Me and my earplugs

Tuesday 10th January 2006: 9:30pm - 10:30pm

As I put my earplugs in I can feel them expanding to their normal size and as they are expanding I can hear the T.V getting quieter by the second until just a muffled noise is all that's left and I can no longer hear my partners words.

 

Wednesday 11th January 2006: 8:00am - 9:00am

Standing at the bus stop waiting to go to play school and feeling strange as I can not hear the "normal" sounds I usually can. I'm standing at the bus stop and I look down the hill I look back around and surprised by the bus coming towards me as I did not hear it coming around the corner like I usually would have done. The bus journey was a very different experience with not being able to hear the early morning bussle of people moaning about the packed bus ride. My phone starts to ring I know this as it vibrates in my pocket. I answer it and once I had finished my call I realized I cheated. I then go in to the shop to buy an apple for Connor's packed lunch I couldn't hear the price of my shopping and struggle to see the price on screen.

 

Wednesday 11th January 2006: 8:30pm - 10:30pm

My one night out a week with the girls at darts and my earplugs are in. Even though I am with the same group of people I am at darts every week I feel very isolated as I can see them talking and laughing but I don't know what everyone is laughing at I'm feeling very lonely as I can't join in. I can hear a little bit of noise such as the base from a few songs. As I stand up to play game of darts I feel very self conscious about how I look from the back as everyone is sat behind me. As I play I feel very strange as I like to have music on as I'm playing even though I know that there is music on I can't hear it!! I also had to really concentrate on what I was scoring as I couldn't tell very well as to what people were telling me what to go for.

 

My Findings

I know I did not wear my earplugs for 24 hours I found it very hard for the time I did have them in. I felt very isolated very alone and also a little scared. If it happened to me and it was gone for good I don't honestly know what I would do or how I would cope.
So I Martine Brimble take my hat off and praise anyone and everyone who goes through this experience everyday.

March 2006