Deaf/Hard of Hearing

I have only gotten a little bit back... maybe 15%? It doesn't help in hearing anything clearly, but I have found that at times, it is enough for me to discern what direction sounds are coming from.

It took a while, but I did come to accept it. I even came up with a couple of advantages... I sleep better! When the neighborhood dogs start making a racket in the middle of the night, all I have to do is roll over on to my good ear, and it's all good! I have a white noise machine, but it wasn't enough to totally drown them out without turning up too loud. Second advantage: I work in a large open office with shared cubicles. Now, nothing disturbs me when I am on the phone, because I can't hear anything except the caller!

So the condition hasn't really improved, but I am OK. I do worry about the possibility of losing hearing in my other ear though. If that ever happened, I would definitely go for a hearing aid or implant. But as it is, I compensate well.

How did you do with it?