According to Harvey, those that lose their hearing later in life usually describe it is a traumatic experience. In other words, losing their hearing was a major detriment to their lives and could only be described as traumatic. After reading the book, I believe this is because they have lived their entire lives as a hearing person so it is like they lost a part of who they are. For example, on page 5 a deafened man explained that “…my hearing
According to Harvey, those that lose their hearing later in life usually describe it is a traumatic experience. In other words, losing their hearing was a major detriment to their lives and could only be described as traumatic. After reading the book, I believe this is because they have lived their entire lives as a hearing person so it is like they lost a part of who they are. For example, on page 5 a deafened man explained that “…my hearing