Hard of hearing

The Day I Became Hard of Hearing Going into this experiment, I was a little worried about trying to function with hearing plugs inserted in my ears. I am a Live Sound Major as well as a musician and I have been trained to hear things acutely. I have yet to encounter someone that is deaf or hard of hearing in my personal life, so I didn’t feel comfortable right away. To begin the …

…had to concentrate harder than usual. It was beginning to be frustrating. I arrived at the store and everything went well until I hit the checkout line. I have the habit of day dreaming and it tends to hit when I am waiting. I snap out of it when I’m interrupted. This time I was not able to hear the lady saying next. The man behind me had to tap me on the back