Find out how to let us know if you're concerned about another member's safety.
Just been diagnosed as having hearing loss

gentlegemini
Member Posts: 5 Listener
Hello, new here, bit shy so please be kind x
Comments
-
Hi @gentlegemini welcome to the community! We are a friendly bunch, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself,f?Disability Gamechanger - 2019
-
Hello @gentlegemini Pleased to meet you welcome.
Thank you for joining and sharing. To give you reassurance we are a friendly, care and share community.
I am one of the team of community champions who help and advise new members who join.
Please ask if we can help.
Some one will know from our team or a member of our community.
Please take care.
@thespiceman
Community Champion
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
Mental Health advice, guidance and information to all members
Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
Recipes -
Hello @gentlegemini welcome to the community.
-
Thank you
-
Thanks for the welcome lovely people, where do i post to say a little about myself? Here? Or is there a specific thread? Can you tell I'm new lol
-
-
Thank you ami2301, well I'm 55, married and a christian, i,ve joined here really for support, not sure if its considered a disability, but i have just been diagnosed as having hearing loss in both ears, I'm devastated by the diagnosis as i need to hear well in my job, scared for the future, and looking for reassurance i guess,
-
I am deaf in both ears - well, have profound bearing difficulties. It Is hard to process it for a while but i assure you there are ways to overcome itDisability Gamechanger - 2019
-
Hi @gentlegemini welcome to the community.
Thank you for sharing this with us, I know this may be a difficult time, but we are here to support you. You may be interested in our visual and hearing impairments discussions. Please let us know if you have any questions.
-
Hi @gentlegemini
Good Afternoon & Welcome it’s great to meet you today????
Please please let me know if there’s anything that I can help/support you with???
@steve51
-
Thank you steve51
Brightness
Categories
- 52.8K All Categories
- 10.4K Start here and say hello!
- 4.8K Coffee lounge
- 4K Disability rights and campaigning
- 1.5K Research and opportunities to get involved in
- 148 Community updates
- 12K Talk about your situation
- 1.7K Children, parents, and families
- 756 Work and employment
- 574 Education
- 1.1K Housing, transport, and independent living
- 1K Aids, adaptations, and equipment
- 275 Dating, sex, and relationships
- 263 Exercise and accessible facilities
- 21.1K Talk about money
- 2K Benefits and financial support
- 4.4K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 12.3K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 2.4K Universal Credit (UC)
- 4K Talk about your impairment
- 1.3K Cerebral palsy
- 673 Chronic pain and pain management
- 697 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 749 Autism and neurodiversity
- 923 Mental health and wellbeing
- 297 Sensory impairments
Complete our feedback form and tell us how we can make the community better.