RE: Tracking noise

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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.

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> Hello,

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> 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