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Hearing Aids and Meniere’s

Sue wears a hearing aid in her one working ear. Due the level of hearing loss and inability to process the lower end of the sound register, she can’t actually hear unless the sound source is within a...

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You Say Potato and I Say Chips

...For example; you’re abroad and speak a carefully practiced phrase in the language of that country to a local, only to be treated to an expression of puzzlement. A short pause ensues before you get a...

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Buenos Días Monsieur

After a quick trip through the options on TV the other night, Sue picked a repeat of ‘Qi’, one we hadn’t watched all the way through. After a long day Sue prefers something easy to read and watch. I’d...

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On The Big Screen

Sue recently mentioned she’d like to see the new Men in Black film on the big screen. She loved going to the cinema and we went whenever we could, especially when we were on holiday. I know Sue misses...

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Look and Learn

Obvious, but different people and different age groups handle deaf communication needs differently. There’s a 17 year old lad Sue sees most weeks, she’s lost count of the times she’s (pleasantly) said...

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And the Answer is?

Sorry to repeat myself but it’s worth saying again. The better a deaf person copes with life the less people will realise they are deaf or understand the problems that have to be lived with. It’s no...

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Shaggy Dog's Story

Couple of months back Sue found a very friendly, young, spaniel enjoying its freedom along the lanes near the stables. The address on the collar showed the dog lived with the new owners of a large...

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Being Vigilant

Two minor incidents this week reminded me that I become complacent when I’m with Sue, no matter how easy things may seem. I don’t want you to think I’m trying to be a super-considerate partner (which...

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Unconnected Thoughts

I wasn’t paying much attention to TV the other night which was, as always, on with subs up. The sound was low but the bleeping out of ‘strong adult language’ made me look up to see what was causing...

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Wordless

We aren’t sports fans, but Sue wanted to catch the opening Olympic ceremonies and so switched over to Sky News for the midnight report on Friday to find no subtitles - not out of sync or misspelt,...

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Who Said That?

Sunday 29 July, to be exact (without sounding too much like Captain Kirk), I noticed a statement in The Telegraph magazine’s TV guide that “subtitles are not indicated in these listings, as almost all...

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Signing Classes – Again

When email first became widely used I was told not to rattle off any message in anger or haste, for obvious reasons. I’ve considering the following for a few days and I’m still really angered, so here...

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Just a quick bit of thought sharing

Moaning about things may be the national hobby but I, probably from the experience of reading my teacher’s remarks on many reports, prefer constructive criticism and acknowledge of good work and...

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I don't dislike Mondays

Unlike the Boomtown Rats I’m not bothered by Mondays. The month August, however, can’t stand it. The roots of the dislike go back to the impending doom of returning to school. After leaving education...

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It might not be that bad

The weather, as expected, made life for Sue difficult over the past week. When she hasn’t been experiencing spin attacks she’s been doing her impression of a ventriloquist’s dummy – woodenly sat bolt...

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Not so prepared after all

My question to Hearing Link - ‘what’s the advice for deaf people stuck on the motorway? - was reposted on the Hearing Link facebook page where it received a lot of interest and response. If you haven’t...

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Ch-Ch-Ch Changes (Apologies to David Bowie)

A question I’ve been asked - How has my life changed since Sue’s hearing went down the drain and Meniere’s took hold? Well, for a start that’s too selfish a question for me to even consider. It’s not...

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The Never Ending Story

Well, if TV can bring back Dallas I feel I can return to the saga of learning British Sign Language (BSL). For the back story scan down the blogs. What follows in no way intended as criticism of any...

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Patience Care

On my way home I looked up, as I always do, at my friend’s mother’s maisonette. She no longer stands at the window admiring the view over the water - well, she’s in her late nineties so that’s...

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Chatterboxes

Spontaneous, multi-source, conversations are intimidating for Sue and a concern for me. If you’ve got good hearing in both ears and can’t understand why that should be so, please, switch TV on with...

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