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November 2009 
What would it be like to be deaf?
Posted on Jul 27th, 2009
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jj
jj
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for July 27, 2009:
Can speak from experience ... tumor surgery in 1976 removed my hearing nerve in my right ear - stone deaf. Hearing has declined the last 15 years in my left ear, a profound loss - cause unknown. So, not hearing in a hearing society is the pits on one hand, one becomes withdrawn, those who lack understanding think you are a little "off-center", can't hear music, movies, conversation, etc. On the other hand, even though I can hear sounds but they are unintelligible, there is this wonderful peace of quiet within and without -- blessing, and a "call to go within"? "In the silence the voice of God is heard."
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Hi, Judy, of all the posts I've read you may be the only one who can truly answer the question. All else has been conjecture and God forgive, hearsay. I'm a hearing person that enjoys silence as well as the everyday noises. As I write this I can hear the t.v. in the background ( That I ignore ), a car is passing down the road, I hear thunder in the distance, but what has captured my attention are the little tree frogs “calling” for rain. Thanks for sharing your point of view.