Oh for God's sake!
I know how to speak. I know how to lip read. I can speak and lip read in English and in French. I also know ASL. I can read and write in English and in French. Communication has never been an issue for me and it never will be. I spoke to Dr. Chen and I read his lips.
I initially went to see him because my hearing dropped 30 dB in seconds, for no known reason. I went for the emergency consult with him to make sure there was no serious medical reasoning behind this, like a massive infection or tumor or something else.
I have also seen ENT's for my massive tonsils and the infections associated with that, for bad inner ear infections, for ear drum problems...people don't only see ENT's for CI's or for hearing.
