Question about being a nurse with hearing aids

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So I'm 17 years old and I have an interest about going into nursing! I'm taking a med first response class at my school and plan on taking an EMT class next year! Only problem I'm worried about is the fact that I wear hearing aids. Will this be a problem? I don't want it to not allow me to do nursing- when I'm taking blood pressure with a stethoscope will I have to take them out or do they have special ones? It'd be great if someone could help answer my questions!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

There are many nurses working with hearing impairment. They do make stethoscopes that you may want to check out- here's an article you can read: Amplified Stethoscope Options for Professionals with Hearing Loss A. U. Bankaitis Hearing Aids - Adults Assistive Devices 860

You may want to head over to the Nurses with Disabilities forum (https://allnurses.com/nurses-with-disabilities/) and do a search for hearing impaired- it's a topic that comes up from time to time, and others (who may or may not still be visiting the site) may have already answered some of these questions with their own experiences.

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Thank you!

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Their is a nurse at my facility that wears a hearing aid and she is one of the best nurses there. The only thing that limits you is you. Good luck

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