I have ~95% hearing loss in my right ear. If someone is on my

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I have ~95% hearing loss in my right ear.

If someone is on my right talking to me, I can't hear them so I always have to sit to their right, or walk to their right, etc.

It makes it pretty stressful in new social situations because I don't want to just announce "HEY GUYS I HAVE NO HEARING ON MY RIGHT SIDE", and I feel like people think I'm lying when I tell them I'm hearing impaired.

If someone is talking to me I have to turn my head so that my left ear is toward them and if I'm in class or at work I often don't hear people and they think I'm ignoring them.

When I do explain myself I feel like people are more likely to avoid me because it sounds like an excuse or a pain to deal with it.

Is it weird to explain to people early on that I can only hear through one ear?

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