Pls help!! Advice greatly appreciated, thanks alot!?

I'm attending my Final Year, but everyday to me seems like Freshman Year b/c I'm not close to anyone, and everyone has their own cliques.





Everyday's a drag for me as I dont enjoy lessons in class as I only have one friend from another class (we only attend lectures tgt, but not tutorials, and not one of my upcoming modules which involve computer work in a com lab).





If I were an ordinary person I guess I'd still be able to survive on my own, b/c I'v done that before.





But I'm hearing-impaired and this causes me to miss out alot of things even if I listen carefully. I'v bought a high-definition recorder but it doesnt help b/c it picks out all surrounding sounds and it's out of Q to keep approaching all lecturers to get them to put the recorder in their breast pocket.. Hearing-impaired students are a stigma and a burden to society (I know, this is the feeling I get when I try to associate with the other students, and some lecturers)





School is getting me very depressed! Pls help me..Pls help!! Advice greatly appreciated, thanks alot!?
I don't know how much help this is, but try to focus on the fact that you are at university for yourself, and keep the goal of graduating foremost in your mind. I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling isolated and discouraged, it must be very hard to look forward to classes when you are not sure you will be communicating or socializing on the same level as everyone else.


However, you do have rights. There are headphone sets you can wear (the lecturer has a transmitter that they clip on). and it is absolutely ';in q'; to let the person know ahead of time that you will be needing some extra assistance in hearing the lecture. I think and hope that you will find that those around you are more than happy to help you in any way that they can. All you need to do is talk to administration and let them know you need a little extra help due to your impairment. There are protocols in place at most schools to help you through this.


Good luck, I hope that you are able to get the assistance you need and you have great final year. Also, have you looked into the possibilty of getting fitted for a hearing aid? Just wondering...Pls help!! Advice greatly appreciated, thanks alot!?
Please don't feel like this, because this is absolutely not true. You will get through your final year just fine. I knew a very nice girl and she was def and hearing impaired, but believe me, we managed to understand each other just fine and had good times. Just ignore those cliques, because they are not worth it. You can make friends somewhere else.


Have fun in your last year of school.
I seem to remember that at Purdue the adaptive student center would help hearing impaired students by either having a trained notetaker assist them or by having professors provide their notes to the student. I assume you are registered with whatever adaptive services office your school has, it may be a stigma that you're trying to shake and you have made it very far on what seems to be your own, but you might need a little help this time and they will do what they can within the limits of reasonable accommodation.
Well first of all you have more than one problem ( hearing impaired). Two feeling sorry for your self and As for acceptance in society that will come when you are over being insecure Take some classes in lip reading and don't let high school be your depression structure,it is only one step in the learning cycle. before you can get a decent job or position you will need either a Trade school or another school of higher learning.See what is available for those with your problems and go from there. Its a big world out there and if you really want to succeed send some time trying not crying
I have had a hearing problem and have found it to be a burden at times.


But what I have found is that allot of this only made me stronger!


You are what is important!!!You're life not others !!! Sure it is nice to have friends but it is not what makes you! Make and design you're surroundings about what you are and how you want to feel keep them close by fix up you're room and such (Affirmation's)and live life to its fullest everyday you only get one shot at this and finding things to be depressed about is easy, shine them on and get out there and explore you!


I bet you're a very interesting person with allot of talent yet to be discovered! The world is you're apple take a bite and don't stop until you have finished! A life without risk is a life wasted!


Don't let what others are doing get in you're way at all,they wont make you happy YOU MAKE YOU HAPPY it doesn't work unless you understand that you have to like you first and don't look at what society has to tell you about yourself its bullshit GOD DONT MAKE NO JUNK!!! Hear what I'm saying! ;)
I can understand why you feel left out, and why you feel that you are a burden...but you're not. You have a harder time with hearing things than others do, but you should not feel bad about this - you should be commended for holding your own and keeping up with an additional challenge in your way. So, first and foremost, congratulations for having the fortitude to stick with it!





It may help to ask one of the counselors at your school what can be done to help you with this situation. Many teachers have an issue with lectures being recorded (some idiots edited some tapes, causing legal trouble a few years ago), but since it is to help you with an impairment, I'm sure that most would be happy to help you.





Your education should not have limits just because your hearing does.





I have a friend who is completely deaf, and he is one of the most brilliant and wonderful minds to have ever graced my life. I met him in a ASL course - I have always loved the language, and if I ever have children, will raise them speaking both English (my native tongue) and ASL - as he was helping the instructor...he told us (mostly in sign, though we needed help understanding through the instructor) about how badly he used to feel about himself in public, especially in school where people can be so cruel just to make themselves feel better. He realized, though, that everyone has gifts AND disadvantages in this world, and that even though he could not hear, he could still make a difference.





Perhaps you should go in on your own time and talk to your professors. If they aren't too happy with the concept of being recorded, ask them if there is another way that they can help you get the information that you need.





Above everything, though, remeber that you are NOT a burden to this world, and that you have just as much to offer as anyone else, if not more.





I wish you the best - good luck!
bring it up to someone influential and who could make a difference. try sitting up farther and catching up w/ the lecturer after hes done to get some focal points that u may have missed. explain ur problem and im sure they'd be happy to help. good luck!!
is it possible to get a radio microphone for professors to clip on and have it recorded somewhere for you (a lap top or tape recorder). That may make life a bit easier.





It may also be a bonus for classmates to catch up with you to go over their lecture notes with your recordings.





Good luck. If you can do that, you could be well sought after.
maybe u can ask a professional about the benefits of reading lips or learning sign language and having the school place somebody in your class that knows sign language...you are not alone or maybe u can do a search on hearing impaired forums and meet friends like that ...there are mean people out there but there are more friendly people in this world.
your almost done.. just keep going and things should look up! try joining a club or get involved in school activites.. become apart of your school to fit in more
Get religious. My college days were made worthwhile because of the friends I met through my church. www.lds.org. Even met my wife.