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Yeah. I can understand speech just fine in a quiet environment. In fact, I think the tests showed that I have above average hearing when not around noise.

Huh. I distinctly recall the audi saying the problem was in the brainstem. She showed me this map of the auditory system in the brain, with lines representing nerves drawn from the ears down to the brainstem, then up into the rest of the brain. Then she pointed at the brainstem, told me about...

It sounds similar to what I was thinking. I'll avoid using the "HoH" reference. Since you sound interested, I'll share the explanation for my problem that my audi gave me. Apparently, people without my particular flavor of CAPD have a sort of filter in their brainstem area that is capable...

Hmmm... I think I've heard it described that way, but I don't experience it that way. According to the tests and my experiences, my hearing is pretty good in a quiet environment. I may have to ask people to repeat themselves a little more often than your average hearing person, but it's not...

So you're suggesting that I describe myself to Deaf/Hoh people as "Hearing person with CAPD." Do you think that hearing people would know what CAPD is if I ran into a situation where I had to describe it to someone? I was thinking that "HoH" would be a faster way to quickly communicate my...

Yesterday I was diagnosed with CAPD, a hearing disorder that is located in the brain beyond the ear, not the ear itself. According to the ADA, I have a "physical hearing impairment" that is protected under the ADA. My audi described me as "hearing impaired." According to what I've learned...

It went better! I ran through a battery of tests for various central auditory processing disorders. I showed as normal/perfect for most of the tests, and in a few showed below average, but normal, scores. However, in three areas, I received scores outside of the normal range. The most...

I can absolutely say that ASL really helps in many situations. In a situation where my ability to comprehend speech is degraded, ASL cuts through the noise and crosstalk and comes through very clearly. I've been teaching it to my friends for just this reason. I hope your appointment on...

Alright, well. I went to the audiologist and she says that my physical hearing is 100% normal. She referred me to a different doctor that specializes in auditory processing disorders. Basically, it means that although my ears get the signals into my brain just fine, my brain doesn't know what...

As I've been realizing that the things I'm experiencing are symptoms of hearing loss, I've been seriously surprised and shocked. I figured I had some sort of undefinable audio processing problem or something. I didn't think about it too much, really. Now that I'm paying attention to my...

I'm in a similar boat as you, Rachel. My primary care doctor referred me to see an audiologist on Friday to find out if I've got physical hearing loss or not. I actually realized that I might have a problem in the course of studying ASL and learning about Deaf/Hard of Hearing people over the...

Well thank you! That's some wonderful praise! :ty: Part of what I do as a speaker is try to help people have those "AhHa!" moments. I specifically don't "preach to the choir" in terms of my audience, and I try to come up with various ways of connecting my audience to the experience that I'm...

Isn't it fascinating that doing something that ostensibly should make things easier for hearing people, i.e. using your voice... actually winds up making the whole interaction worse since they assume that if you have voice, you have hearing? I'm glad things are easier for you now. And...

I was talking with some friends about my experiences, and we came upon an interesting parallel. When people discovered I couldn't speak and assumed I was deaf, they gave me that pitying look, as though I was some pathetic creature that had huge limitations and stuff. As if I was stupid or...

If everyone I met at the airport knew sign language as well as, if not better than I, the day would have gone completely unremarkably. I expect it would have been the same as any day I've gone there with my voice and English speaking skills intact.

What difficulties did he have with people assuming he's deaf? People would not accept that he wasn't permitted to talk? You mean they would give him problems for it? I noticed throughout my day at the airport that I didn't have any *problems* per se with being seen as deaf. People seemed...

What I found is that the precision of sign seemed to make sense to a lot of people. I mean, only for simple stuff like "thank you" and "drink" and "water" and things like that. But it was still better than just random gestures and complete silence. People seemed to get what I was saying in...

I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this, but I thought you all might be interested in this: Just putting this up front: I am a hearing person, and I have no intention of trying to pretend to be deaf or anything like that. This situation occurred completely unintentionally, but I...

You still doing this? I'd love to participate when I can. :)

I wish I could have grown up in your culture. I grew up in a very backwards place with really narrow minded and unpleasant people.