I'm HOH. So I have moments where so clearly I feel like a hearing person. I feel guilty for saying this, but this how I feel most days -like a normal hearing person even though my hearing audiographs clearly do not. Other days, it is definitely apparent that I cannot understand people and feel confused.
People ask how much can I not hear. I don't know how to answer that question because I do not know. How can I explain how much I cannot hear if I've never experienced "normal" hearing.
I wonder more about how I would be different if I was raised in a household involving ASL or in a deaf school. Would I no longer identify myself as a hearing person? But as Shel said, I'm happy.
