Does anyone else find that they hear better when they're wearing their glasses?
When I'm talking to someone I always say, 'wait a minute' and make sure my glasses are on my nose and not the top of my head. My understanding of the conversation definitely depends on whether I can see faces and lips moving, whether it's greek or English.
And I'm one of those people who wear glasses to see anything more than a foot away but take my glasses off to read a book or a telephone....which is why I often have them on the top of my head.
Born in NZ, 45 years in Greece.
Being someone who is hard of hearing... I _have_ to face someone, to understand them.
ReplyDeletePartly, because the voice (or any sound) has to travel in a straight direction, for _me_ to understand it.
Second, because I read lips, to some degree.
So, I see your point.
'Course, I always have my glasses on, having bi-focals. -smile-
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I think I must Luo read too,without realising it
DeleteAs I have a severe hearing impairment I too have to face someone and watch their face when they speak to me. It helps to lip read to a certain extent and also to pick up cues from their facial expressions. I still mis-hear sometimes though, which can lead to some embarassing conversations at times!
ReplyDeleteI know that embarrassment, pretending to understand something in greek and getting it totally wrong.
DeleteCan be funny, or cringe worthy
You might like to try multi focal glasses. I put them off for years, but now I am so glad I have got them. I just keep them on all the time
ReplyDeleteNever heard of multi focal. Have to do some googling!
DeleteI have multi Focal glasses and I can’t see near or far.
ReplyDeleteWhich makes swimming a tad hard. People will ask is that so and so and I’m like I have no idea. Everyone is a blur lol
Mmm multi focal mentioned again.
DeleteHave to see what these are. Present glasses will have to last a while , k's frames just broke. He's glued them up but his are next in the list
My sight is the opposite to yours, I can see perfectly well at distance, but not close-up. This means I can easily buy cheap 'off the peg' glasses to cope.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wish my eyes were like that. Even here you can buy reading glasses for a few euros and find them everywhere ,from the Chinese shop to the chemist
Deleteha h I am the person that turns the music off in the car to see better when driving. I have no idea why.
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