Friday's Open Thread

[hollzilla]

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[kaowolfie]

I don't get why deafness freaks out hearing people. I mean, I am hearing, but it's really not that hard to look at folks head-on so they can read your lips if necessary or to not mumble if they've got some hearing but need you to speak clearly, or whatever it is they need. Nor is it that hard to just *ask* what someone needs! Then again, I grew up with an older brother who's half-deaf (no hearing in his left ear) and a deaf family friend, so I guess got trained early in how to not be dumb to deaf/hard-of-hearing people. ;) Though I may sometimes have mumbled just to piss my brother off when he was being a jerk. /cough

My doc is the one who is awesome. He's gone out of his way to learn about the specifics of my condition and the current best available treatments, and is really responsive if I say a med is giving me a side effect... like how Cymbalta ate my sex drive like a chocolate cake topped with flan topped with cajeta. (I saw said cake on a TV show earlier today and OMFG MUST MAKE.) It was slightly awkward saying I wanted a libido, since he's my uncle, but he was apparently delighted to not have to charm out libido status for once in his life.

Also, thanks. ^^; It's bad but you learn to handle it. ((hugs back))

[hollzilla]

One thing that really gets on my nerves is when they tell (sometimes demand) me that I should get a cochlear implant. That's a sticky issue with deaf people (culturally or non-culturally deaf); and I usually nod and ignore them. But sometimes they press the issue and I tell them that I CAN'T get a cochlear implant - I'm deaf 'cause my vestibulocochlear nerve is completely dead, or just doesn't exist (it's the nerve that connects the ear to the brain).

Then they ask if it's the issue with all deaf people....... *sigh* No. No it isn't.

Man, I'm jealous of you for having an awesome doctor. That's really wonderful.

Wait, chocolate cake topped with flan topped with cajeta? Where? :D