How To Communicate in Noisy Place

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This issue has been baffling me for years. I don't know how hearies communicate with each other in a noisy place with ease (I don't mean like rock concert noisy... just general noisy place like party, restaurant, stadium, etc).

Most of time, people have hard time understanding what I'm trying to say in a noisy environment. I raise my voice louder and sometimes it helps... sometimes not... sometimes it got awkward when it got to the point where I was "speaking louder" than the noise level.

I've only been trained to communicate in a nice quiet room. so how do you people do it? any tips???
 
Wish i knew. My wife and i go out to eat around 3:30 so we can talk while we eat.
 
Dunno...my voice goes from high to low and at times a whisper...:giggle:...anybody knows I'm around when I get upset or angry tho'...I'm LOUD....and believe I did read one time about a gadget you could wear that would control ur voice tones....Never seen one tho', or anybody wearing one....maybe some AD members will know more....
 
If it's with hearing people. I talk normally into their ear. I might increase my voice a little bit if they can't hear me, but not too loud that it sounds like you are louder than the entire Bar/Club/Concert.

Hearing people talk to me, I just make sure they are looking at me. I can read their lips enough to know what they are saying regardless of how loud it is.

But then again, I am used to being around loud noises. I just got used to it.

If I really really want to get people's attention in a loud place. My voice carries. I know the tone I can speak at that would make everyone look at me. I once had to do it once when I was a security guard in an Irish Center that was having a concert. The guys on the stage that were playing, heard me loud and clear. haha After I spoke, they helped me out to get everyone's attention. We had to make a path, because one of the concert goers passed out and needed medical attention.
 
JoeyDeafNinja said:
What is wrong with signing?
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I am the only deaf person out of everyone I know. That's what's wrong. Plus I don't know sign that well. I know the basic, but the hearing people I know, don't know ASL at all.

We never had a need for it. They know how to talk to me. All it took was me teaching them to speak to my face. It's a common thing I do with everyone I meet. 'Hi, my name is David. I am HoH, please speak to my face."
 
Jiro said:
This issue has been baffling me for years. I don't know how hearies communicate with each other in a noisy place with ease (I don't mean like rock concert noisy... just general noisy place like party, restaurant, stadium, etc).

Most of time, people have hard time understanding what I'm trying to say in a noisy environment. I raise my voice louder and sometimes it helps... sometimes not... sometimes it got awkward when it got to the point where I was "speaking louder" than the noise level.

I've only been trained to communicate in a nice quiet room. so how do you people do it? any tips???
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I remember my sister told me that she have to filter noise backgrounds out first, so she can focus on what someone said. Filter out and in something like that.

I don't know if you can try it? With HAs? Sorry if that's not much useful tip... :(
 
KarissaMann05 said:
I remember my sister told me that she have to filter noise backgrounds out first, so she can focus on what someone said. Filter out and in something like that.

I don't know if you can try it? With HAs? Sorry if that's not much useful tip... :(
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I wonder about this myself.

But I heard new things on this forum about 'comfort in noise' and things like that. This is new to me. Would it work in such a situation like this? After reading what a few are saying about this 'comfort in noise', some seems to have a 20 second delay before they can hear anything again and miss out on 20 second convo. A lot can be said in that time period.

Right now I have 3 settings on my HAs. Off, T-coil (I use this when using phones) and microphone. this basically let's me hear everything around me. So any noises in loud places, they all come into my ears, no way to filter it out. At least for me.
 
I have to admit I'm a little confused about the question. You're talking about how do the hearing people do it, but then ask how "we" do it. Are you asking hearing people on the forum or us hoh/deaf folks?
 
ambrosia said:
I have to admit I'm a little confused about the question. You're talking about how do the hearing people do it, but then ask how "we" do it. Are you asking hearing people on the forum or us hoh/deaf folks?
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hearing people. late deaf is fine too
 
Jiro said:
hearing people. late deaf is fine too
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That's what I thought. That's kind of hard to explain really. It is hard for hearies to hear in noisy situations, usually talking into each other ears or just really focusing on someone works. When I say really focus, that's pretty much ignoring the background noise and paying more attention to what someone is saying. With hearing aids, you just can't do that. I'm kind of at a loss as to explain why.....other than all that background noise is louder than it should be, and it doesn't help that your hearing aids sound in noise programs kick in and dampen sound, including voices.

I've found though that if it's extremely noisey, like live band noisey I'm actually at an advantage with my ability to lip read.
 
ambrosia said:
That's what I thought. That's kind of hard to explain really. It is hard for hearies to hear in noisy situations, usually talking into each other ears or just really focusing on someone works. When I say really focus, that's pretty much ignoring the background noise and paying more attention to what someone is saying. With hearing aids, you just can't do that. I'm kind of at a loss as to explain why.....other than all that background noise is louder than it should be, and it doesn't help that your hearing aids sound in noise programs kick in and dampen sound, including voices.

I've found though that if it's extremely noisey, like live band noisey I'm actually at an advantage with my ability to lip read.
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I'm more concerned with how to talk in a noisy environment rather than how to listen since I lip-read.

Talking loud doesn't help much.
 
Like I have said, talk as normally as you can and talk directly into their ear. If they still can't hear you. Speak a little louder.
 
RisinDragon said:
Like I have said, talk as normally as you can and talk directly into their ear. If they still can't hear you. Speak a little louder.
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that's what I did. doesn't work very well.
 
Do to them what they do to us. Say 'Whatever, I'll tell you later'. *grins* I'm kidding.
 
In theater people are taught to project their voice instead of just speaking louder. Maybe they have techniques that could help.
 
jonnyghost said:
In theater people are taught to project their voice instead of just speaking louder. Maybe they have techniques that could help.
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that's what I'm wondering. do they change their pitch/tone/etc?
 
I just googled voice projection and there seem to be lots of exercises. I dont know what ones would work for you but they claim to make you not just louder but clearer and better to understand.
 
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