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Ok so I went to a late d/hh meeting on speech reading friday night well needless to say I was the youngest person there by about 20-30 yrs and bored out of my skull. I left soon after arriving but I did get a packet that included information on private speech reading lessons. Has anyone tried this, if so was it successful and worth the money? Right now I am willing to try anything to make communication easier...
 
It sounds like a waste of time and money. I read that only 30% of English can be detected through speech reading, according to the experts. I can lip read well but it's not really all that helpful. I find it exhausting! Of course, YMMV.

My audi recommended some rehabilitation software. I checked it out and decided against it. So much effort for very little help.

Posts from Hell is in Boulder. You need to connect with him so that you can find more helpful local resources.
 
I am HoH and don't like using my hearing aids which makes communication harder. I didn't take lessons but I've kinda taught myself speech reading. I'm also in school for Deaf Studies so I've been studying ASL for a few years. There is still way too much guessing and building what is being said with the speech reading. I don't think it would be worth it. Good Luck.
 
sallylou said:
It sounds like a waste of time and money. I read that only 30% of English can be detected through speech reading, according to the experts. I can lip read well but it's not really all that helpful. I find it exhausting! Of course, YMMV.

My audi recommended some rehabilitation software. I checked it out and decided against it. So much effort for very little help.

Posts from Hell is in Boulder. You need to connect with him so that you can find more helpful local resources.
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I agree lip reading can be exhausting! I had one speech therapist tell me had a woman come to her that lost her hearing and she wanted to learn lip reading. The woman was exhausted trying to learn how to read lips
Hearing people always ask me if I read lips , they have no idea it can be exhausting to do!
 
I thought I was doing well with it but the more my hearing drops the more I seem to just focus on facial expressions I get stuck on one word and loose the others or I wonder why they look mad, or sad or frustrated are frustrated with me and so. And I had an incident where I made someone mad not sure how and the only words I caught were you and B*tch then later I got to wear her drink home... So I guess I was hoping lessons would help

Was hoping for a more positive outlook on it lol
 
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I thought I was doing well with it but the more my hearing drops the more I seem to just focus on facial expressions I get stuck on one word and loose the others or I wonder why they look mad, or sad or frustrated are frustrated with me and so. And I had an incident where I made someone mad not sure how and the only words I caught were you and B*tch then later I got to wear her drink home... So I guess I was hoping lessons would help

Was hoping for a more positive outlook on it lol
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=( I remember that....
 
sallylou said:
It sounds like a waste of time and money. I read that only 30% of English can be detected through speech reading, according to the experts. I can lip read well but it's not really all that helpful. I find it exhausting! Of course, YMMV.

My audi recommended some rehabilitation software. I checked it out and decided against it. So much effort for very little help.

Posts from Hell is in Boulder. You need to connect with him so that you can find more helpful local resources.
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I totally agree. I need to read lips about 85% of the time and I really only read every third word, which ties into that 30% English, because hearies use so many words that are not relevant.:giggle: You can pick up the conversation with very few read words.

Silly question but is speech reading the same as lip reading?
 
Teehee ya I smelled real good on the drive home... whew good thing I didn't get pulled over haha

Yes as far as I know lip and speech reading are the same
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I agree lip reading can be exhausting! I had one speech therapist tell me had a woman come to her that lost her hearing and she wanted to learn lip reading. The woman was exhausted trying to learn how to read lips
Hearing people always ask me if I read lips , they have no idea it can be exhausting to do!
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*SO* exhausting. I come home from long day at office and I am mentally exhausted. Want to 'veg'? out.
 
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I thought I was doing well with it but the more my hearing drops the more I seem to just focus on facial expressions I get stuck on one word and loose the others or I wonder why they look mad, or sad or frustrated are frustrated with me and so. And I had an incident where I made someone mad not sure how and the only words I caught were you and B*tch then later I got to wear her drink home... So I guess I was hoping lessons would help

Was hoping for a more positive outlook on it lol
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Don't beat yourself up too much. I've been lipreading since birth but specifically since the age of five. I'm 45. *I* still have trouble with it. Hang in there. :hug:
 
rebeccalj said:
Don't beat yourself up too much. I've been lipreading since birth but specifically since the age of five. I'm 45. *I* still have trouble with it. Hang in there. :hug:
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Trying not to... just looking for a way to make it an easier transition

I have been doing pretty well with everything but for some reason this last week or so has been a mental struggle. I start back at school next week and have just been over thinking everything I suppose, I'm really good at that lol
 
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Trying not to... just looking for a way to make it an easier transition

I have been doing pretty well with everything but for some reason this last week or so has been a mental struggle. I start back at school next week and have just been over thinking everything I suppose, I'm really good at that lol
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Oh, I hear ya! Well, not really, but you know what I mean. :giggle:

It really just takes time. This recent mental struggle might just be a transition to 'getting' it. Or, at least, making a little progress.

I'm really sorry someone threw a drink on you. Very rude.
 
rebeccalj said:
Oh, I hear ya! Well, not really, but you know what I mean. :giggle:

It really just takes time. This recent mental struggle might just be a transition to 'getting' it. Or, at least, making a little progress.

I'm really sorry someone threw a drink on you. Very rude.
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lol

Ya no biggie I wasn't too distraught over it, just really wish I knew what I did, I didn't say word to her...
 
sallylou said:
It sounds like a waste of time and money. I read that only 30% of English can be detected through speech reading, according to the experts. I can lip read well but it's not really all that helpful. I find it exhausting! Of course, YMMV.

My audi recommended some rehabilitation software. I checked it out and decided against it. So much effort for very little help.

Posts from Hell is in Boulder. You need to connect with him so that you can find more helpful local resources.
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Sorry I missed your response tisk tisk on me

my audi has been very little help so I have been looking for things on my own.

As for PFH he has been a lot of help actually, and to be honest I have turned into his own personal matajan (I know not nice to say but I think its a great analogy) and he deserves a break from my endless list of questions lol
 
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rebeccalj said:
Oh, I hear ya! Well, not really, but you know what I mean. :giggle:

It really just takes time. This recent mental struggle might just be a transition to 'getting' it. Or, at least, making a little progress.

I'm really sorry someone threw a drink on you. Very rude.
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lol

Ya no biggie I wasn't too distraught over it, just really wish I knew what I did, I didn't say word to her...
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BC, It could be that because you were concentrating on her mouth to speech-read. She most likely interpreted that as you wanting to kiss her especially given your surroundings. Hearing people often misinterpret it like that. It is a common problem.

I rely on lipreading a lot since I am primarily oral-deaf (not by choice) I have had many a time people get uncomfortable with me due to that misunderstanding. I, now more often than not, inform them ahead of time before I enter in conversation that it is necessary for me to lipread.
 
BecLak said:
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BC, It could be that because you were concentrating on her mouth to speech-read. She most likely interpreted that as you wanting to kiss her especially given your surroundings. Hearing people often misinterpret it like that. It is a common problem.

I rely on lipreading a lot since I am primarily oral-deaf (not by choice) I have had many a time people get uncomfortable with me due to that misunderstanding. I, now more often than not, inform them ahead of time before I enter in conversation that it is necessary for me to lipread.
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Exactly! It could have been that. Many, many hearie men have mistaken my looking at their lips as meaning I want them to kiss me. :giggle:
 
I dunno I had gone into the bathroom stall, came out to wash my hands and she started in on me... So I don't think she wanted to make out or think that I had wanted to lol

But very good to know all the same I will be more careful in the future when talking to people... I'm already a touchy feely person sounds like the mixture could be bad haha
 
blank canvas said:
I dunno I had gone into the bathroom stall, came out to wash my hands and she started in on me... So I don't think she wanted to make out or think that I had wanted to lol

But very good to know all the same I will be more careful in the future when talking to people... I'm already a touchy feely person sounds like the mixture could be bad haha
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Was this a deaf or hearing person who threw a drink at you?
 
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