Recent content by horizon22

That is so true. In fact, even openly admitting your hearing loss can help tremendously. The quicker we are in letting the other person about our situation, the better our communication experience with them. I have found people are willing to go the extra mile accomodating us so they can...

Chris, Thanks for writing it in detail. Sadly, the situation is no different in this part of the world - I am from India. I especially can relate to the frustration when we are expected to call even though it is clear that we can't hear. In my case, mostly it is the guess work but I try to...

AlaskaStar - can you try putting in words how to fast educate a hearie in public? I believe that will help a lot of people over here.

I agree with radioman, just get out of the place for a while and experience something different. You never know what surprises life throws at you, but certainly the probability is higher when you venture into new places! Besides, you are not exactly in the positive mindset right now, and...

In my case, it is mostly a combination of lip-reading and guesswork and sometimes I am amazed how quickly the brain iterates through to make the right guess. Such a powerful asset we have.... That said, it does fail many times but that's that and people have got to accept that they are not...

I agree with green427: changes are good and sometimes must in order to make progress. I think many of us often get pushed to the edge before the change finally arrives. So don't lose hope, your time just hasn't come yet. How good are you at tech? Know some programming or stuff like...

Hello Everyone, If you are one of those people who "teach", I would like to communicate with you. I have many questions about teaching. I want to teach but I am hoh so I need to communicate with you folks and know about the problems you face and evaluate the possibility of my becoming a...

Then think of how you can repay them for that conversation. Not literally, but think how can you add value to conversation. If they repeat 5 times to make you understand, even though on your request, make sure your replies are worth their efforts and make it interesting enough for them to enjoy...

Agree with this. Since the time i had asked this question, I have been to a few holidays and even though I have not had lengthy communications, I did meet some folks while on the holiday and it was interesting talking to them. Not everyone will be ask friendly, but that is more to do with the...

Lol! That happens with me all the time and I think with those who are not complete deaf. We tend to try understanding and often misunderstand the words being sent. People think we act/respond hastily without understanding what is being said but the fact remains that we do not doubt what we...

Yeah! I know the feeling. Thanks for the reply, it helps.

That's right, but still better than nothing. Besides, I think if you head to specific groups, there will be people who use it. I might considering volunteering for a NGO for people with hearing problems helping them with things I have been able to overcome in my life, the hard way. In such a...

Well, this is a lot of information to go through at once. Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts and experiences, it makes much difference to know those especially for those who have not been through one of those particular experience. As one of you have explained about the Indian belief...

Thanks eirlys, I think I agree I have to gather courage to gradually come to the terms that I do not have an ideal world. I think we have almost similar experiences. I do not like to ask for repetition as well, mainly because I have had my share of bad apple already. Thank you everyone.

Derek - you are right. I am way better when communicating via text, especially electronically but I still have a strong desire to participate in a group discussion like a normal person. Perhaps this is because I am not totally deafened? Robin - May be it is me running away from reality and...