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online today!online today!michaelrightMid louth, Louth Ireland75 Threads 1 Polls 5,783 PostsCavalero: ...blind or deaf ?
it doesn't bother me ,,, cos I'm already half deaf anyway,,,,but I don't want to be blind I might fall into a hole,,,,------ This thread is Archived ------
Can this be situational?
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michaelright: it doesn't bother me ,,, cos I'm already half deaf anyway,,,,but I don't want to be blind I might fall into a hole,,,,
lots of holes In town, yep.------ This thread is Archived ------
Fadedbluejeans: My friend had a cat that was deaf and it didn't bother the thing one bit.
It could smell chocolate like we can hear a train.
How could it bother it ? The. thing's deaf already,,,,,It could smell chocolate like we can hear a train.
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Cavalero: lots of holes In town, yep.
well if one could find the right one to fall into,,,
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princepersia: Sometimes I act deaf to avoid any negativity.
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Cavalero: Thank you!! I haven't had a very good idea in years!!
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Cavalero: Myself, I'd rather be deaf.
Thunk of the peace and quiet!
I'm hearing impaired, but like many have tinnitus.Thunk of the peace and quiet!
There is no peace and quiet, ever.
I think perhaps unless you experience a loss of a sense, it's very difficult to conceptualise the pros and cons and the types of losses.
I have some hilarious misunderstandings at times and have developed useful skills as coping strategies.
I'm very slightly long-sighted and now need reading glasses. I find that far more frustrating than being a deaf old git.
When I got my first hearing aid, I kept having flashbacks to being 7 years old, so I suspect that may have been the peak of my hearing ability. Perhaps I became a visual person through gradual hearing loss which is why I find it less frustrating than needing glasses.
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michaelright: it doesn't bother me ,,, cos I'm already half deaf anyway,,,,but I don't want to be blind I might fall into a hole,,,,
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jac_the_gripper: I'm hearing impaired, but like many have tinnitus.
There is no peace and quiet, ever.
I think perhaps unless you experience a loss of a sense, it's very difficult to conceptualise the pros and cons and the types of losses.
I have some hilarious misunderstandings at times and have developed useful skills as coping strategies.
I'm very slightly long-sighted and now need reading glasses. I find that far more frustrating than being a deaf old git.
When I got my first hearing aid, I kept having flashbacks to being 7 years old, so I suspect that may have been the peak of my hearing ability. Perhaps I became a visual person through gradual hearing loss which is why I find it less frustrating than needing glasses.
I understand perfectly. I'm starting to get that buzzz-wussssh in my right ear now. It bugs the crap out me.There is no peace and quiet, ever.
I think perhaps unless you experience a loss of a sense, it's very difficult to conceptualise the pros and cons and the types of losses.
I have some hilarious misunderstandings at times and have developed useful skills as coping strategies.
I'm very slightly long-sighted and now need reading glasses. I find that far more frustrating than being a deaf old git.
When I got my first hearing aid, I kept having flashbacks to being 7 years old, so I suspect that may have been the peak of my hearing ability. Perhaps I became a visual person through gradual hearing loss which is why I find it less frustrating than needing glasses.
Stay strong
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Cavalero: I understand perfectly. I'm starting to get that buzzz-wussssh in my right ear now. It bugs the crap out me.
Stay strong
I associate my tinnitus with positive things.Stay strong
It's at it's most noticable when I'm in a quiet place on my own. I like being in quiet places on my own, so I associate it with having time out from work, or raucous, demanding dogs and grandchildren. It's like, "Phew! I can hear my own tinnitus."
I have a whole cacophany of noises, but I can see the noises in colour inside my head. That's pretty cool.
I also listen to 'pink noise' weather videos when I want to drown out my tinnitus for a bit.
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I pretend to be both most days
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jac_the_gripper: I associate my tinnitus with positive things.
It's at it's most noticable when I'm in a quiet place on my own. I like being in quiet places on my own, so I associate it with having time out from work, or raucous, demanding dogs and grandchildren. It's like, "Phew! I can hear my own tinnitus."
I have a whole cacophany of noises, but I can see the noises in colour inside my head. That's pretty cool.
I also listen to 'pink noise' weather videos when I want to drown out my tinnitus for a bit.
Exact same here ... Thanks for the vid. I will try if it works for me.It's at it's most noticable when I'm in a quiet place on my own. I like being in quiet places on my own, so I associate it with having time out from work, or raucous, demanding dogs and grandchildren. It's like, "Phew! I can hear my own tinnitus."
I have a whole cacophany of noises, but I can see the noises in colour inside my head. That's pretty cool.
I also listen to 'pink noise' weather videos when I want to drown out my tinnitus for a bit.
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Cavalero: ...blind or deaf ?
Sight is the main focus of attention so I'll say deaf. Deaf but you can see must be like tunnel vision. The main focus of attention and nothing else, or everything but your main focus of attention? Given the conscious choice it seems logical to pick the main focus of attention. The tunnel vision of the death over the sonar of the blind.------ This thread is Archived ------
[quote=ChesneyChristDeaf but you can see must be like tunnel vision.That's an apt description.
I'm constantly on the lookout for the things can't see through hearing. Losing concentration and forgetting to scan my environment can be hazardous.
Having said that, I'm more aware of vibration which I feel with my face, sinuses and skull than I used to be.
I'm constantly on the lookout for the things can't see through hearing. Losing concentration and forgetting to scan my environment can be hazardous.
Having said that, I'm more aware of vibration which I feel with my face, sinuses and skull than I used to be.
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ChesneyChrist: Sight is the main focus of attention so I'll say deaf. Deaf but you can see must be like tunnel vision. The main focus of attention and nothing else, or everything but your main focus of attention? Given the conscious choice it seems logical to pick the main focus of attention. The tunnel vision of the death over the sonar of the blind.
Very thoughtful. I like your post 
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Mercedes_00: I would rather be deflowered
I can help with that 
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Cavalero: I can help with that
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Mercedes_00: Thats what they all say
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