Hi all, I am also hard of hearing. I am a nursing student and I am deeply concerned about how my hearing loss will impact my abilities to succeed in nursing. I recently got hearing aids which help me a lot when I have to communicate with patients who can't speak louder than normal. What troubles me is when I have to use the stethoscope. I have to take the hearing aid and then stick in the stethoscope. I got my hearing aids from the Canadian Hearing Society and I asked them if they can make a stethoscope which goes over the hearing aid. Unfortunately, I was told that such thing does not exist yet Also, I was wondering if I should take them out (the hearing aids) when I have a job interview. What do you think? I am really concerned that they would think that I wouldn't be an effective nurse. Any thoughts or comments is appreciated.