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    Default Hard of Hearing Community


    Deaf communities exist, but I think
    the Hard of Hearing deserves a different community in itself.

    I have:
    - profound hearing loss in the left, and
    - severe hearing loss in the right

    I wear hearing aid for the right, but not for the left.
    If I wear aids for the left, all I hear is noise. Words are not clear.
    I use analog (conventional) hearing aid.
    I am not comfortable with digital; the sound is too faint.
    Analogs are AMPLIFIED, and I've gotten used to them.

    I am a lip reader, but I cannot understand on lip reading alone.
    So I read lips, and listen at the same time.
    I mix and match what I see and what I hear.
    If it's just sound, there's a chance I'll guess the word wrong.

    I can't understand a song if I do not see / read the lyrics.
    In the same way, I can't understand a movie or a TV show if there are no subtitles.

    I hate phone calls. I'd rather text, or email.
    Because if I take a phone call, I can't read lips,
    and chances are I'm just going to say "Yes" to things I don't understand.
    And I cannot understand certain accents either.

    I don't like noisy places. I can't hear people well there.
    I don't like people who talk behind me either; I can't read their lips.
    Given that, I just give up on social activities.

    Between the world of the hearing and the Deaf, I am really lost.
    So I wonder, is there anybody else like me here?
    Last edited by geff_chang; 11-10-2012 at 08:21 PM.

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