tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post8367089571157351654..comments2023-05-30T05:43:05.559-05:00Comments on Cacophony to Symphony: PerspectivesPinkLAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825368166013129243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-51973828489639080722010-03-27T23:43:17.260-05:002010-03-27T23:43:17.260-05:00Kim- Honestly, I never even thought about it until...Kim- Honestly, I never even thought about it until you put it like that! I actually do have a few oral deaf friends at my school, but I'm closer to the HoH/deaf friends I have out of state. It completely depends on who I'm talking to, since some of them make better use of lipreading than others. I also think I'm more aware of it, having hearing loss myself. But you're right, it's certainly not a major inconvenience.PinkLAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825368166013129243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227556965250402927.post-39200828490495208062010-03-27T16:22:27.436-05:002010-03-27T16:22:27.436-05:00You need to make a few HH friends, then you'd ...You need to make a few HH friends, then you'd know. I was shocked when my husband started losing his hearing. No longer could I shout to him from one room to another. I work with a woman who is HH as well. She ignores me half the time when I'm talking. ;-) I don't know if I am more in tune with this than others, since I'm so familiar with that blank stare you mentioned, but it helps to see what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot. If anything you learn that a) you are NOT a huge inconvenience when people around you know how to interact with you and b) yes, it can be trying at times, but no more than other little individual idiosyncrasies.kimhttp://www.faceme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com