Comments on: I’m Sorry, I Don’t Understand You

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:32:58 +0000

God bless. You’re in my prayers.

That must have been some concert!

By: Patrick Mead

Patrick Mead — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:39:36 +0000

I will have the same problem soon enough. I did a ton of shooting with no ear protection back in the 70s and 80s. Back then we didn’t know the damage it could cause. Now we do. Too late. Our prayers are with you, Dee and Tom.

By: cwinwc

cwinwc — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:44:38 +0000

Hang in there girl – we can still hear you.

By: Greg England

Greg England — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:35:46 +0000

I’ve had some hearing loss for years due to playing music too loud through amps during high school but nothing to the extent that you describe here. I never noticed this when we would talk on the phone.

I hate those telephone shoulder things … never got one to work comfortably on either shoulder. But I don’t stay on the phone very long with anyone when I place a call and try to keep them brief when I answer the phone, which is rare If Janice doesn’t want to answer it and I don’t recognize the number, I ignore it. Seems to work well for me!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:45:05 +0000

Poor Dee… I can totally relate. I’ve had a sensorineural hearing loss for most of my life. Lots of missed punchlines, misunderstood spelling words (I spelled the word right, it just wasn’t the right word!)… a hearing aid has helped a bit, but to have it at the right volume for comprehension makes many things (like my children’s voices) way too loud for comfort. So I do a lot of nodding and “uh huh”ing too. Thankfully, my left ear (preferred telephone ear) is my best. I don’t think I could stand having to retrain myself to use the other.