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Im finding it very odd, as I feel my brain is turning into mush potato lol!
My hearing is declining, and as it does so I find myself struggling sometimes to talk coherently.
Is this due to the lack of sensory perception my ears used to give me? Hence since I don't 'hear' clear speech anymore, is my brain getting lazy with speech?
I can still hear myself speak, but when it comes to listening to other people, I often miss the consonants and then the games start lol!
When Im communicating, I sometimes get my words mixed up and have to really think about what Im going to say, which is abit worrying to say the least!
It feels like words that are pronouced in my head are becoming less clear and more fuzzy..,.abit like what Im picking up from watching tv etc..
Is this common amongst deafened folk?? -
It is common among people who are stressed and depressed. Have you spoken to your medics lately?
We never diagnose by email but some of the thoughts you are having could be a result of you feeling low. Depression proper tends to creep up on people and before you know it you are having a full scale attack. It's best to nip things in the bud if possible as you recover more quickly.This is a reply to this message.
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Hi ya
I often get my words mixed up and find my brain is in a fog just thought it was me maybe there is a connection ?
Its not that bad just happens sometimes I think I have a lazy brain its took me 10 years to hear some music again with my implant lol
I cant hear the consonants either just the vowels I also find my memory going sometimes must be going barmy !lolThis is a reply to this message.
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I didn't think it would be connected to me feeling abit depressed.
Besides my wife has the same problem and she is deaf. Ive seen her struggle to string sentences together..find the right words to describe what she wants to say.
I also know a couple of other deaf people who seem to have this problem.
I think it's more to do with sensory deprivation that affects our ability to communicate fluently??
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See Hear did a programme a season or two ago about the deaf brain, yes, our brains do become a bit different, but that is largely because some parts of the brain are having to work a bit differently (or harder than they used to!)
Andy is right - we can't diagnose you medically over the net but we can make suggestions you can talk over with your doctor to explore those possibilities.
The problem you pick up on with consonants - it may be that with your particular type of hearing loss you may not be picking out stressed syllables or particular pitches of words.
The fact that it is consonants particularly you find difficult - well, they're commonly difficult to distinguish, those which sound similar (such as b, m, p) can be difficult and also difficult to lipread. I don't know about your communication strategies, but it may be that you are lipreading already (a lot of people do lipread without knowing, the old joke about putting on your glasses to hear better on the phone has a certain truth in it) which may indicate that as your hearing gets worse you are struggling with those consonants you used to hear / hear + lipread and now are having to go by lipreading only.
The rest - your speech etc. - may be related to your aural memory. There's usually a fairly direct correlation between aural memory and speech. That's actually one reason why I was told I was a good candidate for a CI because my speech is quite good despite the length of time I've been deaf but I have a reasonable - if vague - aural memory.
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Finally - sorry - I meant to reply about the getting words mixed up. It's not uncommon for people to get their words mixed up. It's fairly common among hearing people too. If you read a transcript of any conversation there's always a point where someone is struggling for the right word, or comes out with almost - but not quite - the right one. I had a hearing colleague who used to do that quite a lot.
It may be that your brain might be getting slightly overwhelmed with all the extra processing you're doing in conversations, trying to make out what the other person is saying, and is so given over to that that there's a bit of a gap in accessing the correct mental file for the word you want. I find this myself sometimes. I also find sometimes when I've been reading or doing computer work, for example, and concentrating hard, I need to make adjustments when someone comes up and starts talking to me - switch my brain into lipreading mode, like old fashioned railway signals!
If you feel that what is happening is a matter for concern, do go and see your doctor.This is a reply to this message.
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