Is Conductive Hearing Loss A Disability For Social Security Benefits?
Hearing loss can make employment difficult. People with hearing loss may have difficulty holding conversations with coworkers. The additional energy that must be expended to be able to communicate with coworkers can be detrimental to the employee’s mood and work efficiency. Some coworkers may avoid communicating with the employee with a hearing loss due to frustration or the need for extra effort to be heard. The person with hearing loss may feel socially isolated or unable to achieve their career goals without cooperation and interaction with coworkers. Often, the person tries to keep their hearing loss a secret from their coworkers and employer. Unfortunately, this can exasperate the problem. Without awareness of the hearing loss, coworkers can feel ignored or that the person with hearing loss is disinterested. Since conductive hearing loss can make employment difficult, is conductive hearing loss a disability? If the conductive hearing loss is temporary or can be improved with the u
