Hearing Impaired Term?

freckles · 05-06-2008, 04:36 PM

question for profound deafies (all forms of hearies opinions are welcome too), sorry if this was brought up before - do show me the thread if so.

question: I understand hearing impaired is politically corrected term, do you find it offensive? makes you feel really 'disabled'? psychologically disabled? or just fine? if so or whatlike, why, etc.

and by the way, while I think this is a sticky question, do you, people who can hear at least a bit well (with or with no hearing aids), do you consider yourself deaf or hardofhearing?

eager to hear all, diverse thoughts!

shel90 · 05-06-2008, 04:39 PM

I despite that term due to the underlying message it conveys that I am impaired in some way. It causes a lot of people to see me as not capable of doing a lot. Anyone who calls me hearing-impaired will get a lashing from me.

I consider myself Deaf.

jillio · 05-06-2008, 04:43 PM

Actually, the term is no longer considered to be "politically correct." Deaf or hoh are the preferred terminolgy. Hearing impaired is used only by those who are trying too hard not to be offensive. In the end, they end up offending more.

freckles · 05-06-2008, 04:48 PM

oh and please identify yourself deaf, hardhearing or hearing and how much do you hear when you post too so I understand you better.

oh jillio, hoorah! I didn't know that... jeez, I need to read some newpapers. when was that?

PowerON · 05-06-2008, 04:52 PM

I think the most excite label I should be called "Zip!"

jillio · 05-06-2008, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freckles

oh and please identify yourself deaf, hardhearing or hearing and how much do you hear when you post too so I understand you better.

oh jillio, hoorah! I didn't know that... jeez, I need to read some newpapers. when was that?

Sorry about that...I'm a hearie. Actually, it wasn't an event with a specific date, lol. It has been a gradual understanding over time.

Pepsi · 05-06-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shel90

I despite that term due to the underlying message it conveys that I am impaired in some way. It causes a lot of people to see me as not capable of doing a lot. Anyone who calls me hearing-impaired will get a lashing from me.

I consider myself Deaf.

Same for me.I am hard of hearing in both ears (two hearing aids). I call myself Deaf.

freckles · 05-06-2008, 05:00 PM

good one, shel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jillio

Sorry about that...I'm a hearie. Actually, it wasn't an event with a specific date, lol. It has been a gradual understanding over time.

hah yeayeah...hmm. I guess there's still a lot to educate! not a while ago where 'my' doctor puts down hearing impaired as well as deaf and mute into my chart. *gasp*

anyhoo, I still would like to know how you (peapods) feel about that term.

Bottesini · 05-06-2008, 05:12 PM

[quote=freckles;969498]oh and please identify yourself deaf, hardhearing or hearing and how much do you hear when you post too so I understand you better.

Hi, I am HOH 70db bilateral loss. Identify me as HOH with or without hearing aids.

jillio · 05-06-2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freckles

good one, shel.

hah yeayeah...hmm. I guess there's still a lot to educate! not a while ago where 'my' doctor puts down hearing impaired as well as deaf and mute into my chart. *gasp*

anyhoo, I still would like to know how you (peapods) feel about that term.

In my experience, doctors could use the most education! They seem to be so full of knowledge regarding pathology that there is no room in their brains for cultural information! LOL.

deafskeptic · 05-06-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

In my experience, doctors could use the most education! They seem to be so full of knowledge regarding pathology that there is no room in their brains for cultural information! LOL.

Ha, ha, tell me about it. My dad is a retired M.D.

I keep telling him that while he may know more about the medical aspects of deafness, he doesn't know what it's like to have to live with deafness day in, day out. Since I don't have a college degree, I'm not educated. He'll discount anyone who doesn't have the degrees he has regardless of if they're hearing or deaf. The worst crititism in my family is "_____" is not educated. I'm not an expert on my own deafness because I don't have a degree in audiology or anything medically related.

jillio · 05-06-2008, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafskeptic

Ha, ha, tell me about it. My dad is a retired M.D.

I keep telling him that while he may know more about the medical aspects of deafness, he doesn't know what it's like to have to live with deafness day in, day out. Since I don't have a college degree, I'm not educated. He'll discount anyone who doesn't have the degrees he has regardless of if they're hearing or deaf. The worst crititism in my family is "_____" is not educated. I'm not an expert on my own deafness because I don't have a degree in audiology or anything medically related.

And truth be told, you have more expertise than all of them put together!

Sweetpolly · 05-06-2008, 05:52 PM

Well, I have sensorinueral hearing loss that is 80 db HL. I can not use hearing aides and just a few years ago I began emerging into the Deaf/HOH community ..learning about the Deaf culture, whereas I learned not to say I am hearing impaired.....say Hard of Hearing.. or Deaf because I am not impaired in no way.

Oceanbreeze · 05-06-2008, 05:56 PM

I'm hearing, but I also object to the term "hearing impaired", or in my case "mobility impaired." YUCK!!

I guess referring to myself as disabled (I was born with spina bifida and I am wheelchair bound) is no better in some people's eyes, but I like to call a spade a spade. In regards to other people, I will generally go with whatever term the other person is comfortable using.

Most deafies prefer to use the term "Deaf" or "deaf" (also, Hoh or hard-of-hearing), and that's perfectly fine with me. I'm not one to go looking to offend someone.

Boult · 05-06-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freckles

question for profound deafies (all forms of hearies opinions are welcome too), sorry if this was brought up before - do show me the thread if so.

question: I understand hearing impaired is politically corrected term, do you find it offensive? makes you feel really 'disabled'? psychologically disabled? or just fine? if so or whatlike, why, etc.

and by the way, while I think this is a sticky question, do you, people who can hear at least a bit well (with or with no hearing aids), do you consider yourself deaf or hardofhearing?

eager to hear all, diverse thoughts!

I am not offended by the word "hearing-impaired" as I knew the definition of that word. I have severe to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and I know my hearing is impaired from Congenital Rubella Syndrome that my mother contracted during first trimester. I am glad I survived! I also have CI.

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It does not make me feel "disabled" or "psychologically disabled"

You may want to see this one
Hearing impairment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

yes discussion of "hearing-impaired" has been brought up several times on AD, you can use search functions to find those threads.

Regards

deafbajagal · 05-06-2008, 07:34 PM

I hate that term.

Pinky678 · 05-06-2008, 08:28 PM

My parents called me Hearing Impaired since I was born. I enrolled to mainstream school. Teachers called me hearing impaired and other students. When I joined to Deaf School. I found it out there is many deaf and hard of hearing. Nobody mention about hearing impaired. I asked my mom "Which is deaf or hoh do I have?" She said deaf. I am wearing hearing aids to hear. I'm still deaf.

The hearing parents with hearing impaired children. They didn't like to mention about deaf. They are being deny about their children are deaf or hard of hearing. They aren't ready for anyone to know about their children.

Same thing with my cousin. I found it out her son is deaf at age 5 months old. I tried to call her. She hang up on me. She wasn't ready for anyone to talk her about her son. She is calling her son hearing impaired. When I asked her how many is your son's percent deaf?? I said that word "Deaf" for test on her. She got angry! She said her son has 90% hearing impaired. She said if hearing tube isn't work and get him a CI! She walked away. She don't want to learn sign language to communicate. I did apology to her for offend her. It was happened last 5 years ago.

Aleser · 05-06-2008, 08:41 PM

I dislike word 'impaired'- I may not hear without hearing aids, but I am in no way incapable because of that. I use D/deaf and Hard of Hearing equally as often.

Pinky678 · 05-06-2008, 09:08 PM

I have a question about hearing impaired and deaf/hoh between. Do you think Deaf and hoh are offense?? How about hearing impaired word is offense?? I am little confusing. Because my cousin think "deaf" is offense it make her angry.

shel90 · 05-06-2008, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinky678

I have a question about hearing impaired and deaf/hoh between. Do you think Deaf and hoh are offense?? How about hearing impaired word is offense?? I am little confusing. Because my cousin think "deaf" is offense it make her angry.

I think for people who are ashamed of their deafness feel that being called "deaf" is offensive. I grew up so ashamed of my deafness because I was mainstreamed in a strictly oral-only environment and was also taught that being deaf was a terrible thing so if anyone called me "deaf", I would get upset. The reason for that was cuz I was in BIG time denial about my deafness. When I finally learned ASL and discovered the Deaf community, I realized that being deaf was ok and also realized how degrading the term "hearing-impaired" had been for me all of my life. So, since that "wake-up" moment, I have desested that term "hearing-impaired" ever since.

All of my friends in the Deaf community deset that term too.

Boult · 05-06-2008, 09:21 PM

I do not find the word "deaf" offensive either...

Pinky678 · 05-06-2008, 09:37 PM

I understand what do you mean. That's interesting. I don't feel shame being deaf. But in my side family think I was shame because I don't use my voice to communicate. They think I was shame for attend to Deaf School and learn about deaf community. I don't mean to against to hearing world. I think it's silly to say shame of me. My old teacher called me hearing impaired. She abused on me for not use speech. I had a time to learn speech because my teeth were crooked. It was bad mid-face. It was not my faulted! I got a brace to make a straight teeth. I lacked of use speech for long times due enrolled to Deaf school. They don't need to use the voice. That's why!

Quote:

Originally Posted by shel90

I think for people who are ashamed of their deafness feel that being called "deaf" is offensive. I grew up so ashamed of my deafness because I was mainstreamed in a strictly oral-only environment and was also taught that being deaf was a terrible thing so if anyone called me "deaf", I would get upset. The reason for that was cuz I was in BIG time denial about my deafness. When I finally learned ASL and discovered the Deaf community, I realized that being deaf was ok and also realized how degrading the term "hearing-impaired" had been for me all of my life. So, since that "wake-up" moment, I have desested that term "hearing-impaired" ever since.

All of my friends in the Deaf community deset that term too.

Pinky678 · 05-06-2008, 09:40 PM

That what my cousin's feeling like deaf offense. She really hate when people call her son is deaf. She is out of control with her emotion. She always being moody! She has a moody personality! We are not getting along together. I offer you to read my other thread at sign language and oralism. Go check it out "My view on sign language/non sign language with ci" Can you answer it for me please? Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boult

I do not find the word "deaf" offensive either...

***VamPyroX*** · 05-07-2008, 02:25 AM

It depends on how it's used.

I've mentioned this before in another thread... different people have different labels and view labels differently.

If another deaf person asked me what I was, I would say that I was hard of hearing. If a hearing person asked me what I was, I would say that I was deaf.

If a government office asked you what your handicap was, it would be appropriate to say that you were hearing impaired. Even if you said you were deaf, they would still put you down as hearing impaired. If I said I was hard of hearing, they would look at me as a person who is hearing with very little hearing loss and not hearing impaired as a real deaf person would be. (I've been there before.)

05-06-2008, 04:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
freckles living by flow of fates.. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in a paradise of jungle with waterfalls ... Posts: 470	Hearing Impaired Term? question for profound deafies (all forms of hearies opinions are welcome too), sorry if this was brought up before - do show me the thread if so. question: I understand hearing impaired is politically corrected term, do you find it offensive? makes you feel really 'disabled'? psychologically disabled? or just fine? if so or whatlike, why, etc. and by the way, while I think this is a sticky question, do you, people who can hear at least a bit well (with or with no hearing aids), do you consider yourself deaf or hardofhearing? eager to hear all, diverse thoughts! __________________ My Latest Thread: It's Time To Meet My Cats! and Rest of Them! (pictures fixed). thanks authentic!

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shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 12,342 Blog Entries: 1	I despite that term due to the underlying message it conveys that I am impaired in some way. It causes a lot of people to see me as not capable of doing a lot. Anyone who calls me hearing-impaired will get a lashing from me. I consider myself Deaf. __________________ ~Shel~

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Oceanbreeze I'm back :) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: S. FL Posts: 5,734	I'm hearing, but I also object to the term "hearing impaired", or in my case "mobility impaired." YUCK!! I guess referring to myself as disabled (I was born with spina bifida and I am wheelchair bound) is no better in some people's eyes, but I like to call a spade a spade. In regards to other people, I will generally go with whatever term the other person is comfortable using. Most deafies prefer to use the term "Deaf" or "deaf" (also, Hoh or hard-of-hearing), and that's perfectly fine with me. I'm not one to go looking to offend someone. __________________ In Memoriam 1966 - 2007

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05-06-2008, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
jillio Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,814	Actually, the term is no longer considered to be "politically correct." Deaf or hoh are the preferred terminolgy. Hearing impaired is used only by those who are trying too hard not to be offensive. In the end, they end up offending more.

05-06-2008, 04:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
freckles living by flow of fates.. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in a paradise of jungle with waterfalls ... Posts: 470	oh and please identify yourself deaf, hardhearing or hearing and how much do you hear when you post too so I understand you better. oh jillio, hoorah! I didn't know that... jeez, I need to read some newpapers. when was that?

05-06-2008, 05:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bottesini Defy Dragons! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quel'Thalas Posts: 1,764	[quote=freckles;969498]oh and please identify yourself deaf, hardhearing or hearing and how much do you hear when you post too so I understand you better. Hi, I am HOH 70db bilateral loss. Identify me as HOH with or without hearing aids.

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Sweetpolly Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 109	Well, I have sensorinueral hearing loss that is 80 db HL. I can not use hearing aides and just a few years ago I began emerging into the Deaf/HOH community ..learning about the Deaf culture, whereas I learned not to say I am hearing impaired.....say Hard of Hearing.. or Deaf because I am not impaired in no way.

05-06-2008, 08:28 PM	#17 (permalink)
Pinky678 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Middle of nowhere in Great Lakes Posts: 1,286	My parents called me Hearing Impaired since I was born. I enrolled to mainstream school. Teachers called me hearing impaired and other students. When I joined to Deaf School. I found it out there is many deaf and hard of hearing. Nobody mention about hearing impaired. I asked my mom "Which is deaf or hoh do I have?" She said deaf. I am wearing hearing aids to hear. I'm still deaf. The hearing parents with hearing impaired children. They didn't like to mention about deaf. They are being deny about their children are deaf or hard of hearing. They aren't ready for anyone to know about their children. Same thing with my cousin. I found it out her son is deaf at age 5 months old. I tried to call her. She hang up on me. She wasn't ready for anyone to talk her about her son. She is calling her son hearing impaired. When I asked her how many is your son's percent deaf?? I said that word "Deaf" for test on her. She got angry! She said her son has 90% hearing impaired. She said if hearing tube isn't work and get him a CI! She walked away. She don't want to learn sign language to communicate. I did apology to her for offend her. It was happened last 5 years ago. __________________ "Your lips are moving but all I hear is blah, blah, blah!" "You can talk but I probably won't listen"

05-06-2008, 08:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
Aleser Woosh. Yes, Woosh. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 422	I dislike word 'impaired'- I may not hear without hearing aids, but I am in no way incapable because of that. I use D/deaf and Hard of Hearing equally as often. __________________ "I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."

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Pinky678 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Middle of nowhere in Great Lakes Posts: 1,286	I have a question about hearing impaired and deaf/hoh between. Do you think Deaf and hoh are offense?? How about hearing impaired word is offense?? I am little confusing. Because my cousin think "deaf" is offense it make her angry. __________________ "Your lips are moving but all I hear is blah, blah, blah!" "You can talk but I probably won't listen"

05-07-2008, 02:25 AM	#24 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 25,579	It depends on how it's used. I've mentioned this before in another thread... different people have different labels and view labels differently. If another deaf person asked me what I was, I would say that I was hard of hearing. If a hearing person asked me what I was, I would say that I was deaf. If a government office asked you what your handicap was, it would be appropriate to say that you were hearing impaired. Even if you said you were deaf, they would still put you down as hearing impaired. If I said I was hard of hearing, they would look at me as a person who is hearing with very little hearing loss and not hearing impaired as a real deaf person would be. (I've been there before.) __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

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