For an hour I experienced what it would be like to be hearing impaired. In order to get a true experience of what it would be like to be hearing impaired, I put two orange ear plugs in both of my ears. These ear plugs are the type that people would where when going to the car race or when flying in a plan. The ear plugs did not work to simulate told deafness but did diminish my ability to hear quite a bit.
I spent most of the hour that I simulated having a hearing impairment at Chili’s. I placed the ear plugs into my ear at the restaurant while my family and I were waiting for our food. After we finished eating at Chili’s, we went through the drive threw of McDonalds for chocolate ice cream and then drove home. When we got home my hour was …show more content…
There was a large family sitting next to us and after I put my ear plugs in I could no longer hear them. I was able to hear my mom and brother but could only truly understand what they saying when I was looking at them. I also had a hard time distinguishing who they were talking to and only knew for sure that they were talking to me when they were looking at me. When I was actually eating my dinner I could not hear anything except the sound of me chewing. I was pleasantly surprised that I only had to ask “what?” about five times during …show more content…
When he came to are table I would pretend to be busy on my phone or looking somewhere, so he would not ask me anything. One time after he left my brother did say that the waiter was talking to me, but I’m not sure he was telling the truth or not because he knew I was worried about it.
Another fear of mine was that other people in the restaurant would see the ear plugs sticking out. I was constantly making sure my hair covered the ear plugs and asking my mom if she could see them. There was one man who sat at the table across from us who kept staring at me throughout the meal, so I am pretty sure he saw the ear plugs. When I would catch him staring at me he would quickly look away.
This experience has definitely showed me a lot about what it would be like to have a hearing impairment and gave some insight on how I could make it easier on my future students who do have a hearing impairment. I would make sure to place my student in the front of the classroom or the middle of the classroom so he or she can always see me. When I am speaking I will have to make sure I am not talking fast and try to look at the student as often as possible to make it easier for the student to understand me. I also need to remember not to walk to a place in the classroom that the student cannot see me. These are little modifications I can make in my own behavior to help my