I went to a pub for an evening out and I was so irritated with the sound levels that I took my hearing aids out for the entire evening. It was a class move! Of course I was with people that use sign language so the loud noise and very loud music weren’t really an issue. We probably found communication a lot easier than all the hearing people in the pub. So being deaf can have some advantages, it seems. I could just pick up a faint bass rhythm so it was actually a relaxing evening for me, I usually hate noisy pubs.
I’m sure hearing people have no idea or appreciation of what it’s like to not hear properly. Well, have a look at the hearing loss demonstrations - it would be nice to know what you think. My hearing loss is profound - it’s a bottom feeder, crawling along the bottom of the chart shown, so you won’t be able to reproduce what I can hear. But this will give you some understanding of hearing loss, that sounds are not just quieter, they are also muffled and distorted.
I went to a pub for an evening out and I was so irritated with the sound levels that I took my hearing aids out for the entire evening. It was a class move! Of course I was with people that use sign language so the loud noise and very loud music weren’t really an issue. We probably found communication a lot easier than all the hearing people in the pub. So being deaf can have some advantages, it seems. I could just pick up a faint bass rhythm so it was actually a relaxing evening for me, I usually hate noisy pubs.
I’m sure hearing people have no idea or appreciation of what it’s like to not hear properly. Well, have a look at the hearing loss demonstrations - it would be nice to know what you think. My hearing loss is profound - it’s a bottom feeder, crawling along the bottom of the chart shown, so you won’t be able to reproduce what I can hear. But this will give you some understanding of hearing loss, that sounds are not just quieter, they are also muffled and distorted.