illusive man
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Hey all,
I'l start out by giving you some background information on my family hearing history. My grandma is deaf, my mom is 50 and needs hearing aids or shes pretty much deaf, and i'm 17 and my hearing has been getting worse and worse. The doctors say they are pretty sure there is something genetic that runs through my mom's side of the family.
Anyways, i can still hear but i very often ask people to repeat what they say, or fail exams of Spanish oral comprehension when a man speaks with a background sound (like if hes in a boat or talking on a radio). I've been to the doctor a while ago who said my hearing was fine but it wasn't even at all in both ears, and it's gotten worse since then. It wasn't clogged ears, i don't listen to music using earbudds, so it's just my stupid ears failing on me.
i've pretty much accepted the fact that i am hard hearing, and will need hearing aids soon. I might go completely deaf in the years to come for all i know.
I've pretty much accepted the fact that i am hard hearing, will soon need hearing aids, at this young of an age (very young for someone who wasn't born deaf). I decided not to get sad over it, because in the end being deaf doesn't really restrict you in every day life, and I think there is a very nice community of deaf people out there. My question is: whats the quickest way to learn ASL? I want to learn it the fastest possible way because I want to get it over with, and figure want to be prepared for something life changing with my hearing.
Thanks
-R
I'l start out by giving you some background information on my family hearing history. My grandma is deaf, my mom is 50 and needs hearing aids or shes pretty much deaf, and i'm 17 and my hearing has been getting worse and worse. The doctors say they are pretty sure there is something genetic that runs through my mom's side of the family.
Anyways, i can still hear but i very often ask people to repeat what they say, or fail exams of Spanish oral comprehension when a man speaks with a background sound (like if hes in a boat or talking on a radio). I've been to the doctor a while ago who said my hearing was fine but it wasn't even at all in both ears, and it's gotten worse since then. It wasn't clogged ears, i don't listen to music using earbudds, so it's just my stupid ears failing on me.
i've pretty much accepted the fact that i am hard hearing, and will need hearing aids soon. I might go completely deaf in the years to come for all i know.
I've pretty much accepted the fact that i am hard hearing, will soon need hearing aids, at this young of an age (very young for someone who wasn't born deaf). I decided not to get sad over it, because in the end being deaf doesn't really restrict you in every day life, and I think there is a very nice community of deaf people out there. My question is: whats the quickest way to learn ASL? I want to learn it the fastest possible way because I want to get it over with, and figure want to be prepared for something life changing with my hearing.
Thanks
-R