ext_267724 ([identity profile] kattelyn.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] celticdragonfly 2005-11-23 05:00 pm (UTC)

As someone who has always had hearing problems and now has this creeping up on me more and more as I age, I find myself lip reading a lot. Phones are on headsets with volume control turned all the way up on both ends. Tvs end up being rather loud or with CC on. I grew up with partial hearing loss in one ear, and never have been able to distinguish speech well in a crowded room. As far back as I can remember, I've always lip read. Its simply how I communicate. Its also a reason I tend to be a rather quiet person when alone. Background noise is irritating. Either its loud enough for me to hear it and therefore distract or its bouncing on my background thoughts and just irritating me.

*grins* Time to go buy an ear horn and cane and practice my "Huh? what'dya say? damn whippersnappers mutter all the time!"

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