Sunday, December 13, 2009
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While there I started the blog this year, and I started to say that I am hard of hearing in recent months ... This year has been absolute openness. Veronica Sukaczer, deep hard of hearing. I say, I say, I say. I use it on my behalf, I work, I take, I suffer too. But here it is, I am.
And yet, as to not clash with my personality, sometimes I feel that this hard of hearing Sukaczer Veronica is an actress who plays a role. Veronica Sukaczer This is not in any way that might be hard of hearing.
might suspect, then this year, rather than fully accept myself, my neurosis has increased, with suspicion of split personality.
This year one of my best friends are introduced and it was wonderful.
three days ago one of my best friends was introduced and I hope it goes wonderfully well.
Incidentally, are the only two I have deaf friends, so I guess now going to be the only deaf here.
ended in December
Diploma Logogenia (continued in April) and was fantastic, fascinating, deeply intellectual (as I like), full of challenges and exciting.
next year and taught a graduate of Logogenia in Mendoza and San Rafael capital! Once a month throughout the year. What flower experience!
Logogenia Within the Diploma, I managed to work (for a while, a few minutes) with a deaf boy with ADD and a deaf girl who was raised in a home for feeble-minded, and yet I found the strategies to approach them, they logogenia, and filled me with excitement and pride.
The digital hearing aid and I are one. Though sometimes it hurts the outer ear.
As ever, this year I have taken and used for me my hearing loss: first step to all sides, I encourage you to get me anywhere, I ask for help, etc, etc.
I have spoken about hearing loss and logogenia and I love it. It's one of my favorite activities, and I love to visit schools talking about it. Any contact there? The Forum
Reading Chaco, was the first writer in 14 years that has been developing this activity, to visit a special school.
For next year, are projects and activities in the HFA.
This year, I already said, I started having vision problems typical of the age (lapquelop). A little bit of farsightedness and astigmatism. Nothing serious. The crisis came on the side that I almost had a bionic eye that I marveled in contrast, precisely, with the ear. All that I could not hear, see. Showed me that life is not as well. No matter if you lose a sense. Not be exempted from paying no other.
What ever told, and do not know why, is that I was diagnosed with early cataract in the right eye. And yes I knocked. Mostly because the collective imagination says that the falls are reserved for older people. Well, now I have two beautiful pairs glasses (for near and far), and I see my future surgery. The wave has passed, I soaked and I kept swimming.
I am infinitely happy and proud to share this blog with you. They are great readers. I have written, supported and accompanied. And although there is nothing original, I could not write this I write if you do not have the other side.
to prontito or until the next year or until we read our work.
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Despite the humor, the blog, that I've become a public hard of hearing and go there talking about this, I still find it difficult to be me.
To this day I think the most complicated with what I have to face every day is to explain the fact that yes, I hear a lot (with the headset, no headset, nothing), I can hold conversations, I talk on the phone, I listen to music with headphones, but that much all that I hear, I do not understand.
understand that the other is almost impossible to understand, although entry says it understands. (Once a psychologist told me a hundred times you can tell that you are hard of hearing people, and I will say that everything is OK, no problem, but I really did not know what I mean.) I mean ... if I hear if the sounds come to my ear, how come I can not tell what I hear?
When I was in Chaco, in the Forum for Reading, a couple of months, I heard so loud the voices of those who exhibited in the roundtables, which to me I had trouble accepting that he could not understand a single word what they said.
I pulled the headset (maybe the fault was the volume). I put it back. I focused on the mouths of the speakers (but they were far and the place was quite dark). She closed her eyes and tried to separate the sounds, make sense, and nothing. Kept hearing those voices, I could even tell if they were male or female, but I got no words.
How to explain?
How to explain that I speak perfectly well? What I have no "oral symptom" of deafness? It's the first thing people tell me to know, "but you speak well."
guess the other expects from me any sign that says "deafness." How
explain that, although hardly hear loud noises bother me more than the normal hearing? What about the loud music may provoke an attack of hysteria?
How to explain that during the whole day and night Blessed my ears ring for themselves, and that makes me crazy? And maybe, just maybe, be allowed to be a bit more "nervous" than the rest?
How, again and again and again that if we are three or four at the table I can participate to win, but if we suddenly canceled so loud? What math is used for that?
How to explain that there comes a time when I would not, no I can, listen to anything else, I do not see your lips, do not want to pay more attention?
How to explain that I do what I can, I dedicate myself to what I know, and that does not make me an example of anything? Why I am expected to "sell" an ideal of self-improvement and triumph over adversity?
I defend myself. Let me explain. I justify. I studied a lot to teach the other. Define what is bone conduction hearing in order to understand why I hear my voice well and keep it. I speak of the resonance produced by the skull. Explain in detail the characteristics of hair cells and the "false contact" that occur when they get sick and that translates in tinnitus endless. And why does it have the normal protection against loud noises. Explain the difference between middle ear hearing loss and inner ear, and hear and understand. I speak of the auditory nerve, the cochlea and the sea by car.
And yet ...
How is it that so hard every day so much?
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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The blog of artist and member of The Tavern. On Monday, he published his comic.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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IRREDUCIBLE VILLAGE: INITIATIVE: SCIENCE IN SPAIN NO NEED SCISSORS "
The government raises the possibility of reducing the science budget by 37%. Inicitiva has been created to post on October 7 a massive reaction on the Internet.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Well because now I can go about the project that has kept me busy for a long year: The Scottish Tavern . A project return, multidisciplinary group and launched on 21 September.
As prior to the launch site, on September 18 we will a concert in The fiddle (C / Huertas 57) with some of the songs. The band that we created for the project and that puts music to the stories Los Cuentos de La Taberna del Scottish "called Blue Identity and consists of: Tom Macintosh
voice, Mariana Hernández on drums, the guitar Vali, Varian Villanueva on bass and me on guitar.
Each month a new story is published during that month on a weekly, published a song and a comic for the story. More than thirty artists have been involved in this project that there are shirts designed by Deletrearte and coordinated by Reichel .
Bullet for the comic book story "Hidden Smoke Woman "mermadon drawings.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
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never, until now, wanted to talk about the implants, because it is an issue which visceral reactions. Or hate it or love it. It appears that there is no room for middle ground when talking about cochlear implants.
First, get the absolute rejection of much of the deaf community who asks, at least, that children implanted until he could not give consent, and, on the other, the joy of those who lost hearing and large and re-listen with the implant.
I do not know quite what to feel in reference to the implant and I will not analyze here. What I can say is that despite being an excellent candidate for the implant, I'm not going to be implemented.
But it's not me who is going to speak. Pato
heard far less than I was when I met her, and was using two very powerful BTE. One day I tried one of his headphones, the volume that she was wearing, and my head almost flew out of power.
Pato's story very similar to mine: he began to lose hearing at five years for a cochlear otosclerosis continued moving forward as the otosclerosis, and it was decided by the lyrics as a profession. She teaches at several universities, and teacher logogenista logogenistas, tireless "setter" of projects, ideas inexhaustible power plant, it pushes and pushes me to do more and be better.
Well, Pato was introduced. Not proved easy decision. He spent one year stressful full of doubts, questions and tears. But I knew I was not more. The effort made every day in class to listen to their students, he decided.
Last summer, finally had surgery.
It Bank of deafness forced her month, rested, assembled more projects, and soon came to light on the implant and begin rehabilitation.
Pato took it seriously. Worked with a speech therapist, did the exercises you instructed and tried to take it easy. Duck Today
listening, by far, much more than me. You can talk to me without looking at me (me with her not, bah, with anyone). It was the theater and see Argentine cinema and says she heard everything! He realizes that changed the way they teach their students and are now much more involved. And not confused with another word. We went together and it is she who leads me why vendors say. And when I'm wrong answer or ask why or anything else, he laughs and says I'm a "deaf in shit", and of course is the only person in the world who can make me laugh out loud saying something.
All Pato could not tell or not tell me he knew well, was how he was listening from his implant was turned on for the first time so far. I asked to keep a diary, I begged him strongly because of their knowledge of letters, his life experience and intelligence, had to have the process of listening with an implant. But he did not. A bit lazy to write is Pato. He told me that at first the sound was like a robot, but then the ear gets used. Now speaking by telephone, answered the distance, listening to music. Same
not going to be implemented. But Pato gives me hope. Anyway, as I want to be realistic (or fatalistic?) Tell me that someone would have to know that I could not fit, someone who did not fare so well. Play all the bells. I know of no return implant.
Duck is happy, beaming. It shows. And I'm happy for her. Now, she listens for both.
Monday, July 20, 2009
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"Let's see, what are the senses?
-Mmm ... smell, touch, taste, sight y. .. y. .. another, I'm sure, but I do not remember.
-Hearing, Sukaczer.
"Oh, that is I do not give much importance, you know Miss? The ear is like ... Passenger sense, may or may not be, right?
-All the senses are equally important. Or do you think there is way more important?
- Of course I believe!
"Let's see ... What would be the most important sense, then?
- The View, Miss! Thus
. I believed all my life. If a way can be his own but also other powers, then it is most important. And for me, the view is the cornerstone of my humanity, my connection to the world. I communicate with others through of sight.
Even my ear is supported at the hearing. Without hearing what I hear all become senseless. The voice would sound. I hear it, and therefore I always care my view and, moreover, I have always felt very proud of her.
I have (had) a super view.
saw the farthest, smallest, most moving, most focus. I saw the side without moving your head. As with the touch in the blind, visual perception, rather than the "seen it", takes place in the deaf preferentially.
And mind you, something happens to my eyes. Beware
cosmetics can cause allergies. With
computer monitors, by the reflection (I have glasses antireflex).
with eyestrain.
With sunglasses purchased anywhere, that can hurt rather than protect.
With the sun or its reflection in seas, rivers, snow.
With the dust from the environment.
To watch TV nearby.
As the center of my universe, my eyes are sacred. Dedicated to two gods relate to my surroundings.
But as with all gods, one day comes a new low of religion and divinity.
In my case, I came of age.
From one day to another (actually overnight), I felt that "it bothered me look." My eyes were not approach as before. A feeling that I lost sight. I got tired of reading. And the typical slanted my eyes began to attempt to read at close range, or my hand away the text. The much mocked but both my husband for this gesture of "age", which suddenly did not give me much grace that I return the favor.
was losing my only superpower. I was living the transformation of my super view in ordinary light. A view of a woman 40 years with presbyopia. The diagnosis also added a slight astigmatism (right eye before the visual nerve was flexible and offset the problem, now is old and does not), causing that feeling continuous blur.
Now I have two pairs of glasses (very nice either). One for close (0.75 diopter correction for astigmatism), one for distance (0.50, ditto). The truth is we still do not need (like the doctor said that I will see better, but I was awarded best visual quality). And my senses, I can ensure that one has failed and another betrayed me.
that age comes alone, we know. But we would not bring many visitors.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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Yes, I know, I'm obsessed with the subject. (Yes, I'm obsessed with the subject.) The following is a letter I just sent aldiario Clarín. Goes here, which of course is where it belongs:
is known and said the chinstrap is for those who are sick, not the healthy. But in the midst of psychosis and misinformation, chinstrap begins to assert itself as fashion, with disposable gloves and the little bottle of alcohol gel. A trio that promises to serve as a shell for the dreaded flu pass us by the hand.
Okay, everyone is entitled to care as you want. But what strikes me is that nobody has yet spoken of the masks and deafness. The relationship is simple: hard of hearing and deaf people we interact with others, in general, reading lips. I hear a lot, but if I do not see the mouth of another, the voice is pure noise. Even those with the LSA (Argentina sign language) as a natural language, used to reading the lips of those who can not communicate with your hands.
The chinstrap of the other, then isolates us. We leave to the side of society. There is no possible way to listen or understand the direction of a physician embarbijado, the question of a boy, indications of an employee.
is why I offer from my place as a journalist, and also hard of hearing, a series of recommendations or suggestions to continue "working" in the midst of the pandemic:
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, ask the person who has to talk, and using mask, take it off and communicate to a meter away. Wonders of lip reading: we can understand without a sound, and quite a distance.
If you can not get away, take an interpreter. Someone who listens and tell what it is saying another. This method means losing their independence and autonomy, but do not tell me you have had too much independence and autonomy. If the interpreter does not accept to stay without mask, try to bring an interpreter for the interpreter. Alternatively
always return to the current system of writing. Ask the other to write what he has to say. Of course, before and after the fact, pass the alcohol gel pen. And why not also the notebook.
And if all else fails, then stop trying to communicate with others, which generally do not have much to say. Stay home, read and watch movies with subtitles at least until the worst happens. It will not be part of society but surely, neither contagious influenza A.
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Now I'm an adult with hearing loss, hearing children with husband and absolutely immersed in society and culture listeners. But once I was a child of 6 years with newly diagnosed progressive hearing loss with a hearing family who did not know quite what to do with me Beyond providing a "normal life" as they were advised by professionals. Which meant that I was never allowed to "be" hard of hearing.
So this time I put in the place of the son ... and this is what I wanted to say:
While attending a common school, I need to do some activity (recreational, art) with other children with hearing loss. The most important thing is that it creates or feel that I am the only one. I need a place to relax the effort I make to seem "normal", and share experiences and see how they manage others.
Please do not talk to the professionals, teachers, therapists, in front of me, as if I was not.
And although not old enough to decide, let me be part of decisions. Ofrézcanme simple but complete information about treatments that I take and why, on medications, on technological aids that I have to use.
If I am not comfortable with a professional, listen to me. There are many other professionals. Therapy should not become a torture. Sometimes, what you consider best for me is not what I do best.
Give me time. You may not want to use the headset at first, or do the exercises directed by a therapist. Just hurry up and put pressure I will refuse to help.
I will tell my peers what's wrong, when it sees fit.
Good intentions are far from good results. Please inquire for information. The teacher may locate me in the first bank because that's what they told me I should do, but then I'll have to watch all the time up and get tired soon. I am the one who must choose where to sit, where to be, which side I prefer to listen.
Please note that if social gatherings put background music or the guests are too many, I can not participate. I'm not antisocial or I have bad mood or I'm whimsical. I am deaf. I can not everything. But you can not ask others to avoid music or group meetings for me.
For the same reason, you may not enjoy birthdays, parties in halls or in any noisy environment. Noise me "void." I
I can join them, but also hope that my behavior is similar to those of others, is to ignore my needs.
regard to everyday life, it is generally better to ask for help or advice to people living with the same disability, as professionals. I can never
"do everything" and I'm just like hearing my peers without disabilities. It is necessary that you and I know my limitations, not having to fight windmills. And while I support and encourage me to accomplish what I can achieve.
I'm not a person with "different abilities". The ability to hear not replace any other. The term "politically correct" only serves to soothe the consciences of others. I do not serve anything.
The biggest problem I have in high school and college, is that I can not hear the teacher and take notes simultaneously. But I'll have the age to find a solution for myself.
If I have tinnitus, know that they make me nervous, anxious. Keep me patience. In the evenings I'm usually so tired that all I want is to take off my headset and not hear anything else. Reading
I become part of the world, society, culture. That there are always books in my power, as well as newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias. Take me to the cinema to see subtitled films. Ofrézcanme to read from recipes to instructions to operate a device. Read me like everyone else.
I know that I must make therapy and medical treatment, but I need time to play, to do nothing. I'm not overwhelmed with activities.
This is a golden rule: the doctors know how to cure, the speech therapist can help me speak better, the teachers know how to teach, the psychologist can help me understand certain things but none of them have disabilities. In that respect, I know more, I know how it feels, and that is my experience, my knowledge.
I overprotective over another child without disabilities. Nor praise each accomplishment with exaggeration. I am not a medical problem to be cured, I'm just a person with a problem.