Comments on: Silence never sounded so good! http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/ Hearing loss, sabbatical, life, love, friendships and aging Sat, 19 May 2012 21:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Hearing Aids American Fork http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-239 Hearing Aids American Fork Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:12:43 +0000 http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-239 You have touched me in a way. You've shared your story vividly and strongly dealt with it. Like you, silence never sounded so good to me. You have touched me in a way. You’ve shared your story vividly and strongly dealt with it. Like you, silence never sounded so good to me.

]]> By: tutleymutley http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-95 tutleymutley Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:55:12 +0000 http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-95 I have a (mostly) knitting blog into which other aspects of my life creep occasionally. I've just had review of my hearing which showed yet more deterioration in the high frequencies, so I blogged of it, because it was something I was understandably preoccupied with at the time. Several comments made of how 'sorry' people are to hear of my problems - You're so right - I just don't understand why folk should be sorry?! It's not like they'd feel sorry about me being overweight or short or having to wear specs? It makes me feel slightly embarrassed at having brought the subject to anyone's attention, which is very odd. Rini is right - maybe we ought to be making people MORE aware and less sorry. After all, deafness doesn't actually kill anyone... (I don't think). I have a (mostly) knitting blog into which other aspects of my life creep occasionally. I’ve just had review of my hearing which showed yet more deterioration in the high frequencies, so I blogged of it, because it was something I was understandably preoccupied with at the time. Several comments made of how ’sorry’ people are to hear of my problems - You’re so right - I just don’t understand why folk should be sorry?! It’s not like they’d feel sorry about me being overweight or short or having to wear specs? It makes me feel slightly embarrassed at having brought the subject to anyone’s attention, which is very odd. Rini is right - maybe we ought to be making people MORE aware and less sorry.
After all, deafness doesn’t actually kill anyone… (I don’t think).

]]> By: Jim http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-92 Jim Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:09:08 +0000 http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-92 Boy, do I love silence. I truly believe that one of the best thing happened to me is being deaf so I can sleep through anything. Or when I have a headache, I take my hearing-aids off. Boy, do I love silence. I truly believe that one of the best thing happened to me is being deaf so I can sleep through anything. Or when I have a headache, I take my hearing-aids off.

]]> By: Rini http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-91 Rini Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:46:56 +0000 http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-91 Yeah, that annoys the heck out of me. I just hope that the apology would fade over time when people are made aware of what to do when trying to speak to hoh or deaf people instead of apology--like rephrasing as you said. Maybe we should find some ways to make this sort of awareness come out into the open. Yeah, that annoys the heck out of me. I just hope that the apology would fade over time when people are made aware of what to do when trying to speak to hoh or deaf people instead of apology–like rephrasing as you said.

Maybe we should find some ways to make this sort of awareness come out into the open.

]]> By: kim http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-90 kim Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:14:28 +0000 http://www.aradicalsabbatical.com/2008/02/08/silence-never-sounded-so-good/#comment-90 Yeah--I like to take my aids off after a long day. The molds bother me. I don't know why people are "sorry." I don't know how to respond to that. I try to be upbeat and matter of fact about it. Sometimes I joke around a little to put others at ease. I just want them to look at me when they speak. I don't want other people's sympathy. Yeah–I like to take my aids off after a long day. The molds bother me. I don’t know why people are “sorry.” I don’t know how to respond to that. I try to be upbeat and matter of fact about it. Sometimes I joke around a little to put others at ease. I just want them to look at me when they speak. I don’t want other people’s sympathy.

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