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I don't think this is something you should hide from the military. It could affect your own safety
Don't hide it, it's nothing to be shameful of. You're in the military you don't want to put yourself and others at risk. I am sorry you are dealing with this.
You shouldn't be hiding it because it may cause danger not to yourself but to your comrades too. Be honest about it and accept the consequences of your condition on your duty.
You need to think long term if it isn’t addressed now, you may not have the rating needed later for health care provider to prove it was service connected.
If it happened during your AD time, get it documented for when you have to do your disability ratings. You are on duty 24/7. Depending on your job and time, might be able to retrain. Knew people that wore hearing aids w/o duty problems. Good luck!
Don’t hide it, go get it checked out. I’ve seen multiple AD individuals with hearing aids