Deaf Accent??

JamieLynn said:
I have read about many people talking too loud... I was wondering, are there people who were told that their voices are too low? :shrug:

:ty: Jamie
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Me. That seems to be one of my worst problems that people can't hear me.:wave:
 
JamieLynn said:
I have read about many people talking too loud... I was wondering, are there people who were told that their voices are too low? :shrug:

:ty: Jamie
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I was always told that my voice was too soft after my first and second CIs were activated. Everything sounded so LOUD including my own voice. Now that I've become used to the way it sounds, I'm able to regulate my voice and talk at a normal volume.
 
rockin'robin said:
Interesting topic!!....I'm from the South, but was quizzed often and asked if I were Swedish??...I'm late-deafened, (14 yrs. old)...and now 62 yrs. old. Whenever I get excited or angry, I tend to talk "too fast", and makes me not understandable. And I get loud! All my life, I've gotten "quizzical looks" when conversing.

The word "lasanga" is a tongue-twister to me! And African-American names!
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I don't mean to bring my bipolar into this, but people often complain that I talk too fast when I'm manic. (i.e. exciteable, extremely happy, restless) I also talk very loud and balligerantly. It isn't until I come down from my mania that my speech returns to normal.

As far as talking loud is concerned, I used to do that all the time when I wore hearing aids -- even after I received my first pair of aids in 1985.
 
I talk loud sometimes, hahaha oh well...

As for my "deaf accent", people have thought I was Canadian, German, and Russian or just plain ol' deaf.
 
Bottesini said:
Me. That seems to be one of my worst problems that people can't hear me.:wave:
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Count me in, too! Knowing that at times I talk too loud makes me try to lower my voice in conversations. Then people can't hear me (too low)...so I repeat it and EVERYBODY hears it!...It's hard to tell someone "a secret"! HAHA.....Just had a problem speaking the word "specific" to my son!...He corrected me, and now I've got it! I've also found that if I don't speak certain words often, I forget how to pronounce them.
 
I was asking this because (even though I'm hearie) my voice tends to go up and get very loud without me acknowledging it. My friends/co-workers or bf have to remind me to keep voice down :giggle:

rockin'robin said:
I've also found that if I don't speak certain words often, I forget how to pronounce them.
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That's true for me too, since my English seems to get worser and worser... *sigh* - Mischievous (to Lisa) has always been a word that is unpronouncable to me...LOL

Jamie
 
It seems like Adam might have a 'deaf accent' the way his 'momma' comes out-- sounds like his nose is always stopped up... and loud?? OMG my kid has a corner on that market... he doesn't realize he's being loud and just keeps getting louder and louder... it doesn't bother me at home but people look at us in the store-- he's usually not screaming and crying but rather just babbling-- LOUDLY and I get the "Control your kid" looks-- I try to remind him we have to use our inside voice but he doesn't understand that yet... *sigh* I just explain he can't hear himself- and go on~~ I just dont' want people to think he's being a bad baby when he's not- ya know?? (he's actually pretty good :D most of the time :D)
 
Adamsmomma said:
It seems like Adam might have a 'deaf accent' the way his 'momma' comes out-- sounds like his nose is always stopped up...
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When I started wearing hearing aids in 1985 for a moderately-severe loss, my audi at the time told me that it isn't uncommon for people with hearing loss to sound nasaly. This was exactly how she described my voice at the time and is how my voice has been for many, many years until I received my first CI.
 
I also find that if I don't hear words on a consistent basis, I forget how to pronounce them. Oddly enough, I've also found that as my hearing became worse over the years, my spelling did too. Now that I have CIs, my spelling ability has returned to being what others consider excellent. (I don't mention this to brag; I'm just pointing out how my spelling has changed before and after CI).
 
Hear Again said:
I also find that if I don't hear words on a consistent basis, I forget how to pronounce them. Oddly enough, I've also found that as my hearing became worse over the years, my spelling did too. Now that I have CIs, my spelling ability has returned to being what others consider excellent (I don't mention this to brag; I'm just pointing out how my spelling ability has changed before and after CI).
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That surprises me, as I am a great speller and I always think hearing people can't spell. :shock:
 
Bottesini said:
That surprises me, as I am a great speller and I always think hearing people can't spell. :shock:
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You're right. Some hearing people can't spell, but in my case, I couldn't spell because I had difficulty remembering how to pronounce certain words. I've always learned to spell phonetically and when I could no longer do that because of my hearing, my spelling suffered as a result. I can't explain why, but now that I have CIs, I no longer have that problem. Go figure! :dunno:
 
Hear Again said:
You're right. Some hearing people can't spell, but in my case, I couldn't spell because I had difficulty remembering how to pronounce certain words. I've always learned to spell phonetically and when I could no longer do that because of my hearing, my spelling suffered as a result. I can't explain why, but now that I have CIs, I no longer have that problem. Go figure! :dunno:
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Actually that makes perfect sense when you talk about your learning style.

Although remember Chase's rants about phonics? Man that was funny.
 
Hear Again said:
You're right. Some hearing people can't spell, but in my case, I couldn't spell because I had difficulty remembering how to pronounce certain words. I've always learned to spell phonetically and when I could no longer do that because of my hearing, my spelling suffered as a result. I can't explain why, but now that I have CIs, I no longer have that problem. Go figure! :dunno:
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I'm the same way-- if I don't use a word for a long time-- especially medical terms since I'm out of the clinical side of life... I totally forget how to say them or spell them... know what they mean but if I don't use 'em I loose 'em--and I'm 'hearing'-- I learned phonetically too...
 
Adamsmomma said:
I'm the same way-- if I don't use a word for a long time-- especially medical terms since I'm out of the clinical side of life... I totally forget how to say them or spell them... know what they mean but if I don't use 'em I loose 'em--and I'm 'hearing'-- I learned phonetically too...
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Don't take offense Adamsmomma but this post is a perfect example of hearing people and phonics.

You say you "loose" them but the word is actually "lose". To me this is a glaring error, but I see hearing people do this all the time. :hmm:
 
Bottesini said:
Don't take offense Adamsmomma but this post is a perfect example of hearing people and phonics.

You say you "loose" them but the word is actually "lose". To me this is a glaring error, but I see hearing people do this all the time. :hmm:
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LOL no offense taken :) (I'm not easy to offend :D)

This was one of those... OH it's 5pm time to log off and go get the baby moments-- my brain and hands weren't working together-- which happens frequently since I've been on a med for migraines-- I try to be aware of my spelling... but you caught me!! (proofreading helps, huh?? :lol:)

But I know what you're saying :) :)
 
Adamsmomma said:
I'm the same way-- if I don't use a word for a long time-- especially medical terms since I'm out of the clinical side of life... I totally forget how to say them or spell them... know what they mean but if I don't use 'em I loose 'em--and I'm 'hearing'-- I learned phonetically too...
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Off-topic...

What area of the medical field are you in? The reason I ask is because I studied medical transcription for 2.5 years. I also plan to earn a Master's in psychology and a Ph.D. in psychiatry.
 
Bottesini said:
Actually that makes perfect sense when you talk about your learning style.

Although remember Chase's rants about phonics? Man that was funny.
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Yes, I do remember Chase's posts about phonics! They were hilarious! :laugh2:
 
I talk like those whom I'm around, I don't know why. In Scotland, I picked up an Scottish accent quickly. Spent some time in London talking with British accents. People think it is cute and I just shrug my shoulders. I think I look at the lips too much?
 
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