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cultural differences In MY experience, I have found that Hearing GENERALLY equate what Deaf call "blunt" with RUDE. It is "polite" in Hearing culture to HINT or "beat around the bush" or to expect people to "read between the lines." To be INDIRECT. HOWEVER, it is considered NORMAL (expected?)...

most of the time I wear my hearing aids all day, except for once in a awhile I have "hung around" my apartment and left them out. Maybe for a couple of days. I almost ALWAYS wear them "in public" cuz I figure I need to hear whatever I can. Especially when I am driving. Although I quite often...

my ABR It was suppposed to take 30 minutes. It took an hour and a half. No one bothered to inform the audiologist that I have Tourette's and Asperger's. I had a "terp" but the audiologist wanted to take away my glasses and turn the lights off. I had NO CLUE what getting an ABR would be like...

very interesting It "sounds" like you have a condition called "auditory neuropathy." The "classic" signs are (supposedly) normal OAE's, ABnormal (or absent) ABR, and ABSENT MEMR's (middle ear muscle reflexes). HOWEVER, not everyone follows this "pattern." I have PRESENT OAE's and ABSENT MEMR's...

Funny! Oh, man! Now I am REALLY in a much better mood! I NEEDED a good laugh! Only I can't laugh too loud or too long or I'll get kicked out of the library (for disturbing the Hearing people). I have been told I have a "Deaf laugh." Man, it is SO freeing to just ENJOY life...

interesting book Recently, I ran across a very interesting book: Musicophilia (by Oliver Sacks). He is a neurologist who has written several books on various "disabling" conditions. He is very empathetic, and writes about people AS people. Most books I have read about "disabilities" are...

interesting viewpoint Hi, I enjoyed reading your perspective on yourself and your experiences. I, too, live in Ohio. I am also Hard-Of-Hearing. I spend most of my time around Hearing people who don't use Sign, but I sometimes use PSE and voice together, even around people who don't know Sign. I...

Wow! Your post reminds me of feeling "stuck" between two worlds. I can only tell you my experience: SINCE you are a Christian, I would put that "first." That "seek ye first the Kingdom" stuff has helped me PRIORITIZE things. Sure: many, many things are important--religion, marriage, family, job...

Family Doctor Nightmare (Part !) I have only been to see my current family doctor about 3 or 4 times. I have NEVER had a terp. From the very first, I stated that I had a hearing problem, used hearing aids, had many other conditions, etc. It has been a NIGHTMARE, because I have asthma. And...

Hey! I have EarGear, but recently I add (fabric) wrapping to sound tubes and also put "pony beads" on tubes! And I get my hair cut and let everybody see! My Deaf pastor liked it. So did a couple other people in the Deaf church I go to.

Well, I have SSI. But I share a regular apartment with a Hearing person (not on disability). Still, I am REQUIRED to pay HALF of rent and utilities, even though my income is less. My insurance sometimes REFUSES to pay for stuff it should, claiming that I have another policy. (My father carried a...

Several years ago (when I was still thinking of myself as Hearing) I used to go shopping sometimes or out to eat with a Deaf friend of mine. She would often drive because their young twin boys would go with us. My mother was concerned about me riding with a Deaf driver. HONESTLY! Now that I am...

Recently, I was eating lunch at a "fast food" restaurant near the Deaf Church I have been attending. Another Deaf lady and I were having a conversation in Sign and I was paying attention to that and not the "murmurings" of the Hearing people around us talking. (Kind of just sounds like a bunch...

I have tinnitus. I used to "hear things" at night that weren't really there. There were times when I thought I would be driven to distraction. Since I have been wearing two BTE's consistently, these problems have gotten much less bothersome. Sometimes I will put my aids on t-coil and let the...

I have had my BTE's for about 5 months now. I wear royal blue Ear Gear over them. My hair was very short (hot summer) so they were very visible. I have been lazy about getting a haircut, so my ears are somewhat covered now. I am thinking about letting my hair grow long enough for a decent...

Community Band Last Thursday I went to a band practice for a local "civic" (community) band. I had a really good time. I played cymbal and some other "auxiliary" percussion instruments. But my FAVORITE was playing tympani (kettledrums). They are low in pitch, so I can hear them pretty well and...

Mixed Feelings About Music I am adjusting to thinking of myself as belonging more to the Deaf world than the Hearing world. I already knew how to sign, and had had some previous exposure to Deaf culture, but I am having "mixed feelings" about the role I want music to play in my life. I think...

What Is A Friend Someone who communicates clearly. (Or at least tries to.) Someone who doesn't expect me to think/act/have the same values as Hearing or NT people. I don't expect everyone to think or be like me. Just..."try to be more honest."

Thanks for feedback Yes, I am going to a Deaf church now. I will say "NO." Make a clean break.

I got involved with a "Biblical Storytelling" group at a (Hearing) church in my area. People memorize Scripture portions and then present it in a sort of dramatic type fashion. (As opposed to just reading it from a lectionary or a Bible.) Anyway, the leader of this group told me about a website...