Deafness
It is noise,
not silence;
the tuning fork
building slowly
to a crescendo
then dying away
gently as the fading echo
of a departed lover,
is a welcome,
occasional visitor.
It is the car engine
at the end of the street,
constantly
ticking over
in my head,
muffling sounds
so subtly,
I only hear it
properly
in the long hours,
when nothing else stirs,
then I hear it,
loud in the absence of crowd,
in the darkness.
You don't hear it,
do you?
Are you deaf?
Without being “catty” (pardon, Dauph) have to add not hearing well is a bit of a blessing sometimes. Often. Regularly. Certain people. Do good stuff, Hobbs. You and Mrs. H stay healthy, stay safe, and I hope 2022 is wildly nice to you.
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Tinnitus? Right now I have a whistle in my ears. Or is it all the electronics humming? So hard to know.
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A form of tinnitus, yes! That whistle will be Mr Worms wanting something!
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I’m sure Mrs H would be as amused as I am!! 🙂
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Hearing aid?
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Two! Not in bed though. That’s when I hear the noise. it drives me nuts!
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Tinnitus? I’ve six discrete blurred whines coming and going. Have ever since I remember. Without them I wonder if I’d hear real sounds any better.
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Yes. You almost certainly would. It is a common misconception that deaf people live in a silent world. Not so.
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Without being “catty” (pardon, Dauph) have to add not hearing well is a bit of a blessing sometimes. Often. Regularly. Certain people. Do good stuff, Hobbs. You and Mrs. H stay healthy, stay safe, and I hope 2022 is wildly nice to you.
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And the same for you and your good lady. I have to agree about the hearing, Mrs H calls it selective deafness!.
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