Hello Barbara,
Many of us on this forum have had GPA involving the ears. My case began with an ear infection that would not clear up with normal antibiotics despite having the eardrum lanced twice. My hearing was somewhat degraded before disease onset thanks to some long-term exposure to noise without hearing protection. I now wear hearing aids, and they help somewhat. Environments where there is a lot of background noise are just about impossible for me.
So far, my hearing is good enough to allow normal conversation. No need for me to learn ASL now, but it may come in handy later. Hope I don't need to go that far, though.
Pete
dx 1/11
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