Can someone who is severely deaf talk normally?

I was born completely deaf and I know I have problems speaking. It's been very frustrating trying to make my speech understood. :(
 
Nesmuth said:
I'm severely deaf and I can talk normally.

same here, grew up with speech thepary which i loathe and i fought soo much and my mom gave in same with hearing aid. i remeber bitchin slapping my speech theapry lady, cuz she kept sayin the S sounds which annoyins me soo much and she kept put my hand on her throat to get the idea, i could have strangled her right there. i was around 10 years old, and for hearing aids i threw in the trash that when my mom gave in
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Oakley_04 said:
Nesmuth said:
I'm severely deaf and I can talk normally.

same here, grew up with speech thepary which i loathe and i fought soo much and my mom gave in same with hearing aid. i remeber bitchin slapping my speech theapry lady, cuz she kept sayin the S sounds which annoyins me soo much and she kept put my hand on her throat to get the idea, i could have strangled her right there. i was around 10 years old, and for hearing aids i threw in the trash that when my mom gave in
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haha cody you're so funny
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I Talk Loud If I Don't Wear My Hearing Aids. When Wearing Hearing Aids Then I Speak Normal..
 
RacerFox22 said:
I Talk Loud If I Don't Wear My Hearing Aids. When Wearing Hearing Aids Then I Speak Normal..
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That's odd, when my friends turned off their hearing aids and they did speak LOUDER than when they have their hearing aids on. They asked me if something is wrong because they notice my funny look. I told them to "hush, my kids are sleeping and you spoke too loud." They didn't realize they have their hearing aids off. :| And of course, when my kids' dad has a profound hearing loss, he speaks nicely to his family and some friends in SPANISH. But strange as it sounds, when he got drunk, he spoke like a "hearing" person than when he is sober. :crazy: Some alcohols can do strange things in people.
 
Whitewolf--could your friend have been less worried when he was drunk? Sometimes fewer inhibitions can mean less interference from nervousness. Not suggesting that as a solution for anything, but just food for thought. ;)
 
Rose Immortal said:
Whitewolf--could your friend have been less worried when he was drunk? Sometimes fewer inhibitions can mean less interference from nervousness. Not suggesting that as a solution for anything, but just food for thought. ;)
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Actually, my kids' dad was drunk. He isn't worry about anything. Just the way the alcohol can do something weird about ppl. Like okay, my aunt who was sober was a kind woman and friendly but when she's drunk, she was wild and acted weird. She didn't know what she was doing until my mom told her and she blushed. She never touch a beer anymore. Beers can do strange things.

My friend told me that when a person was drunk, a person can resist the arrest and can sometime fight with an officer. Once a person woke up after sobering up, he/she will feel embarrassed of what he/she did the night of the arrest. So like I said the beers can do strange things that a person has never done before. So my kids' dad cut down on beers. I think he hasn't drink like he used to. I checked on him every weekend. I guess he got tired of the beers and fear that the beers will damage his health more. He wishes he speaks like a normal person when he was drunk. :shock: Some of his "hearing" buddies told me. Jeez. I recalled I heard him say it loud and clear even when he was dreaming.
 
But strange as it sounds, when he got drunk, he spoke like a "hearing" person than when he is sober.
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hahahahahahaha.....one of my friends who has CP, walks "drunk" when she's sober, and when she's drunk she walks straight.
 
deafdyke said:
hahahahahahaha.....one of my friends who has CP, walks "drunk" when she's sober, and when she's drunk she walks straight.
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That's what it seems like when someone is drinking alcoholic beverages. Like one friend I have know since elementary school. She's a very shy woman never comes out of her shell. Once she was coaxed into drinking during the party, she becomes a fun socializing lady. I still can't figure out what is in the beers. One of my other friend who is physically-disabled and has to use the wheelchair 3/4 of his time. But once he was drunk, he looks like he can walk around at ease with no tripping. When he sobers up, he fell down and we had to help him back in the wheelchair. He felt embarrassed. He decides not to drink anymore and has been alcohol-free for years. Jeez. Got me scratching my head in puzzlement of why the beers can do strange things with ppl. Well, back to the topic. Sorry for hijacking the thread, it seems so interesting. :Oops:
 
ismi said:
I have a progressive hearing loss; got my first set of aids when I was five, and I've pretty much always pushed the limits of the available technology. Currently I have loss ranging from about 75-85dB. Yet, with only 6 months of formal speech therapy at age 6, I speak perfectly. I have not met anyone who noticed my speech, including 'terps, transliterators, audiologists, etc.

It might also help that I have choral and theatrical training, as do my parents (my father was once an ESL teacher who specialized in using theater to teach English, and my mother is a music teacher), but that happened much later in my life.
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ismi, I have a severe hearing loss of about 70-75, in through there. I, like you, speak clearly, although I am now taking speech therepy to clear my voice even more so I can be a television news reporter. I want to reach out to others who are hoh and deaf and have them see me, then they can say, "hey, if pek1 can do it, so can I!" I can also sing (on key) 1st tenor. I've had hearing aids since age eleven.
 
I became 100% deaf when I was 3 years old. I cant talk to everybody, only can talk very A LITTLE to my family same like, "No" or "Mom" or something like that. But talking same like some of deaf people can, I cant. And I cant wear hearing aids because cant hear at all. *shrug* What sad for me, eh? but honestly, Im very proud to be Deaf :thumb: and I love to be deaf :giggle:
 
Levonian said:
people with single-sided deafness (such as myself) almost never have a deaf voice.
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just a question... what is single-sided deafness? is it being deaf in one ear? or am i totally off base? thanks
 
:bsflag: NO we do not have normal voices because people can tell that u are deaf and have a very different deaf voices. I know it so because we are legally deaf and do not speak everything like hearing people can speak. Sorry we all have to face the reality.. Do not let people fool you especially from Professional speech therapy. All we did the best we can. That's all to it.

Of course we can speak with our speech impairment that we have to live with. I have nothing to be ashamed of anything because I got a good mind that people do not realize Deaf people can do anything beside ears and our speech impairment.

We are different people that we are using our hands that works so well between hearing and deaf people. That saves our time, energy, and money.

Thank you! ;)
Sweetmind
 
Storyboutagirl 's
just a question... what is single-sided deafness? is it being deaf in one ear? or am i totally off base? thanks
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I like to answer your question. One single-sided deafness means that someone can hear the sound on one ear with hearing aid while other ear is totally stoned deaf. Without hearing aid, they are totally deaf , however they can hear the loudest noise like slam the door or make the vibration that we can feel the sound.

Anyway all deafies are legally deaf no matter if they are HOH or Latened Deaf.

I hope it helps..

Thank you! = :ty: in ASL That is a real awesome to have this symbol of art here.. Now see what I mean we do not need to speak in our voices in here while asl is more of true facial expression and body language. la la

Sweetmind
 
What's "normal" anyway? In today's world, there's just too many definitions of that word.

My answer to the initial question is yes...deaf people can indeed speak very well. Yes, there is the 'deaf voice,' but so what??? It doesn't diminish any hearing impaired person's ability to put their speech training to good use.

I'm told I have a British/NY/deaf accent. *shrugs* :lol: I suppose that's good and normal enough for me.
 
I have a TEXAS accent, and for me, that is NORMAL (you YANKS are all pretty weird, as far as I am concerned, anyway lol).
 
Levonian will be along, hopefully soon, to give y'all the correct definition of "single-sided deafness".
 
[url]http://www.singlesideddeafness.com/ [/url]
What is Single Sided Deafness?
Single Sided Deafness (SSD) is the term given to significant or total hearing loss in one ear. SSD is usually a permanent condition. There are a number of causes of SSD including sudden deafness, measles, mumps, trauma, acoustic neuroma tumours and hereditary disorders. Every year there are approximately 200 new cases of SSD per million inhabitants in the world.


How does Single Sided Deafness affect people?
Single Sided Deafness (SSD) affects sufferers in different ways and can be very debilitating. The inability to determine the direction of a sound can make even the simplest day to day tasks like crossing the road, cycling and jogging both difficult and dangerous. But by far the biggest obstacle for SSD sufferers is socialising in large groups or noisy environments. In these circumstances, many sufferers feel excluded because they miss out on conversations, while others worry that they will appear ignorant or rude if they do not hear a question.


Are there treatments for Single Sided Deafness?
There is no cure for permanent Single Sided Deafness (SSD). However, there are treatments available which can restore the sensation of hearing to the deaf side. The treatment is possible irrespective of the length of time a patient has suffered from SSD. There are two main treatment options available for SSD – the BAHA (a bone anchored hearing device) and the CROS aid (Contralateral Routing Of Signal).
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I suffer from single-sided deafness and am slightly HoH in the other ear. Makes for an interesting life.
 
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