Ask a deaf guy anything

[Jumpy]

Thanks for answering, White Mongoose.

 

[BRF]

That doesnt make sense. They still read books dont they? And read subtitled media, and learn grammar in school, etc. Just because they're not speaking out loud doesnt mean their writing should be that atrocious. In fact, their English should be better than a hearing person's because its less influenced by spoken speech and all its errors.

Unless of course, they do all their reading on Facebook and twitter. That'd turn anyone retarded.

They still have to learn to read. Think about how much of learning to read involved hearing for you. The teacher would give you instructions and corrections that you could hear and apply. People are able to talk before they read. Now imagine having no means of communication with somebody who is teaching you to read. Sure they may be able to sign, but to what extent. They still need to know how to sign for the instructor to teach them to read, and the signing is basically like learning to read on it's own.

 

[jda86**]

Is sign language all the same or is spanish sign language different then american.

Also can deaf people be schizophrenic, I imagine they cant hear voices in there head because they cant hear, but I could be wrong.

 

[jda86**]

Also I have deaf neighbors and I work with a deaf guy who Ive seen flinch when I slam a pallet on the floor buy him, Is that because of the vibration?

 

[Dungrove Elder**]

can you hear in your dreams?

 

[Ippowned]

how do you visualize words in your mind? when i read text i pronounce it in my mind, and i think everyone has a voice they think with, as illustrated by thought bubbles in cartoons. how would your thought bubble look like? i assume you are able to vaguely reproduce these sounds, so you have some understanding of the association between speech and written words. i always have a hard time imagining this.

 

[IIIIIIII]

what kind of music do you like?

:wink:

sorry if it was a bad joke.

 

[Ippowned]

you mentioned you fight. how do you communicate with the ref when the fight has to be stopped (end of rounds, opponent taps)?

 

[$uperman]

Why do deaf people don't like books?

 

[Chernabog]

Why haven't my questions been answered yet?

 

[Sasquatch Smith]

It must be nice to be able to watch fights without listening to Joe Rogan screaming and Mike Goldberg babbling.

JK, very interesting thread, thanks for sharing!

 

[Zookeeper Gabe]

This is probably the coolest thread on sherdog in a long time. I read every post. I had this huge crush on a gorgeous deaf woman that used to go to the same coffee shop when I was like 17-18. But I never got the courage up to try and talk with her, I really wanted to but didn't want to seem ignorant.

 

[Chernabog]

Next time just use a pen and paper Gabe.

 

[AncientEnemy]

Can you see through women's shirts better

 

[therealdope]

Day-to-day, what is the most frustrating thing about being deaf? Is there some routine task that most of us take for granted that ends up being a real pain in the ass for you (other than using the phone, of course)?

Tell us something that the average person would be most surprised to know about being deaf.

 

[Chernabog]

Day-to-day, what is the most frustrating thing about being deaf? Is there some routine task that most of us take for granted that ends up being a real pain in the ass for you (other than using the phone, of course)?

Funny story. My cousin is deaf. She vacuumed the whole house and when my aunt came home told her she forgot to turn it on. Both had a laugh afterwards.

 

[therealdope]

Funny story. My cousin is deaf. She vacuumed the whole house and when my aunt came home told her she forgot to turn it on. Both had a laugh afterwards.

 

[chunglii]

This is probably the coolest thread on sherdog in a long time. I read every post. I had this huge crush on a gorgeous deaf woman that used to go to the same coffee shop when I was like 17-18. But I never got the courage up to try and talk with her, I really wanted to but didn't want to seem ignorant.

This got me thinking: what is the proper, most polite, or correct way to communicate with a deaf person? Obviously if they're my friend I would take up sign language, but what if its somebody I'm meeting for the first time? Would they be able to lip read well enough? Would it be rude to communicate with pen and paper?

 

[gotBooched]

Is shooting, and guns a favorite activity amongst the hearing impaired? I ask because you dont have to wear those earmuffs.

If not, what is the most popular sport for the hearing impaired?

This is a joke, right?

 

[gotBooched]

Was I born deaf? How did I become deaf? No I wasn't born deaf, I become deaf at two years old after getting spinal meningitis.

Wow...my younger brother had spinal meningitis when he was two also...scary shit. The doctors told my mom that he would probably be deaf. His eye ended up swelling up so bad it looked like it was hanging off his head.