four, they now make hearing aids so small that they are barely noticeable.
today I say a 3yo boy with a hearing aid
nuff said
I'd say definitely get a hearing screening. Your doctor can do it most likely...and sometimes it's even offered in the school system. But get checked first to make sure there's a hearing problem. If so, no, you're not too young for a hearing aid. Babies sometimes need them! And they have some really small, easily disguised aids now. Good luck!
That happens alot to me too, but i am almost 14. I can hear the things but not totally hear it correctly, like if my mom said "Do you have you straightener plugged in" i might hear a totally different sentence, but some of he words rhyme and syllables are correct. pretty confusing, but i think it just happens and is pretty normal.
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