Can you give me advice?

I have major hearing problems.

I used to hear perfectly well until age 20. I am now 25 years old.

I gradually lost my hearing, but I hear sounds perfectly well. At least I passed the test that they gave me recently, a test to see if I was hearing sounds. I hear the beep sounds that they gave me just fine...

My problem is: I can't hear when somone is talking, although I can hear their voices...

I would be standing next to a group of people and hear their conversation but can't read what they're saying at all... All I would hear is their voice and no words.

What can be done about this?

Hearing aid is not an option, since hearing aids increase the sound volume, which is not my issue.

I've been checking with my doctors very often lately. Wax is not my issue, either.

PS. I asked this question in the medical category, which I surprisingly received one response. What a shame.

but there are hearing aids that can help both conductive and your type, sensorineural hearing loss

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when inner ear nerves become damaged and do not properly transmit their signals to the brain. Patients may complain that people seem to mumble or that they hear, but do not understand, what is being said. The aging process is the most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss. As we get older, the inner ear nerves and sensory cells gradually die.

In addition to advancing age, sensorineural hearing loss can be caused by:


Injury

Excessive noise exposure

Viral infections (such as measles or mumps)

Ototoxic drugs (medications that damage hearing)

Meningitis

Diabetes

Stroke

High fever

M茅ni猫re's disease

Acoustic tumors

Heredity


Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of hearing loss among adults (occurs in 80 percent of adult cases). It is not often medically or surgically treatable.

*Most sensorineural hearing loss can be successfully treated with hearing aids.

No I have actually heard of this. It had to do with pitch, not volume. Honestly I'm not sure how they treat it. But I know there is a type of hearing aide that can filter. Other then that I don't know.

That's a very curious problem. I'm surprised your doctors haven't referred you to a specialist. Ask them to do so next time.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what else to tell you. Good luck though.

I was about 45 when my own kids were in high school and wanted me to have my hearing checked. i was like you and could hear the sounds but the testing guy said my connections in my brain that translated the sounds were worn out.

try to google it, sounds like perhaps a condition that should be really looked into, for instance it sounds like something in your brain may not be receiving the proper signals ....(not trying to be rude). I would definately go aggressively to a doctor and find out what's going on....hope you find answers that will help you fix this....

I have that problem too. You must face the conversation or the song...you need to read lips to get it right.
But you will find yourself say "huh" a lot

its understandable no answers really because that is a hard question,i have never heard of it before but would suggest you go to the doctor and explain your situation,cant be tone deaf or you couldn't have heard the beeps

I would go to a specialist hearing doctor that is an Audiologist

An understanding problem?
It seems to me that what Wendy said is most likely: you can hear but not understand.

A woman, when she gets very overtired, can hear words but cannot grasp their meaning. She is an extremely visual type. She then has to focus hard to get the pictures with the words so that the words make sense. She said that this type of understanding is very quick but also requires a lot of energy and focus.

May be you are exhausted, have been stressed in the past years, and need to relax, mediate, take yoga classes or other relaxation classes; listen to relaxing music, take a vacation - and/or help build your brain with lecithin, nutritional yeast (vitamin B complex) and Color*MedicineTM. B12 is in Tempeh (soy product).

Another cause may be mercury poisoning. A hair analysis may give you an idea how much mercury you may have or what else may have settled in your brain. It can be cleansed out! The homeopathic book Materia Medica says that when human voices are hard to hear (which may also mean hard to understand them), Silicea is needed. This is also one of the remedies for focusing and for mercury poisoning in my experience. The Dinshah color of Color*MedicineTM would be Turquoise.

The colors one likes most, are most needed by the body. In my experience: about anything can get better or heal, it is a question of giving the body what it needs to heal itself.

If I were you, I would start relaxation, take a multivitamin, yeast, lecithin, homeopathic Silicea (needs to be taken for a longer period of time to show the effect, since it is needed all over the body, I have described in my answers how I would take homeopathic remedies), join a yoga class and use Color*MedicineTM. I would also try ALA. (healthfood store)

I feel that you can get better and even regain your understanding of words.

Wishing you the best of health and hearing!
Cordially, India.Magica.

I have your problem. My hearing began well, but after a series of infections, went south. I now wear hearing aids and lip read. Bot are absolutely important. The hearing aids increase the volume, certainly, but that will enable you to hear a wider range of sound waves or pitch, which will increase recognition of meaning.

A tutor taught me to lip read when I was a child. It is a crucial skill. I highly recommend you find help in this area.