Of course, I also attribute some of my hearing loss to being in the infantry in World War II. It's probably a combination of heredity and noise exposure.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My hearing loss was essentially due to noise exposure during my military service. I was on an anti-submarine sub-chaser in WWII, and we had lots of depth charges going off all around us. There were plenty of explosions, and they were loud!
I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.
I think being deaf gave me an increased sense of sight.
Not only was it nearly impossible to hear because of these huge rubber ears we had to wear, but we also had these huge furry hands which were absolutely useless, especially if you had to scratch yourself.
There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.
When you get older, two things happen to you. You begin to lose your hearing, and I forget what the other one is.
Close to birth... I lost, like, 80 percent of my hearing, and I had difficulty speaking.
But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.
I was born deaf. Sound never existed in my life, and this is completely normal to me.
I have selective hearing.