The Sounds of Silence

Have I mentioned that I am deaf?


It started a week or so ago... a cold and then an ear infection. I have been on medicine, but here I am a week later and really, I can't hear a thing. Well, I can hear my heart beating... which is a distracting phenomena. I also have no idea how loudly or softly I am speaking and that causes me to keep quiet -- which is a stretch for me...I kinda like to talk!

I have a new appreciation for my husband, my father and various others in my world that suffer from true loss of hearing. It is quite maddening.

There are of course upsides to everything, for instance, I can NOT hear my child screaming or throwing a temper tantrum....all I have to do is close my eyes and it goes away. Same thing for the husband-it has actually been pleasant at my house this week!!

I have had some great nights of sleep -- so peaceful! And for the most part I haven't even watched television that much (well, except for the Bachelor and The Office!!) it is hard to hear and most of the time I just put on the closed caption and read the tv!! It is a whole new world. I have noticed that music is easier to hear for some reason, so my cds and the radio have been working overtime. And of course, I have logged lots of computer time on my social network, because, well, I don't have to hear to "talk" to people on there.

I realize that, yes, as much I don't want to ... I will have to go back to the doctor this week, eventually this deafness will (hopefully) go away and I will once again be returned to the world of responsibilities that I can turn a deaf ear to (HAHAHA!) now. But rest assured, I will return that hearing world with a new appreciation for those who have more permanent loss of hearing. Perhaps that is the purpose of my condition - to teach me a little patience with the ones I love.

Here's hoping you have a wonderful - sound filled day!

Living Happily In The Moment!
Beverly