Having a hard time in group activities or conversations because you cannot always understand what people are saying.
(Feeling) left out in those “secret/mumbled” sentences that someone mouths or whispers. Meanwhile you’re too nervous or annoyed to ask them to repeat what they mumbled.
Needing to walk/sit/stand on the side of your good/best hearing side so you can understand what they’re saying with more ease.
Having a hard time understanding what people are saying if you can’t watch their lips as they’re talking.
Out of embarrassment you pretend to understand someone as they talk even though they have repeated what they have said multiple times.
The “smile and nod” gesture has become a daily habit and reflex in your life.
Locating most sounds are difficult unless you can visually see the source of noise.
Jumbling words together or stuttering over words, or having to re-say a word.
Knowing ASL and English language is complicated at times due to the complex barrier of ASL, and the natural language.
Only being told but not hearing yourself that the refrigerator makes noise, light switches click when turned on, and off, birds are loud, cups clank on a table when sat down, tires on a vehicle makes noise while driving.
Being called deaf when you’re actually hard of hearing. You can hear certain sounds and voices if heard from the right side and distance. It can sometimes be humiliating.
Deaf is complete loss of hearing.
Mute cannot speak but can can hear.
Hard of hearing is only a certain percentage of hearing loss.
Contrary to pollinate belief, hard of hearing people can be sensitive to sounds and may cause stress and anxiety.
You have constant ringing and humming noise in your ears and sound blockage frequently in between the ringing and humming.
For hard of hearing people, hearing aids can be annoying. Sometimes they can get in the way by making noises too loud, especially when being sensitive to noise. But when you don’t where the hearing aids, sounds are too low and not clear enough.
It’s difficult for hard of hearing people to understand people of different  nationalities and accents. It’s difficult enough to understand their natural language.
Closed caption is a best friend.
Watching a ghost hunting show is pointless unless the ghost jumps out and yells “hear I am, can you hear me now?”
Being home alone can be refreshing, anxious feeling. No one is there to interact with, and pretend to understand. But then the silence is worrisome because you cannot hear noises outside like others can in case of an emergency.
The people that get your attention without gestures instead of saying your name repeatedly before speaking are those you keep forever.
Reading facial expressions and body language become a lot easier when you cannot hear 100%. It’s great how the mind and body adapt.
You wonder how people can drive with loud music playing and talk to the other occupants in the car at the same time.
Driving with a window down, even in rain to hopefully hear the car honks or sirens while driving.
The awkward moment when someone is unaware of your hearing loss and they comment on the fact you’re watching their mouth.
Feeling emotionally drained after a social gathering due to the noisy environment and constant strain of comprehension.
Water activities and hearing loss do not mix well.
Being an introvert because it’s easier as a hard of hearing person.
As a kid, playing telephone was a game you always sat out during.
Text messaging is the greatest invention created.
Not being able to hear in the shower so you’re always waiting for someone to come in and murder you.
Speaking too low or soft for others to hear because you cannot hear how low your tone is, because in your head, you’re too loud.
Being able to sleep better as a hard of hearing person because sound doesn’t affect you as much as those that can hear.
Most people don’t like wind because of their hair or clothes. Hard of hearing people don’t like wind because it sounds like a vacuum inside their ears.
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