I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The thing about hearing loss is that no one can see it. Most people are so impatient; they just assume that the person with hearing loss is being rude, or slow-witted.
Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.
Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.
Most people have to talk so they won't hear.
In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It's harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life.
I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.
I have selective hearing.
I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I can't compare hearing aids to normal hearing.
I tell people that if I'm ignoring them, chances are I may not have heard them. I depend on hearing aids, but I've not found it a problem. I'm visually very aware!
You should know that I've been hearing-impaired, not quite since birth, but I've been wearing hearing aids since I was 13, so I'm very conscious of the difficulty of voice communication.