Oh! I didn't have the sound on, silly me! In that case, yes, he must have been born deaf or lost it extremely early. I lost a lot of hearing at the age of four (vaccinate your kids), but that is already late enough that my speech is normal. I've been told that my loss is severe enough that it would have affected my speech had I been born with it.
Just as blind people vary in how much residual eyesight they have, and how much technology helps, deaf people vary in how much residual hearing they have, and how much hearing tech helps (and how much they have - it can be expensive). I have "moderate to severe" hearing loss, but I'm not profoundly deaf, and my hearing aids are excellent. They help a lot, and I can hear audio on Reddit if I remember to turn the audio on! So many have silly music that I've gotten in the habit of listening muted. Is that what you meant?
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u/jonesnori Jul 09 '26
Oh! I didn't have the sound on, silly me! In that case, yes, he must have been born deaf or lost it extremely early. I lost a lot of hearing at the age of four (vaccinate your kids), but that is already late enough that my speech is normal. I've been told that my loss is severe enough that it would have affected my speech had I been born with it.