Laughter at the End of the Tunnel Tony takes inspiration from Dame Evelyn Glennie TV gets away with it all the time, so why shouldn’t I? I’m going to repeat a subject – Dame Evelyn Glennie. But this time I want to focus on the hope she brings to us, the hearing partners. Last week Dame E was on the radio, not […]
Intruders Upstairs? How do people with hearing loss hear possible intruders? Sunday night, 9.40pm, Sue and I got in after a long and busy day, our plans were – bath, eat, stare at TV for a while and then sleep. While Sue had a bath I wandered round the house drawing curtains etc – which meant I […]
Agony, agony and No Help from Sue The value of mobile phones when the hearing partner can’t move Finally, I’ve got something negative I can say about how Sue’s deafness has affected my life. My lower back has given me problems for decades, occasionally, randomly and without any obvious cause, it goes into spasm and locks up. Sue’s always been helpful and, […]
We Are Not Alone Tips and ideas from others living with hearing loss After six months of meaning to upgrade my mobile phone I finally called Vodafone yesterday, and I’m glad I did, not just because I’m getting the mobile I want but because I had a long chat about deaf issues with the advisor – great chap. I’m […]
No, my hearing loss isn’t ‘cured’! I’m finding I’m having to remind people often of what I can and can’t hear because many people assume my hearing is now perfect or as some say ‘cured’! I’m hating being told I’m cured! Deafness can be difficult but its not a disease or something! I point out to people that conversation is much […]
Did You See? Subtitling on TV and chit chat People tend to meet and greet with “how are you’s”. If there’s time for a chat the next question very often takes the form of “did you see ‘’Get out of being an X factoring celebrity chef house decorating eastender on ice from coronation farm?” “No! Well what happened […]
What’s The Word I Want? As I’ve said, I met with Dick Hill to talk about being the hearing half of a partnership. It wasn’t a moanfest in any shape, Dick’s gathering of experiences will enable him to further assist new partners who find themselves, often unexpectedly, taking up that role. And he could do with another couple of volunteers, […]
