On Saturday, February 20th I did my hearing loss stimulation. I woke up Saturday morning anxious to see what the day ahead of me would be like, as I was going to be living with a hearing loss for the day. I put the earplugs I had purchased a week earlier and walked downstairs into my kitchen. My first conversation with a hearing loss was with my father, who had no idea I was doing a project, he asked me “Danielle, why do you have earplugs in?” He was muffled, but I could still hear him fairly well. After discussing my plans for the day with my parents, I decided to make a quick trip to Target to pick up a few things and to experience how a person with a hearing loss may feel when going into a busy store. If I am being honest, I was a little nervous of what kinds of interactions and reactions I would get from people, but I was excited to attempt to understand how people with hearing loss, who I will be working with the future, feel on a daily basis.
My first interaction at Target was with my …show more content…
It was a great to be familiar and get a sense of how it is living with a hearing loss every day. Throughout my day, I struggled with hearing people and being involved in conversations. Leading to frustration and sadness at times when I had to ask “what?” or “excuse me?” which was often. Although, there were times during my experience when my day seemed like another typical day, the difficult times of my day definitely outweighed the good experiences. Overall, the hearing loss stimulation helped me understand what people with a hearing loss goes through every day, the stress of having to be in social situations and the frustration that may come from being there. My grandmother has a hearing loss and I now understand why I have to repeat myself at family outings and why sometimes she is disengaged at loud restaurants. It was a wonderful experience to have as I begin a career in
My first interaction at Target was with my …show more content…
It was a great to be familiar and get a sense of how it is living with a hearing loss every day. Throughout my day, I struggled with hearing people and being involved in conversations. Leading to frustration and sadness at times when I had to ask “what?” or “excuse me?” which was often. Although, there were times during my experience when my day seemed like another typical day, the difficult times of my day definitely outweighed the good experiences. Overall, the hearing loss stimulation helped me understand what people with a hearing loss goes through every day, the stress of having to be in social situations and the frustration that may come from being there. My grandmother has a hearing loss and I now understand why I have to repeat myself at family outings and why sometimes she is disengaged at loud restaurants. It was a wonderful experience to have as I begin a career in