Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 hey christeen when the paraolympics were in sydney we watched goalball when with went with school was interesting > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those > who > don't know) and I am really having trouble tracking the noise of the ball. > I > am totally deaf on the left and wear a hearing aid in my right and I just > cannot figure out where the ball is. I cant even figure out what side of > the > court the ball is on! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with > this without interfering with the game? I'm playing left wing so the ball > is > always on my good hearing side but that's not making any difference. I'm > trying to figure out if somehow I can use an FM system, but cant figure > out > how I would use it in that situation. Any suggestions? > > Goalball: Is a sport designed for blind people. There are three people at > each side of the court with a ball, the size of a basket ball with rattles > inside. The ball is thrown across the court (always on the ground) and the > other team has to dive on to the floor to block the ball. If the ball gets > past them, the team that threw the ball scored. > > > > > CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV PHOTO PAGE: > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995 > > Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter), > please contact marion@... or visit > the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org > > 8th International > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 hey christeen when the paraolympics were in sydney we watched goalball when with went with school was interesting > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those > who > don't know) and I am really having trouble tracking the noise of the ball. > I > am totally deaf on the left and wear a hearing aid in my right and I just > cannot figure out where the ball is. I cant even figure out what side of > the > court the ball is on! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with > this without interfering with the game? I'm playing left wing so the ball > is > always on my good hearing side but that's not making any difference. I'm > trying to figure out if somehow I can use an FM system, but cant figure > out > how I would use it in that situation. Any suggestions? > > Goalball: Is a sport designed for blind people. There are three people at > each side of the court with a ball, the size of a basket ball with rattles > inside. The ball is thrown across the court (always on the ground) and the > other team has to dive on to the floor to block the ball. If the ball gets > past them, the team that threw the ball scored. > > > > > CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV PHOTO PAGE: > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995 > > Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter), > please contact marion@... or visit > the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org > > 8th International > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 hey christeen when the paraolympics were in sydney we watched goalball when with went with school was interesting > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those > who > don't know) and I am really having trouble tracking the noise of the ball. > I > am totally deaf on the left and wear a hearing aid in my right and I just > cannot figure out where the ball is. I cant even figure out what side of > the > court the ball is on! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with > this without interfering with the game? I'm playing left wing so the ball > is > always on my good hearing side but that's not making any difference. I'm > trying to figure out if somehow I can use an FM system, but cant figure > out > how I would use it in that situation. Any suggestions? > > Goalball: Is a sport designed for blind people. There are three people at > each side of the court with a ball, the size of a basket ball with rattles > inside. The ball is thrown across the court (always on the ground) and the > other team has to dive on to the floor to block the ball. If the ball gets > past them, the team that threw the ball scored. > > > > > CHARGE SYNDROME LISTSERV PHOTO PAGE: > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995 > > Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter), > please contact marion@... or visit > the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org > > 8th International > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 , i know this isnt helpful to you, but the problems you aare experiencing with sound location and tracking the noise is the reason i never participated in sports games. I am not good at realy explaining it but I cant see where the object is, and in the gym the sounds just kinda echo around and its confusing. I give up to easily im sure. Im fighing the " lazyness and not trying " voices. I felt really sad when someone I knew suggested i play goal ball. Im sure they knew about my multi sensory imparement, infact im positive they knew of the extent as well. I cant locate sounds realy well either. My profoundly deaf hear is left side too. I find most if not all sports are desighend for the deaf, or the blind, or the mobility impared. I cant think of any sport that is designed for somene with multi sensory imparements. I shy away from sports cause I have so many different physical issues too. Cant run very long or fast enough, cant see the ball, cant hear a " audible ball " . Maby its just my lack of knowlege. Maby someone can suggest something to both of us. I wish people who are supposed to be understanding of charge or multi sensory imparement would consider the degree of the multisensory imparement before they go suggesting stuff and then make me feel crappy if i feel i cant do it. I can accept (no matter how much i dissagree with the person) someone who is not awear of the scope of multi sensory imparement making a insensitive comment, but not from someone who is trained in the field of children with multi sensory imparments. I dont mean to sound like i have just given up. I havnt. Im open to learning what i can do with my imparements. Maby im a bit afraid that if I show what i can do, people will think im not dissabled. Maby they will think that if i can draw, i musnt be blind. If i can do x, i can do a to z too. Sigh. I think i just need some kind words atm. Chantelle PS. I hope i havnt offended anyone. im trying to not attack anyone in particular and I did go back and change a couple things that might have made someone feel bad though it wasnt my intention to offend. let me know if i did say something offencive, I must be told stuff. so i can learn i suppose. > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 , i know this isnt helpful to you, but the problems you aare experiencing with sound location and tracking the noise is the reason i never participated in sports games. I am not good at realy explaining it but I cant see where the object is, and in the gym the sounds just kinda echo around and its confusing. I give up to easily im sure. Im fighing the " lazyness and not trying " voices. I felt really sad when someone I knew suggested i play goal ball. Im sure they knew about my multi sensory imparement, infact im positive they knew of the extent as well. I cant locate sounds realy well either. My profoundly deaf hear is left side too. I find most if not all sports are desighend for the deaf, or the blind, or the mobility impared. I cant think of any sport that is designed for somene with multi sensory imparements. I shy away from sports cause I have so many different physical issues too. Cant run very long or fast enough, cant see the ball, cant hear a " audible ball " . Maby its just my lack of knowlege. Maby someone can suggest something to both of us. I wish people who are supposed to be understanding of charge or multi sensory imparement would consider the degree of the multisensory imparement before they go suggesting stuff and then make me feel crappy if i feel i cant do it. I can accept (no matter how much i dissagree with the person) someone who is not awear of the scope of multi sensory imparement making a insensitive comment, but not from someone who is trained in the field of children with multi sensory imparments. I dont mean to sound like i have just given up. I havnt. Im open to learning what i can do with my imparements. Maby im a bit afraid that if I show what i can do, people will think im not dissabled. Maby they will think that if i can draw, i musnt be blind. If i can do x, i can do a to z too. Sigh. I think i just need some kind words atm. Chantelle PS. I hope i havnt offended anyone. im trying to not attack anyone in particular and I did go back and change a couple things that might have made someone feel bad though it wasnt my intention to offend. let me know if i did say something offencive, I must be told stuff. so i can learn i suppose. > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 , i know this isnt helpful to you, but the problems you aare experiencing with sound location and tracking the noise is the reason i never participated in sports games. I am not good at realy explaining it but I cant see where the object is, and in the gym the sounds just kinda echo around and its confusing. I give up to easily im sure. Im fighing the " lazyness and not trying " voices. I felt really sad when someone I knew suggested i play goal ball. Im sure they knew about my multi sensory imparement, infact im positive they knew of the extent as well. I cant locate sounds realy well either. My profoundly deaf hear is left side too. I find most if not all sports are desighend for the deaf, or the blind, or the mobility impared. I cant think of any sport that is designed for somene with multi sensory imparements. I shy away from sports cause I have so many different physical issues too. Cant run very long or fast enough, cant see the ball, cant hear a " audible ball " . Maby its just my lack of knowlege. Maby someone can suggest something to both of us. I wish people who are supposed to be understanding of charge or multi sensory imparement would consider the degree of the multisensory imparement before they go suggesting stuff and then make me feel crappy if i feel i cant do it. I can accept (no matter how much i dissagree with the person) someone who is not awear of the scope of multi sensory imparement making a insensitive comment, but not from someone who is trained in the field of children with multi sensory imparments. I dont mean to sound like i have just given up. I havnt. Im open to learning what i can do with my imparements. Maby im a bit afraid that if I show what i can do, people will think im not dissabled. Maby they will think that if i can draw, i musnt be blind. If i can do x, i can do a to z too. Sigh. I think i just need some kind words atm. Chantelle PS. I hope i havnt offended anyone. im trying to not attack anyone in particular and I did go back and change a couple things that might have made someone feel bad though it wasnt my intention to offend. let me know if i did say something offencive, I must be told stuff. so i can learn i suppose. > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Actualy i just thought of the craziest solution ... you need 4 sensor pads on your arms. 2 on the uper arm and 2 on the lower arm. (2 pads per arm but i figured you knew that) anyways. if the upper left pad buzzes then it means the ball is in the left quadrent of the area. bottom right means ball is in the opposit right field. The pads could be devided further if needed. You have 4 x's (see below) X X X X each x has 4 edges and each one of the parts of the x would vibrate depending where the ball was in your area. Im not sure how the pads would be programeed to know where the ball was in the room. its too early in the morning, lol. Chantelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 and Chantelle- I think the reason you can't locate the sounds is because you only have good hearing in one ear. From my understanding, your ears need equal and/or good information from both ears in order to localize a sound. If you are getting sound from just one side, your brain can't figure out the location. Seems to me that with an aide on one side, the difference in the sound perception in each ear may be too great for your brain to use that info to localize the sound. So Chantelle, it's not you! If you combine a hearing imbalance with a visual imbalance, then imagine how hard it is for your brain to figure out where anything is! I worry that Aubrie will never be able to cross a street alone cuz how's she gonna know when a car is coming, if it's coming towards her, how fast, etc. Michele W mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ Re: Tracking noise , i know this isnt helpful to you, but the problems you aare experiencing with sound location and tracking the noise is the reason i never participated in sports games. I am not good at realy explaining it but I cant see where the object is, and in the gym the sounds just kinda echo around and its confusing. I give up to easily im sure. Im fighing the " lazyness and not trying " voices. I felt really sad when someone I knew suggested i play goal ball. Im sure they knew about my multi sensory imparement, infact im positive they knew of the extent as well. I cant locate sounds realy well either. My profoundly deaf hear is left side too. I find most if not all sports are desighend for the deaf, or the blind, or the mobility impared. I cant think of any sport that is designed for somene with multi sensory imparements. I shy away from sports cause I have so many different physical issues too. Cant run very long or fast enough, cant see the ball, cant hear a " audible ball " . Maby its just my lack of knowlege. Maby someone can suggest something to both of us. I wish people who are supposed to be understanding of charge or multi sensory imparement would consider the degree of the multisensory imparement before they go suggesting stuff and then make me feel crappy if i feel i cant do it. I can accept (no matter how much i dissagree with the person) someone who is not awear of the scope of multi sensory imparement making a insensitive comment, but not from someone who is trained in the field of children with multi sensory imparments. I dont mean to sound like i have just given up. I havnt. Im open to learning what i can do with my imparements. Maby im a bit afraid that if I show what i can do, people will think im not dissabled. Maby they will think that if i can draw, i musnt be blind. If i can do x, i can do a to z too. Sigh. I think i just need some kind words atm. Chantelle PS. I hope i havnt offended anyone. im trying to not attack anyone in particular and I did go back and change a couple things that might have made someone feel bad though it wasnt my intention to offend. let me know if i did say something offencive, I must be told stuff. so i can learn i suppose. > > Hello, > > I am looking for some ideas/suggestions on a problem I am experiencing. I > joined a goalball team (see below for explanation on goalball for those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 What about having the ball painted a neon color? It won't help that much but at least you would know what to look for. The ball might get lost visually but if it were a neon yellow or orange you might notice it sooner. Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 What about having the ball painted a neon color? It won't help that much but at least you would know what to look for. The ball might get lost visually but if it were a neon yellow or orange you might notice it sooner. Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 What about having the ball painted a neon color? It won't help that much but at least you would know what to look for. The ball might get lost visually but if it were a neon yellow or orange you might notice it sooner. Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 , You're right. Patty doesn't have depth perception or great sound location but she does better than you would think. Much better! She takes chances playing sports-as much as she can. To cross a street though is another story. That's why the cane is so good. It not only provides information to her but the drivers know to watch out too. Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 , You're right. Patty doesn't have depth perception or great sound location but she does better than you would think. Much better! She takes chances playing sports-as much as she can. To cross a street though is another story. That's why the cane is so good. It not only provides information to her but the drivers know to watch out too. Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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