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From: Verna.Forristal@f71.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Verna Forristal)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Thanks for the input
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Date: 25 Jun 91 14:21:00 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 JO> That's interesting.  My hearing gets lots worse in the dark, or
 JO> if I'm not wearing my glasses.  In the dark I can hear some noises
 JO> but can't discriminate speech.  And my eyeglasses seem to be even
 JO> more important to understanding speech than my hearing aids are. :-)

That's an interesting point.  I find that when I am in total darkness and hear
something, I put on my glasses even though I know it won't help me see in the
dark.  I wonder if this is true of all vision impaird people, or if you and I
are just weird?  I have about 20/400 or worse, but it is correctable with
glasses.  Anybody else out there do this?  Does it seem to help hear better?

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