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I have had so many people ask me if I am from Ireland because of my "accent". I never know what to say. While I am Irish, my accent is because of my deafness. Does this happen to anyone? And.. does an Irish accent sound like how someone with deafness may sound? :hmm:

:wave: My name is JenMarie, I'm from Illinois (Chicago suburb) and was born with damaged nerves in my ear. As time went on the nerves became more damaged (from noise mostly). I usually was able to fake most of my hearing tests (raising my hand when I saw the person push the button eventhough I...