Fao Sqad

[jennyjoan]

Hi Sqad - some time you posted a post to an ABer about nerve deafness. Could you pull up that post again. I'd like to read it - thanks

[Sqad]

I have posted many posts on nerve deafness in the ear....but will try to oblige.

[jennyjoan]

thanks Sqad - it is nerve deafness I suffer with but people/friends cannot believe I can hear like low sounds yet can't understand them unless I am facing them with the lip reading.

[Sqad]

Jenny....I have looked, but cannot find the one to which you are referring.
However....you need more than sound levels to understand what people are saying you need speech appreciation ( speech discrimination).....in simple terms, if you cannot understand what people are saying there is not much point in speech volume.Sound(noise)is mainly appreciated in the low tones, but speech discrimination (understanding) is usually provided by vowels, which are in the high tones.

NOW....many nerve deafness's are in the high tones much more than the lower tones which means that sound is fine, but discrimination (speech) is poor.

Simply put........you can hear them talking, but you cannot understand what they are saying.

Is that simple explanation helpful?

[jennyjoan]

very well - thanks Sqad - I mean that's what I mean friends just simply cannot comprehend my deafness. I can't hear people in the car talking and friends are saying "sure I'm talking loud".

Only 2 very old friends understand. I am going to print out your post - thanks again.