I Am Completely deaf in my right ear, putting me a little bit off balance,but as i was young when i went deaf i got used to it but it still causes problems. I think this may be one of the reasons i feel most comfortable on the ground and grappling. Any one else who has problems like this,similar or on the same page?
I have VERY poor hearing. WITH an aid in each ear I'm currently at about 50-60% normal hearing. Not good Comes in handy if I want to ignore someone though. Flick a switch - OFF!
I have some hearing loss in both ears. My balance isn't great but I don't know how connected that is to my hearing problems (yes I do know about the structure of the ear and semi-circular canals!) My main problem in class is my instructor yells something and if he doesn't enunciate clearly then I'm a beat behind everyone else. I find that I do a lot of lip reading automatically which is difficult when some one is shouting foreign words. OT - my biggest mess up when lip reading is translating "are you ok?" to "are you gay?" - No wonder we were both confused!
I Have that problem at my pro-wrestling school. If the instructor says something and music is playing (Which Usually It is) or the guys are talking i often have trouble hearing him, can be very frustrating. And to Yoda, i love being half deaf at times,i can just turn my head and smile so they think i'm listening. It's great help for bedtime too.