My girlfriend and I don't seem to be "on the same page" lately. We have issues with communication because I deaf and she hears normally... I have hearing aids but my hearing is pretty rapidly deteriorating and they don't help much anymore. I do not know sign language; I can only depend on residual hearing and lipreading to communicate and often that is not enough. So, understandably, she gets frustrated. So do I. However, she's not very patient or understanding and it kills me because I love her incredibly. She almost always acts annoyed when I ask her to repeat herself. Don't get me wrong - I am sure that she loves me. She's admitted to me that she is new to dealing with someone who is almost completely deaf and I feel I need to be patient with her. However, sometimes I avoid asking her to repeat herself when I need her to, just pretending that I hear her, and other times I avoid talking altogether. I feel like I am walking on eggshells for the fear that she might blow up out of impatience with me. I know this is not healthy and I need to figure out how to deal with this. I have tried talking to her and it usually turns into an argument with her thinking she's doing nothing wrong. Any thoughts?

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