Somewhat Silent

I’m wondering, for those of us who are deaf or hard of hearing, if having had to deal with our own hearing-impairment that we become disassociated with the real world? Does reality become an illusion to us? Does it make it harder for people like us to relate to others who are not afflicated with our own issues?

Do we put the real world at a distance or pushing it away from us as if we live in our own bubbles? How self-destructive can they be? Are there remedies to it?

Does having a hearing-impairment….IMPAIR the ability to be intimate? How do we regain that? Is it by touch or by sight despite the ability to hear? How are men like us, with deafness, am expected to ‘talk’ and/or whisper dirty to those women who are hearing? Do they expect us to do that? I’m not there yet, but I wonder…………

EDIT: by the way, I would think that being an artist is another means to relate or associate myself with the world. Perhaps as my own interpretation of what my eyes see.

Hi all I have just started checking my mail as my sister was here on holiday for a month. It was really great seeing her.

I am so disappointed I made inquiries as to where I can take sign language classes. The only place that does it is about 1 1/2 hours drive from where we live and is very expensive. The first course of the year has already started and the next one is in June. Unfortunately for now both the distance and cost are a problem. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could start learning on my own? Any advice would be appreciated.

I mentioned here before about suffering with a condition that feels like im breathing through my ears, and it causes severe pain and discomfort, and it turns out im not alone! A lot of you got back to me saying you had the same and simelar problems, well as of now, im making it my business to find out what causes this. We have all been to doctors and specialists but alass they are none the wiser as to what it is!

Iv just called my specialist for an appointment, and I will hear back from him Monday, Im not going to give up or leave his office when ever I get the appointment, untill we find out what it is, what ist called, and most importantly what can stop it!!

I will continue to do research with regards to this, and ill keep you posted, I have searched the web forever and have found nothing on it, so hopefully we can come to a close on it, between us here

any comments please take part, I think we are the first forum to discuss what this thing is!

the Link to the original discussion is here:http://somewhatsilent.com/2006/06/25/im-breathing-thru-my-ears/