Facts

Let's clear the air a little bit.

Here are some facts to my particulars with hearing loss.

- I can't hear high tones, frequencies, whatever you may call them. All the sounds of the world are arranged on a chart. At the very top are the birds who sing with joy, and at the bottom is the rumble of the man, airplanes, trains, the works. Without my hearing aid, I hear only the planes, but with my hearing aids, I hear everything.

That is, hear. I can't fully understand everything. And for those of you that know, each letter has it's own place on the chart, the flow of the alphabet looks much like a sin wave. I can hear the lower ones and pick those up immediately, it's the higher ones that give me problems.

- It is because of this that it's generally easier for me to understand guys faster than girls. And by faster, I'm referring to the specific person, as you will soon see

- I understand each person differently, my mom and dad I can nearly understand without looking up, there are very few miscommunication there. That is because I've heard their voice for awhile, I know what words sound like what, and when they throw a word out they don't normally use, I won't comprehend it right away. So the more I talk to you, the easier it is for me to understand you

- I'm subject change's bitch. Every time you change the subject, I'm thinking of what you could be saying in relation to the subject we were on. When you change it, I'm still on that first track and embarrassing hilarities ensue when I realize you completely changed the topic.

- I don't hear everything you say, but when I do understand it, it's because I put pieces together, I hear what you say and fill in the blanks. On the same note, watch out for my social bluffs, 18 years of practice have left me stuck to old ways, but sly as a rabid fox.