Sometimes it's too noisy even for deaf people
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381815)
Rockingham, Australia
December 27, 2019 10:21pm CST
The photo is of some of my sister’s goats hoeing into their breakfast.
My husband and I both have hearing aids although I don’t wear mine all the time as I get very itchy ears. When we visited my sister before Christmas, her son and his wife arrived soon after. They both talk very loudly. The next day, another son arrived plus some other family and we ended up with 16 adults and three kids.
When we had lunch, there were about four conversations going on at once and the noise level was incredible. In the end, Vince turned off his hearing aids and came into the kitchen to dry dishes. It has to really be something out of the ordinary for Vince to dry dishes! It was a good indication of how loud it was. Of course, hearing aids amplify everything mostly. They are not really a good substitute for ‘normal’ hearing.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Dec 19
Look on the bright side, at least you and Vince could turn off your hearing aids and drown out the loud conversation! The rest of us would have had to suffer through all that loud noise!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Dec 19
@JudyEv Headphones or ear muffs would have surely helped, although you would have had a lot of explaining to do if you were seen wearing them!
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 19
@moffittjc Some might have been a bit put out if we had done that. 
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Dec 19
Even though you were with family it can get annoying if things get much too loud I love the photo of the goats
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Aug 20
I recently went for a hearing test, they want to sell me their 'computerized' hearing aids that will be made specifically for me and supposedly are not simply amplifiers ...... I dunno if I can afford them, the lowest price would be $2,995. What I could do with that kind of money if I had it. Oh well, I guess I won't be getting them.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Aug 20
They told us that the aids aren't just made to amplify but, of course, they could tell you anything. Vince swears by his and wears them most of the time which is good. My ears get incredibly itchy and I don't wear mine very often.
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@LadyDuck (502198)
• Italy
28 Dec 19
Oh my goodness, this is something I cannot stand. It happened when the five children of my grandmother all met at her house with their children too. My grandmother was bossy, so she often stand up and said "now you all lower the tone of your voice".
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
29 Dec 19
Those goats look so cute and look how impatient they are.
I too prefer to go to a corner when noise levels go too high at gatherings. I need few moments to myself before returning back.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Jan 20
@JudyEv That can be really dangerous if one looses the balance. They should be fenced till the person is ready to feed.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Dec 19
my dad would randomly turn his hearing aid off just to annoy people!
They do tend to pick up a lot more side noise.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 19
@DocAndersen Haha. That's pretty funny but quite true in many families, I would think.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Dec 19
@JudyEv my dad used to say I was background noise!
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
30 Dec 19
Well, at least you got a break from the hearing aids!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
28 Dec 19
quite a dramatic effect. The goats look very excited by the arrival of the food here
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
29 Dec 19
bless y'all's hearts! when one's not used to such, can be most o'erwhelmin' - all those folks talkin'. gigglin' o'er mr. vince findin' refuge'n the kitchen, lol. the hubs here jest came home when he'd tired 'f the 'family thing'. 't least he showed'p, some years he doesn't bother.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
29 Dec 19
@JudyEv yes ma'am 'n sober! most oft he doesn't show 'n 'tis drunker'n a skunk when i get home :(
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Dec 19
I remember those days with a house of family, most have passed away now, but I was always glad to go home to quiet.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 19
I guess it's so quiet at home, all the noise comes as a bit of a shock.
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
28 Dec 19
Why were they so loud and cannot anyone told them to be less loud
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
29 Dec 19
It often happens when everyone talks and no one listens but one cannot help avoiding the noise though
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Dec 19
Glad he was able to get away from the noise.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 19
It was lovely to see them all but better when a few went off for a walk and the noise level lessened.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Dec 19
I think one of the problems with hearing aids is filtering out background noise. I know my Dad always had trouble with that.
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