because your questions are absurd.
Doesnt matter if you have lived longer than me... I've been Deaf longer than you.
Like I said, I don't feel silence. My life is full of family, friends, and families of friends that can sign.
I have totally no idea of what "hearing" is like. Is it a constant noisy environment? Do you hear the traffic everyday, do you hear the house noises, etc? I feel that all the times, and I thank god I don't hear it.
One word to define it? Deafness.
And yes, I would label it a non pathological and an non audiological condition. It's a lifestyle.
