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steph9700 · 02-17-2008, 03:31 AM

(QUOTE=InnocentOdion;918774 ) Could I be called a 'Deaf wannabe'? I'm hard of hearing but my ears constantly hurt from various sounds which I can hear. It's something I've had to put up with since childhood: constant ear pain.

When I was younger I was sensitive to sounds because they would cause a lot of pain. Now I miss many sounds but there are certain ones which really hurt my ears and can continue hurting for a few hours afterwards - I've kind of got sick of the ear pain and people shouting into my bad ear, and people telling me,
"Well, you're not deaf, there's no such thing as hard of hearing, you're just ignoring everyone"

I get this one all the time, they are wrong, let them hear only 50% of everything and they'll be apoligizing.

--- and being unable to get any help in my university, and still waiting for hearing aids off the NHS.
My parents wouldn't let me get hearing aids cause they said My hearing was good enough without them and low and behold I am 75% deaf!

So, in a way, I wouldn't mind being Deaf because it would stop the shouting down in my ears.

I'm not stupid enough to try and make myself deaf though, nor would I pretend. That's... weird. Bleugh. How the hell do you fake a hearing test?what hearing I do have is really sensitive too. I can hear the higher pitches really clear but the bassy stuff is more of a feeling than actually hearing it. YOur right how can you pretend not to hear something when it is about to burst your ear from screeching so loud?

02-17-2008, 03:31 AM	#113 (permalink)
steph9700 Rabid L.K.Hamilton Fan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fultondale Alabama Posts: 443	(QUOTE=InnocentOdion;918774 ) Could I be called a 'Deaf wannabe'? I'm hard of hearing but my ears constantly hurt from various sounds which I can hear. It's something I've had to put up with since childhood: constant ear pain. When I was younger I was sensitive to sounds because they would cause a lot of pain. Now I miss many sounds but there are certain ones which really hurt my ears and can continue hurting for a few hours afterwards - I've kind of got sick of the ear pain and people shouting into my bad ear, and people telling me, "Well, you're not deaf, there's no such thing as hard of hearing, you're just ignoring everyone" I get this one all the time, they are wrong, let them hear only 50% of everything and they'll be apoligizing. --- and being unable to get any help in my university, and still waiting for hearing aids off the NHS. My parents wouldn't let me get hearing aids cause they said My hearing was good enough without them and low and behold I am 75% deaf! So, in a way, I wouldn't mind being Deaf because it would stop the shouting down in my ears. I'm not stupid enough to try and make myself deaf though, nor would I pretend. That's... weird. Bleugh. How the hell do you fake a hearing test?what hearing I do have is really sensitive too. I can hear the higher pitches really clear but the bassy stuff is more of a feeling than actually hearing it. YOur right how can you pretend not to hear something when it is about to burst your ear from screeching so loud? __________________ Stephanie... "I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No, there isn't," said Pooh humbly, “But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way." -From Winnie the Pooh