I have lost friendships , been bullied , and am the least favorite child was told by my mother due to my deafness . All I can say is to take it one day at a time . As for school ? Don ' t worry about those people . It will only be less than a year and you will never have to deal with them ever again . As you grow into adulthood you will find people who will like for who you are , and won ' t be bothered by your hearing loss . It just takes time to find them . Go to an audiologist and trial a hearing aid . I know you think they won ' t help you , but a lot of other people with your condition find it useful . And if it doesn ' t help you can just return it before the trial is up . Some advice shop around for an audiologist . Some are absolutely rubbish my first one years ago completely disregarded my opinion and I settled for his advice since he was a professional . I have a new audiologist and she is miles better than he ever was .