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Shawnee123 · 02-19-2010, 01:37 PM

I'd be happiest if I couldn't hear.

There is nothing I need to hear that badly, and most noise bothers me, so...

glatt · 02-19-2010, 01:53 PM

Not being able to hear is extremely isolating. I saw it with my grandfather. It made him so grumpy when he'd see everyone around him laughing, and have no idea what the joke was. Then you would explain it to him, but the context would be lost. He would stop asking people to repeat themselves because it's just too much trouble and people seem put out.

Of my five senses, I'd rather lose my sense of taste first, followed by smell, and then it gets hard because touch, sight, and hearing are all critical.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-19-2010, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Not being able to hear is extremely isolating. I saw it with my grandfather. It made him so grumpy when he'd see everyone around him laughing, and have no idea what the joke was. Then you would explain it to him, but the context would be lost. He would stop asking people to repeat themselves because it's just too much trouble and people seem put out.

You are spot on, it makes life very difficult and isolating. Just not being able to use a regular phone, is a royal pain in the ass.

Pete Zicato · 02-20-2010, 10:40 AM

If you really want to get the full effect from this exercise, GD, you need to have someone hypnotize you to think your blindness is (or at least could be) permanent.

02-19-2010, 01:37 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'd be happiest if I couldn't hear. There is nothing I need to hear that badly, and most noise bothers me, so... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-20-2010, 10:40 AM	#4
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	If you really want to get the full effect from this exercise, GD, you need to have someone hypnotize you to think your blindness is (or at least could be) permanent. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-19-2010, 01:53 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Not being able to hear is extremely isolating. I saw it with my grandfather. It made him so grumpy when he'd see everyone around him laughing, and have no idea what the joke was. Then you would explain it to him, but the context would be lost. He would stop asking people to repeat themselves because it's just too much trouble and people seem put out. Of my five senses, I'd rather lose my sense of taste first, followed by smell, and then it gets hard because touch, sight, and hearing are all critical.

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