Fun fact: even perfectly hearing people don't hear their own voice at its actual volume. Because the parts of you that make sound are so close to the parts of you that would hear it, your ear sort of... disengages when you speak to normalise the volume. It's called the acoustic reflex, and it does it for super loud noises in general, which is pretty cool.
@@lauchlancameron7938 Partly. But also most recorders aren't actually recording your voice exactly (unless you have very good sound equipment). Phones in particular only capture some of it and copy it (wavelengths wooo) to save space. This is why some people sound especially different one phones.
Humans evolutionarily were never, and are not, developed or designed to hear their own voice. Thus, when we hear it on recording, our first instinct is to treat it as unfamiliar and therefore potentially dangerous. We instinctively and subconsciously hear an enemy when we hear our own voice. Our bodies were designed to hear our own voices through the auditory ossicles. For all intents and purposes, these bones muffle our perception of our actual voice. The sound is science. The negative reaction, is also science.
"If smiling and nodding when you have no idea what's going on was an Olympic sport the gold would be mine." Now I'm imagining Jessica wining a gold medal for that at the Olympics and she's smiling and nodding but she's actually internally like "Where heck am I? Why are they handing me a gold medal?"
You are totally right, I'm Italian too and Jessica's pronunciation helps me a lot! Thank you, Jessica! (e ciao, Alessia! E' bello trovare una connazionale che la pensa come me ^w^)
You trying to explain your way of hearing reminded me of when I was trying to explain what derealisation felt like to someone who had never experienced it. They thought I was crazy...
Holly Bramhall the way I would describe it, and the way I describe dissociation in general, is like this: you know how when you remember a memory, your perspective is third person, like, almost as if you’re slightly above and behind where your head would have been when you were doing whatever you’re remembering? And how you see yourself do things, but it’s not in the sense of actively deciding to do them, they just sort of happen? It’s sort of like that for me. Like you’re experiencing the memory of whatever is actually happening rather than the event itself. Hope that helps somewhat.
Aishah Siddeeqa the way I would describe it, and the way I describe dissociation in general, is like this: you know how when you remember a memory, your perspective is third person, like, almost as if you’re slightly above and behind where your head would have been when you were doing whatever you’re remembering? And how you see yourself do things, but it’s not in the sense of actively deciding to do them, they just sort of happen? It’s sort of like that for me. Like you’re experiencing the memory of whatever is actually happening rather than the event itself. Hope that helps somewhat.
@@Chris.tastrophe No worries! I've lost most of my ability to hear higher pitched noises and soft noises. I also have trouble distinguishing voices from background noise. I have something called meniere's disease, which in short is an episodic condition where I have periods of vertigo, dizziness, and hearing loss that fluctuates. Eventually the hearing loss becomes permanent leading to profound deafness. Everything is caused by fluid buildup in the whole ear system
@@OceanicMarauder I also have Meniere's Disease; however, I have low-frequency hearing loss so certain sounds and lower-pitched voices give me trouble. But I also find it very difficult to hear when there's background noise. It's like being in my own bubble sometimes. I have a hearing aid in my affected ear (left) which makes my own voice sound quite weird now. I can accept the hearing loss if I never have another episode of violent vertigo! That's the worst thing about this disease.
I am deaf in one ear. My cochlear hairs stopped working in my left ear. I got diagnosed deaf in my left ear when I was 6. I am now 10. I got hearing aids at 7. No one knows how it happened though. I speak orally and do not use sign language. Recently I went to have a hearing checkup and I am 100% deaf in my left ear. My right ear is just fine. My hearing in my left ear went from 80% deaf in 2016 and now 100% deaf in 2018. I have cros hearing aids and have been spoken to about cochlear implant. Even with the hearing aids I do really badly in loud environments. I have subscribed and your videos have helped me a lot to understand more about deafness. ~ Love from Isla, Australia
I am curious about one thing. When one of your ears went deaf does it mean you really cannot hear anything if the healthy ear got well covered? I love to listen to a song through head set or ear phone in loud volume. I know it is bad and now still in process of stopping.
Re: smiling and nodding (I am hearing but my auditory processing is variable: usually okay, sometimes out the window) Once my friend came up to me and started talking, and I could not understand a word he was saying. I smiled and nodded, naturally. Turns out, he had just been dumped and was coming to me for support. It looked like I was happy that he had gotten dumped! For some reason, my response was not to tell him that I hadn't understood what he was saying, but to say I had 'been in a smiley mood'. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PAST ME???? Luckily he didn't hold it against me, but hoo boy was that awful.
When I needed to explain to a hearing person what I can hear I said this: "What would you hear if you put your head into an aquarium full of water and asked me to knock on glass?". Most of people immediately get it. Also vibrations can be REALLY different from air hearing and bone hearing. Vibrations through air are more like magic spells that have unusual form and you can't recognize it from the first time. Bone hearing is more like feeling an actual hit right into ear. Also, leaning to walls and furniture can really help to understand how bone hearing works - you just feel it.
Sound is just vibrations! Through the air, through bone, through wood... elephants can actually hear others on an extremely low frequency from miles away through the ground! You can also press your ear to a train track and hear the train coming from miles off (please be safe and get far away from the tracks if you hear a train coming. Don't be stupid. xP). Sound also travels a lot further through water, though it does it more slowly. Basically the thicker the substance the sound travels through, the further it can go!
I guess people more easily get that they can be too loud for animals, because all the "100 best facts about animals" usually say that they have better hearing than humans. But I still need to explain to some people why the shouldn't touch the table when I lean on it in pain. Sometimes it makes me think that all physical tortures are like pfft in front of power of sound. It can actually kill, but no one actually thinks about it.
Your voice is lovely. I could seriously listen to you talk all day! That said (ha), I did actually understand the way you explained the way you "hear", using shapes.
As a hearing person, this was interesting. I think you help (or at least you've helped me) others to understand different people better. Not just deaf but everyone. I don't know if this made any sense but in simple words: you have helped me understand more the difference between people. Wow that was a long message. Love your videos! Keep up the good work! 💕
I'm a full time interpreter for the Deaf in the U.S. & love you (Claudia & Tilly 2). You're amazing at being a multi issue advocate & I wish I could hug you!
If you happen to be a fan of nerdy things or zombies/horror stuff, let me know. My friend runs accessibility services for a traveling convention and they're always looking for interpreters to work at their shows! (Yes, they pay.)
The hearing aid user in my house has "cookie bite" hearing loss. He can hear high sounds and low sounds. Voice sounds are hard. This explained why he preferred heavy metal over lullabies as a baby. My voice sounds great in my head but grating when I heard it recorded.
My mom (a heavy metal lover) said she knew a few deaf people who'd go to metal clubs and concerts with her and some would stand near the big speakers to feel the music stronger.
That's interesting Jessica I hear signs in the same way ;) thanks you I've lreaning more on my hearing problem... You exposed the information very well thankyou ;)
I remember when I was young I thought my voice was weirdly deep. I remember being really upset by how deep I thought my voice was so I would speak in falsetto to get the "little girl" voice that I thought I should have--being that I was a little girl. A couple of years ago I was singing in the car and my Mother made mention of how glad she was that my voice got a bit lower as I got older and I had to laugh. I told her about this and I think it just solidified her belief that I am the strangest child. I am 28 now and sing in a contra-alto but have a pretty wide range vocally. You do have a very lovely speaking voice Jessica.
It’s crazy how I used to love singing with my choir in high school and being perfectly in tune because it would create these really amazing vibrations in my chest. And the vibrations just made me feel really good. But it never connected to me that I was feeling myself hear. And now it totally makes sense to me how you can navigate sound without hearing it. You FEEL it and certain sounds have different feelings. SO AMAZING! My eyes have been opened! Thank you for sharing your story with hearing folk like me who really want to understand how to better help the deaf!!!
You sound like (if I would try to explain your voice with a photo) elegance and happiness with a good cup of tea in a British rosegarden. Mabey weird but as a photographer its easier to explain things with a photo.
Your videos are amazingly informative!! I discovered your channel earlier this year and have loved every video on your Channel!! Thank you being so open and informative!! Sending love from Florida, US
You're a real inspiration, keep up the good work. Yeah, neuropathy from a virus for me. Fortunately, I can still hear my own voice. Without hearing aids - no hearing in one ear, some limited hearing of lower tones in the other. I do have two aids, but in daily life I tend to wear a single aid in my bad ear, giving me some input from both ears. Increased volume of lower tones in my less bad ear doesn't help so much with understanding, and can be tiring and confusing in noisy environments. Also, with some hearing in both ears I can more easily identify where sounds are coming from, which is important for recognition and safety reasons.
I have a profoundly deaf brother and sister and I'm 65. I've learnt more about deafness in your short video than I've ever learned in my whole life. Btw, your speaking voice is beautiful, melodic and you enunciate perfectly. 💕
That was an excellent description of deafness while still being able to speak . I love watching your videos. You’re funny, and lively , beautiful and unique. If I’m feeling down, I watch your videos and I feel more cheerful! Keep it up! Whether you are aware or not you make a difference in people’s lives!
When you started explaining how you “hear” yourself speaking, I started lip syncing some words to myself, as in saying them without using my voice, and I think it helped me understand a bit of what you mean. The way our brain works is crazy.
My own voice sounds weird while i'm speaking my native language, which is Russian. But sounds normal when i speak English. That was a surprise to me, kind of. Talking about recorded voice btw.
Hey,I just wanted to thank you for educating me about all kinds of disabilities. In my life I have never had any disabled people,who I saw more than once or twice on the street. And I feel bad about being so stupid and uneducated about this and we don't learn anything about this at school. You really help me learn more about this important and ignored matter. You really helped me to take away my "fear"? of not able bodied people. Also I love your voice and it might sound weird but I love to just listen to your videos after a stressful day,cut it's so calming.
You make such educational, informative, and honest videos! That combined with your GORGEOUS soft voice makes these videos some of my favorite ever! To me, your voice feels like when you get into a hotel bed and the blankets are already warm but the sheets feel crisp and soft to the touch at the same time. Jessica’s voice just wraps you up!
This is really cool to know! Thank you! I studied speech and language my first 2 years at college, but I couldn't finish the degree unfortunately. The way you were pronouncing "ossicle" sounded right to me. I'm going to show your channel to my sister. She is hearing, but she just started college at a deaf school because she was interested in learning to sign. She mentioned maybe wanting to do interpretation, or teach ASL.
I don't understand who could down vote you, I love all of your videos! I am getting my degree to work in a school, and your videos and sharing your experiences have been so so valuable to me, and you help me to feel more confident in my ability to help all of my students. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Thank you so so much for your willingness to explain and educate! A good friend is hard of hearing and without her hearing aids, she relies HEAVILY on lip-reading. Between her willingness to explain what works best for her, and your education, I can understand so much more, which allows me to be a better communicator to her (or others with similar hearing loss). I will say, if she asks me to repeat, I always do - facing her straight. If the look in her eye says she is trying to decipher what I said, I repeat in a different way, using different words. That often helps her to use context clues to determine what was said. I do the same thing for my husband when his tinnitus is acting up, and no one really thinks of it strangely. Incase any other hearing persons want to better communicate with a friend who cant hear as well. Thanks again, Jessica! I look forward to all your videos ♡♡♡
Excellent video. Now I can just send ppl this when they ask me how or what I hear. I mostly lip read and if your voice is particular low, all I can hear is mumble, mumble mumble. But the way you explained it was excellent. Thank u once again for helping ppl understand such a complex thing. I shared this video with everyone I know😉
I'm neither deaf, nor do I know anyone who is. However, I watch your videos purely for your enunciation and smile. Keep up the informative videos and the cheerful attitude. Brightens my day everytime.
My first thought was “what a shame she can’t hear her own voice because it’s truly one of the prettiest voices I’ve ever heard!” I could listen to you talk about nothing for hours! I’ve learned so much from your channel and you have such a talent for teaching and explaining things in ways that are entertaining and informative. I admire your positive attitude despite all the hardships you’ve faced. Sending you love and light from the US ❤️
Holy shitdki. I’m a premie with severe childhood ear infections causing eardrum explosions. Now hearing intense ringing no clue what others hear when silent. So grateful for your videos while my hearing is shit I’m trying to understand my daughter and her issues. No way to explain my gratitude for your channel. Damn. Life is crazy right now but you are a miraculous find.
Sarah Camley I have the opposite problem with my auditory processing, when there’s traffic I can’t hear myself talking at all and that’s also bizarre , of course I can’t hear the person next to me either and that’s just irritating
I'm autistic and have auditory processing issues (it's argued that it's not a seperate diagnosis when it's part of your autism) and the clueless smile and nod is so relatable.
You have a very elegant and witty voice that is very pleasant. Please don't get discouraged--discouragement is very hard to go through. You have a very positive personality.
Another very informative video with some fun sprinkled in :) Thank you and well done, Jessica! Slightly off-topic: I loved the roundtable you participated in on Hannah Witton's channel a couple of weeks ago. It was very insightful and I loved the openness and honesty you all so generously displayed :)
I’m not anywhere near deaf but I’ve struggled with my ears all my life. Recently had surgery on one of them and am experiencing hearing loss because of it, making it sorta impossible to hear without the room being completely quiet lol. I know I can’t 100% relate to the struggles of a deaf person but I sympathize with how isolating it can feel when you’re in a room filled with people but you can’t understand any of what they’re saying
i have a really bad combination of conductive hearing loss and auditory processing disorder (due to autism) which makes understanding people in many situations really difficult
You speak more clearly and beautifully than anyone i know in real life. Your hard work is worth it! You inspire me to be more aware of how I pronunciate and enunciate, and to have more respect for the way I speak.
on how my voice sounds to me (as a hearing person): I actually think about my voice a lot (especially since I'm a trans guy) naturally, my voice is kind of low and i definitely feel it more than pay attention to listening to it. i can feel it coming from my chest and when I'm around certain people it's higher and I feel it from my throat. I like how it sounds to me directly but if I hear it back in a recording I hate it because it's so different to what I am used to hearing it as. strange thing to think about tbh but pretty interesting too.
i really appreciate that you caption your videos because even as a hearing person, my audio processing skills are virtually non-existent, and subtitles are a god send. not enough youtubers caption their content !
Yay I’m early again. ❤️ Thank you for the informational video! I’m actually currently losing my hearing so I’ve been watching a lot of your videos specifically on deafness as a way to somehow.. I don’t know... prepare for what’s coming? They’ve been a great help at calming me when my hearing loss overwhelms me. You’re the best. ❤️
Thank you for this video. I am also deaf since I was born. I have total Artesia of the ears. I had surgery at UCLA children's hospital at the age of 5. They made me ear canal and ear drum but didn't start working good until 15years later. I remember my first sound. If someone is in my non surgery ear I can barely hear them. I can hear Male voices better than most women. I also cannot hear how loud I am.
WOW, Thank you for the informative video! I have a deaf friend who can't hear himself speak or others, he tried implants but hated the noise, and decided to stay implant free. He has been teaching me (slowly! haha) how to sign in ASL. he is one of my dear friends, and I thank you for this as well to help me understand better just what he goes through! HUGS!!! Just an afterthought that I wanted to let you know, you have a very beautiful and articulate voice and speech, and part of the reason I LOVE to watch your videos is your voice and pronunciation! Very soothing to my ears! MORE HUGS!!! hehe
I really dislike my voice, when I speak I mostly don't mind it but on a record it sounds awful. It's too high pitched. And I get self conscious like "is that what people hear all the time ?" Because I don't hear my voice that high pitched when I speak but when I record it it's like Minnie mouse is talking.
@Cerulean Skigh at least you don't look like a kid too 😂 I get asked if my mum is home all the time by people selling thinhs so I just say no she's working and close the door
You do have a lovely voice! Your deep chuckle is so awesome to hear. It's so genuine. We are often scolded for laughing out loud. "Too loud, too this, too that, be polite. Yada, yada." I appreciate that you just let it fly! The sound of your laugh warms my heart~
I tried this: I "plugged" my ears by pressing a little forward of my actual ear, and I got the same "voice noise" in my head!!! So my voice is pretty deep, and I got a really strong vibration from it, but I couldn't hear it coming from the outside, only from the inside... I think you described it very well! Edit: I mean of course it's not the same thing, but it's the best I can do to replicate what you were describing.
Can you lower your camera bit more next time please? i know i can use CC but since you sign it's easier for me also the captions always get in the way.
I was born legally blind. I think awareness of disabilities is very important. After quite a few operations I can see now. It’s great that you share your story.
Jess!! It sounds to me like you might have sensory synesthesia :) it would make perfect sense in that your senses would try to integrate and enhance information given there's a non fully functional one. Synesthesia isn't specifically caused by deafness/blindness/etc but it isn't prevented by those, either. Yours is a great explanation of how you hear sound - and you may even find that your definition resonates (no pun intended) with some hearing people too!
I listened to you say auditory occicle several times and I'm happy to tell you that you said it perfectly. No exaggeration: your pronunciation was perfect. Good on you!
This was fascinating! Do your ears “pop” if you change altitude, such as in a plane taking off or especially if you are riding in a car up a mountain. It can be quite uncomfortable for someone w/normal hearing, so I just wondered if you get that pressure build up? (& make all the silly faces to try & make it go away or ‘pop’) I hope the weather hasn’t been to terrible or causing extra issues! Much Love from Across The Pond 🤗💜😘
Katie Milner- I’m giving your comment a thumbs up since you are obviously a tough as nails bad-a$$ 💪🏻!! In my ❤️ though, I give it a thumbs down b/c of the fact it happens to you on the daily, not just in altitude situations, which SUCKS & it makes me so sad that it’s worse when flying!! (It is one of my favorite things & I wish everyone could enjoy & love it, no ailments or fear to stop them or you)! Thank you so much for answering my comment & sharing your experience. I have a couple more ?’s if you don’t mind...1: I’m sure you’ve been tested, but they have ruled out Trigeminal Neuralgia, right? 2: Do you wear any hearing devices? 3: If you do the “baby” trick and drink something when you have that pressure, does repeated swallowing relive it? Sorry, a million ?’s, sorry. I have Lupus, Fibro, Raynaud’s, Narcolepsy & for over 2 years I’ve been going to Cleveland Clinic to see specialists re: why I’ve developed severe Dysautonomia....part of which has been a change in my hearing, especially my right ear..so I’m (more) than a little stressed..I hope you are having a wonderful day! 🤗💜
Rebecca Ude my ears still pop, because my ear drums are in tact. It's the pressure differential between the air behind the drum, and the air outside the drum that makes it go pop. On my bad hearing days, I don't always hear the pop, but I do feel it. Does that make sense?
That really can hurt your ears yeah. It damages the hairs in your cochlea. High range hearing is what people tend to lose first from sound-induced hearing loss if I remember right.
My friend Abby was born with only one ear and a malformed face. We’re 9th years now but when when we were 4th years, Abby got a prosthetic ear and a hearing aid and we were so excited for her when she told our class!!!
You have such a beautiful voice! I could listen to you talk all day! And your accent is so charming and lovely. You speak so clearly too. Your practice with your voice has absolutely paid off.
Your videos came in really handy when I started a new job and one of my colleagues was deaf. Because of all the info you share on your channel Jessica, I felt able to ask her what I could start doing/stop doing to support her and ease communication. She was very touched that I asked. Long story short we are still friends now and together with another colleague we are learning lipspeaking (her preferred communication method). Thank you Jessica! 😊xx
I've learnt so much about deafness from your channel :) I'm a teaching student and in a few days I'll be delivering a teaching session about deafness to my peers - I'm definitely going to recommend your channel to them all!
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idk ur voice is like vintage? is that even possible? LOL
Alien Ashley
if you watch her video called “why i don’t sound deaf” then it makes sense.
Yes! Because her accent and clear annunciation of words is similar to the way actresses were trained to talk in the 30's-50's
@@spiderwoman23 trans altantic acsent
Fun fact: even perfectly hearing people don't hear their own voice at its actual volume. Because the parts of you that make sound are so close to the parts of you that would hear it, your ear sort of... disengages when you speak to normalise the volume. It's called the acoustic reflex, and it does it for super loud noises in general, which is pretty cool.
Yeah which is why u get the "oh wow i sound like that" when u hear ur voice in recordings
@@lauchlancameron7938 Partly. But also most recorders aren't actually recording your voice exactly (unless you have very good sound equipment). Phones in particular only capture some of it and copy it (wavelengths wooo) to save space. This is why some people sound especially different one phones.
... and why so many people yell into their phones without realizing it!
I hear myself though i sound same as i hear myself
Humans evolutionarily were never, and are not, developed or designed to hear their own voice. Thus, when we hear it on recording, our first instinct is to treat it as unfamiliar and therefore potentially dangerous. We instinctively and subconsciously hear an enemy when we hear our own voice. Our bodies were designed to hear our own voices through the auditory ossicles. For all intents and purposes, these bones muffle our perception of our actual voice. The sound is science. The negative reaction, is also science.
"If smiling and nodding when you have no idea what's going on was an Olympic sport the gold would be mine."
Now I'm imagining Jessica wining a gold medal for that at the Olympics and she's smiling and nodding but she's actually internally like "Where heck am I? Why are they handing me a gold medal?"
You're funny
let's talk about harry potter Me too
Phandom lmao why are we everywere
let's talk about harry potter 😂😂
@let’s talk about harry potter, you’re hilarious! 🤣
I'm Italian and your voice helps me improve my pronunciation. Since I discovered your channel I speak perfectly 😂💕✨
You are totally right, I'm Italian too and Jessica's pronunciation helps me a lot! Thank you, Jessica! (e ciao, Alessia! E' bello trovare una connazionale che la pensa come me ^w^)
Ehi ciao! Hai ragione, dovrebbero mettere lei a fare le registrazioni dei libri😂
concordo pienamente! :D you're great Jessica, love you!
Buongiorno?... um... ciao? I’m learning Italian and that’s all I remember :|
@@lilmisscvixen9428 heeyy signori italiani belli.
You are so very pretty, and your voice is elegant, with a light and airy softness, much like how a song bird during a spring day would look
What a beautiful description
That's exactly it! The word mellifluous often comes to mind. :)
I read this in my head using her voice
@Ryan Wilson
Lmao... Dude... 😂
@Ryan Wilson Well she talks about that in her video "Why I don't sound deaf"
My fiancée introduced me to you about a year ago and she is hard of hearing. We love you!!!
Hi both! ❤️
You trying to explain your way of hearing reminded me of when I was trying to explain what derealisation felt like to someone who had never experienced it. They thought I was crazy...
Out of curiosity, how would you go about describing derealisation? :)
I am also curious
Holly Bramhall the way I would describe it, and the way I describe dissociation in general, is like this: you know how when you remember a memory, your perspective is third person, like, almost as if you’re slightly above and behind where your head would have been when you were doing whatever you’re remembering? And how you see yourself do things, but it’s not in the sense of actively deciding to do them, they just sort of happen? It’s sort of like that for me. Like you’re experiencing the memory of whatever is actually happening rather than the event itself. Hope that helps somewhat.
Aishah Siddeeqa the way I would describe it, and the way I describe dissociation in general, is like this: you know how when you remember a memory, your perspective is third person, like, almost as if you’re slightly above and behind where your head would have been when you were doing whatever you’re remembering? And how you see yourself do things, but it’s not in the sense of actively deciding to do them, they just sort of happen? It’s sort of like that for me. Like you’re experiencing the memory of whatever is actually happening rather than the event itself. Hope that helps somewhat.
is it similar to the feeling of being inside your head as a tiny person looking out of a mech?
I’m not deaf, but I still just smile and nod when someone is talking to me.
Katie Jae hahaha same
This is so so perfect. I'm going to send it to everyone who asks me "so now that your deaf, can you hear....?"
What can you hear? I'm sorry, I'm just very curious and trying to understand :D
@@Chris.tastrophe No worries! I've lost most of my ability to hear higher pitched noises and soft noises. I also have trouble distinguishing voices from background noise. I have something called meniere's disease, which in short is an episodic condition where I have periods of vertigo, dizziness, and hearing loss that fluctuates. Eventually the hearing loss becomes permanent leading to profound deafness. Everything is caused by fluid buildup in the whole ear system
Wow! Thanks for explaining it to me! I hope you get lots of good days where you're feeling better! :D
@@OceanicMarauder I also have Meniere's Disease; however, I have low-frequency hearing loss so certain sounds and lower-pitched voices give me trouble. But I also find it very difficult to hear when there's background noise. It's like being in my own bubble sometimes. I have a hearing aid in my affected ear (left) which makes my own voice sound quite weird now. I can accept the hearing loss if I never have another episode of violent vertigo! That's the worst thing about this disease.
@@RachelMac21 the vertigo spells are the worst >.
I am deaf in one ear. My cochlear hairs stopped working in my left ear. I got diagnosed deaf in my left ear when I was 6. I am now 10. I got hearing aids at 7. No one knows how it happened though. I speak orally and do not use sign language. Recently I went to have a hearing checkup and I am 100% deaf in my left ear. My right ear is just fine. My hearing in my left ear went from 80% deaf in 2016 and now 100% deaf in 2018. I have cros hearing aids and have been spoken to about cochlear implant. Even with the hearing aids I do really badly in loud environments. I have subscribed and your videos have helped me a lot to understand more about deafness.
~ Love from Isla, Australia
I am curious about one thing. When one of your ears went deaf does it mean you really cannot hear anything if the healthy ear got well covered? I love to listen to a song through head set or ear phone in loud volume. I know it is bad and now still in process of stopping.
@@ird4489 One ear is not enough for noise selectivity and directional audition.
Your frock looks beautiful, that colour is gorgeous with your skintone! I love redheads that wear pink and red!
Thank you! I love wearing red and pink! 😊❤️💖
Re: smiling and nodding (I am hearing but my auditory processing is variable: usually okay, sometimes out the window)
Once my friend came up to me and started talking, and I could not understand a word he was saying. I smiled and nodded, naturally. Turns out, he had just been dumped and was coming to me for support. It looked like I was happy that he had gotten dumped! For some reason, my response was not to tell him that I hadn't understood what he was saying, but to say I had 'been in a smiley mood'. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PAST ME???? Luckily he didn't hold it against me, but hoo boy was that awful.
That's the best discussion on deafness I've ever heard...really.
When I needed to explain to a hearing person what I can hear I said this: "What would you hear if you put your head into an aquarium full of water and asked me to knock on glass?". Most of people immediately get it.
Also vibrations can be REALLY different from air hearing and bone hearing. Vibrations through air are more like magic spells that have unusual form and you can't recognize it from the first time. Bone hearing is more like feeling an actual hit right into ear. Also, leaning to walls and furniture can really help to understand how bone hearing works - you just feel it.
Sound is just vibrations! Through the air, through bone, through wood... elephants can actually hear others on an extremely low frequency from miles away through the ground! You can also press your ear to a train track and hear the train coming from miles off (please be safe and get far away from the tracks if you hear a train coming. Don't be stupid. xP).
Sound also travels a lot further through water, though it does it more slowly. Basically the thicker the substance the sound travels through, the further it can go!
@@Palitato You should tell this all hearing people who don't get that sound can actually be painful and it is.
I guess people more easily get that they can be too loud for animals, because all the "100 best facts about animals" usually say that they have better hearing than humans. But I still need to explain to some people why the shouldn't touch the table when I lean on it in pain. Sometimes it makes me think that all physical tortures are like pfft in front of power of sound. It can actually kill, but no one actually thinks about it.
Your voice is lovely. I could seriously listen to you talk all day!
That said (ha), I did actually understand the way you explained the way you "hear", using shapes.
As a hearing person, this was interesting. I think you help (or at least you've helped me) others to understand different people better. Not just deaf but everyone. I don't know if this made any sense but in simple words: you have helped me understand more the difference between people. Wow that was a long message. Love your videos! Keep up the good work! 💕
I'm a full time interpreter for the Deaf in the U.S. & love you (Claudia & Tilly 2). You're amazing at being a multi issue advocate & I wish I could hug you!
If you happen to be a fan of nerdy things or zombies/horror stuff, let me know. My friend runs accessibility services for a traveling convention and they're always looking for interpreters to work at their shows! (Yes, they pay.)
@@Palitato That's awesome & I'll totally keep ur TH-cam contact info! Happy Halloween, stay safe & many Thank you for your reply!!
The hearing aid user in my house has "cookie bite" hearing loss. He can hear high sounds and low sounds. Voice sounds are hard. This explained why he preferred heavy metal over lullabies as a baby.
My voice sounds great in my head but grating when I heard it recorded.
My mom (a heavy metal lover) said she knew a few deaf people who'd go to metal clubs and concerts with her and some would stand near the big speakers to feel the music stronger.
My smiling and nodding to pretend I understood what was happening, was a big indicator to my step dad that I have hearing loss.
I’ve learned more about hearing issues in this video than I have over my entire life! People should really be more educated...
That's interesting Jessica I hear signs in the same way ;) thanks you I've lreaning more on my hearing problem... You exposed the information very well thankyou ;)
I remember when I was young I thought my voice was weirdly deep. I remember being really upset by how deep I thought my voice was so I would speak in falsetto to get the "little girl" voice that I thought I should have--being that I was a little girl. A couple of years ago I was singing in the car and my Mother made mention of how glad she was that my voice got a bit lower as I got older and I had to laugh. I told her about this and I think it just solidified her belief that I am the strangest child. I am 28 now and sing in a contra-alto but have a pretty wide range vocally.
You do have a very lovely speaking voice Jessica.
I'm french et and I love the way you speak, your voice is very sweet to hear 💕
This girl is gonna blow up. Come back in a year and she’ll have at least a million subscribers. She’s too damn charming to not 😭❤️
It’s crazy how I used to love singing with my choir in high school and being perfectly in tune because it would create these really amazing vibrations in my chest. And the vibrations just made me feel really good. But it never connected to me that I was feeling myself hear. And now it totally makes sense to me how you can navigate sound without hearing it. You FEEL it and certain sounds have different feelings. SO AMAZING! My eyes have been opened! Thank you for sharing your story with hearing folk like me who really want to understand how to better help the deaf!!!
You sound like (if I would try to explain your voice with a photo) elegance and happiness with a good cup of tea in a British rosegarden.
Mabey weird but as a photographer its easier to explain things with a photo.
I’m an audiologist and I think your channel rocks. Subscribed!
Your videos are amazingly informative!! I discovered your channel earlier this year and have loved every video on your Channel!! Thank you being so open and informative!! Sending love from Florida, US
You're a real inspiration, keep up the good work. Yeah, neuropathy from a virus for me. Fortunately, I can still hear my own voice. Without hearing aids - no hearing in one ear, some limited hearing of lower tones in the other. I do have two aids, but in daily life I tend to wear a single aid in my bad ear, giving me some input from both ears. Increased volume of lower tones in my less bad ear doesn't help so much with understanding, and can be tiring and confusing in noisy environments. Also, with some hearing in both ears I can more easily identify where sounds are coming from, which is important for recognition and safety reasons.
Smiling and nodding when you have no idea what someone said is the story of my life. Thank you for this video and thank you for cc your videos.
You speak with such eloquence, I could listen to your voice all day it’s so lovely!
I have a profoundly deaf brother and sister and I'm 65. I've learnt more about deafness in your short video than I've ever learned in my whole life. Btw, your speaking voice is beautiful, melodic and you enunciate perfectly. 💕
Your voice and your accent are so soothing and pleasant that you could start your own ASMR channel...
That was an excellent description of deafness while still being able to speak .
I love watching your videos. You’re funny, and lively , beautiful and unique. If I’m feeling down, I watch your videos and I feel more cheerful! Keep it up! Whether you are aware or not you make a difference in people’s lives!
Jessica, your speech is legit FLAWLESS. Did you have any speech therapy when you were younger?
When you started explaining how you “hear” yourself speaking, I started lip syncing some words to myself, as in saying them without using my voice, and I think it helped me understand a bit of what you mean. The way our brain works is crazy.
My own voice sounds weird while i'm speaking my native language, which is Russian. But sounds normal when i speak English. That was a surprise to me, kind of. Talking about recorded voice btw.
The thing about the brain filling in parts is really cool! Thanks for making this video!
Hey,I just wanted to thank you for educating me about all kinds of disabilities. In my life I have never had any disabled people,who I saw more than once or twice on the street. And I feel bad about being so stupid and uneducated about this and we don't learn anything about this at school. You really help me learn more about this important and ignored matter.
You really helped me to take away my "fear"? of not able bodied people. Also I love your voice and it might sound weird but I love to just listen to your videos after a stressful day,cut it's so calming.
You make such educational, informative, and honest videos! That combined with your GORGEOUS soft voice makes these videos some of my favorite ever! To me, your voice feels like when you get into a hotel bed and the blankets are already warm but the sheets feel crisp and soft to the touch at the same time. Jessica’s voice just wraps you up!
This is really cool to know! Thank you!
I studied speech and language my first 2 years at college, but I couldn't finish the degree unfortunately. The way you were pronouncing "ossicle" sounded right to me.
I'm going to show your channel to my sister. She is hearing, but she just started college at a deaf school because she was interested in learning to sign. She mentioned maybe wanting to do interpretation, or teach ASL.
I don't understand who could down vote you, I love all of your videos! I am getting my degree to work in a school, and your videos and sharing your experiences have been so so valuable to me, and you help me to feel more confident in my ability to help all of my students. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Thank you so so much for your willingness to explain and educate! A good friend is hard of hearing and without her hearing aids, she relies HEAVILY on lip-reading. Between her willingness to explain what works best for her, and your education, I can understand so much more, which allows me to be a better communicator to her (or others with similar hearing loss).
I will say, if she asks me to repeat, I always do - facing her straight. If the look in her eye says she is trying to decipher what I said, I repeat in a different way, using different words. That often helps her to use context clues to determine what was said. I do the same thing for my husband when his tinnitus is acting up, and no one really thinks of it strangely. Incase any other hearing persons want to better communicate with a friend who cant hear as well.
Thanks again, Jessica! I look forward to all your videos ♡♡♡
You have a very calm and nice voice that gives happiness :)
Excellent video. Now I can just send ppl this when they ask me how or what I hear. I mostly lip read and if your voice is particular low, all I can hear is mumble, mumble mumble. But the way you explained it was excellent. Thank u once again for helping ppl understand such a complex thing. I shared this video with everyone I know😉
I'm neither deaf, nor do I know anyone who is. However, I watch your videos purely for your enunciation and smile. Keep up the informative videos and the cheerful attitude. Brightens my day everytime.
One of the most informative videos I've ever seen! 👌 Your voice is so soft and calming, would love to listen to you telling night-time stories 😍
She would be good at audio books.
My first thought was “what a shame she can’t hear her own voice because it’s truly one of the prettiest voices I’ve ever heard!” I could listen to you talk about nothing for hours!
I’ve learned so much from your channel and you have such a talent for teaching and explaining things in ways that are entertaining and informative. I admire your positive attitude despite all the hardships you’ve faced. Sending you love and light from the US ❤️
What a tragedy that a person with one of the best voices I've ever heard can't enjoy it for herself.
You DO have a really nice voice! I could literally listen to you talk about taxes for an hour because you sound so pleasant.
Well, at least when I lose my hearing, I won't be mad about subtitles, because I love them.
Holy shitdki. I’m a premie with severe childhood ear infections causing eardrum explosions. Now hearing intense ringing no clue what others hear when silent. So grateful for your videos while my hearing is shit I’m trying to understand my daughter and her issues. No way to explain my gratitude for your channel. Damn. Life is crazy right now but you are a miraculous find.
I have auditory processing disorder which people get so confused about as I can hear one on one with no background noise. lol
I also cant hear traffic when I'm talking it feels weird lol
Sarah Camley I have the opposite problem with my auditory processing, when there’s traffic I can’t hear myself talking at all and that’s also bizarre , of course I can’t hear the person next to me either and that’s just irritating
I have APD as well and while it does cause difficulty at my workplace, it does make for some hilarious conversations sometimes lol
I have APD and Autism as well
I'm autistic and have auditory processing issues (it's argued that it's not a seperate diagnosis when it's part of your autism) and the clueless smile and nod is so relatable.
you’re giving me 1920 - 1930 vibes, it’s so adorable
Informative and fun as always Jessica! I love all your videos!
You have a very elegant and witty voice that is very pleasant. Please don't get discouraged--discouragement is very hard to go through. You have a very positive personality.
Another very informative video with some fun sprinkled in :) Thank you and well done, Jessica! Slightly off-topic: I loved the roundtable you participated in on Hannah Witton's channel a couple of weeks ago. It was very insightful and I loved the openness and honesty you all so generously displayed :)
Forgive but I’m tearing while watching your video. So grateful for you. You’ve put in words which have only frustrated me to express. Thank you!
I’m not anywhere near deaf but I’ve struggled with my ears all my life. Recently had surgery on one of them and am experiencing hearing loss because of it, making it sorta impossible to hear without the room being completely quiet lol. I know I can’t 100% relate to the struggles of a deaf person but I sympathize with how isolating it can feel when you’re in a room filled with people but you can’t understand any of what they’re saying
Your voice, demeanor, mannerisms, and style all contribute to the image of a wonderfully elegant human being :-)
Which shade of lipstick are you wearing in this video? It looks lovely, also as always great video!
i have a really bad combination of conductive hearing loss and auditory processing disorder (due to autism) which makes understanding people in many situations really difficult
Hi! I just found your channel today. You seem so nice and I love your channel! Your personality really stood out to me! You really need more subs!❤️
I've been watching Jessica for a while now she always brightens up my day, I hope she does the same for you! :)
You speak more clearly and beautifully than anyone i know in real life. Your hard work is worth it!
You inspire me to be more aware of how I pronunciate and enunciate, and to have more respect for the way I speak.
on how my voice sounds to me (as a hearing person): I actually think about my voice a lot (especially since I'm a trans guy) naturally, my voice is kind of low and i definitely feel it more than pay attention to listening to it. i can feel it coming from my chest and when I'm around certain people it's higher and I feel it from my throat. I like how it sounds to me directly but if I hear it back in a recording I hate it because it's so different to what I am used to hearing it as.
strange thing to think about tbh but pretty interesting too.
It’s sad you can’t hear yourself because your voice is so so beautiful
She sounds exactly like julie andrews omg 😱
I have recently lost half my hearing due to injury and your videos are really nice its wonderful to hear from other people who are deaf
Early squaaaaaaad! Have never been so early! Love you all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿! 💖
i really appreciate that you caption your videos because even as a hearing person, my audio processing skills are virtually non-existent, and subtitles are a god send. not enough youtubers caption their content !
Yay I’m early again. ❤️ Thank you for the informational video! I’m actually currently losing my hearing so I’ve been watching a lot of your videos specifically on deafness as a way to somehow.. I don’t know... prepare for what’s coming? They’ve been a great help at calming me when my hearing loss overwhelms me. You’re the best. ❤️
You sound like a hearing person. Like PERFECT enunciation. You must practise for hours at a day. Well done☺
Thank you for this video. I am also deaf since I was born. I have total Artesia of the ears. I had surgery at UCLA children's hospital at the age of 5. They made me ear canal and ear drum but didn't start working good until 15years later. I remember my first sound. If someone is in my non surgery ear I can barely hear them. I can hear Male voices better than most women. I also cannot hear how loud I am.
WOW, Thank you for the informative video! I have a deaf friend who can't hear himself speak or others, he tried implants but hated the noise, and decided to stay implant free. He has been teaching me (slowly! haha) how to sign in ASL. he is one of my dear friends, and I thank you for this as well to help me understand better just what he goes through! HUGS!!! Just an afterthought that I wanted to let you know, you have a very beautiful and articulate voice and speech, and part of the reason I LOVE to watch your videos is your voice and pronunciation! Very soothing to my ears! MORE HUGS!!! hehe
Isn't it ironic. Being deaf and having the most beautiful voice on the planet, but unable to hear it.
Listening to her calms me down she is so beautiful
Yay~ hai!
Yes you said ossicle correctly!
"Because I don't like sad things" hahaaha this is my new motto now! I love it
I really dislike my voice, when I speak I mostly don't mind it but on a record it sounds awful. It's too high pitched. And I get self conscious like "is that what people hear all the time ?" Because I don't hear my voice that high pitched when I speak but when I record it it's like Minnie mouse is talking.
Pierced French Siren everyone’s voice is like that. It has to do with the way your own voice vibrates in your head like she was explaining
@Cerulean Skigh at least you don't look like a kid too 😂 I get asked if my mum is home all the time by people selling thinhs so I just say no she's working and close the door
Mines even worse because I can't hear igher pitches. And then I listen to myself on a video with the volume cranked up and I die a little inside LOL
@Cerulean Skigh I'm 35 and it still happens to me... :-D
You do have a lovely voice! Your deep chuckle is so awesome to hear. It's so genuine.
We are often scolded for laughing out loud. "Too loud, too this, too that, be polite. Yada, yada."
I appreciate that you just let it fly! The sound of your laugh warms my heart~
I tried this: I "plugged" my ears by pressing a little forward of my actual ear, and I got the same "voice noise" in my head!!! So my voice is pretty deep, and I got a really strong vibration from it, but I couldn't hear it coming from the outside, only from the inside... I think you described it very well! Edit: I mean of course it's not the same thing, but it's the best I can do to replicate what you were describing.
I could listen to you read a dictionary for hours. Your voice is lovely.
Can you lower your camera bit more next time please? i know i can use CC but since you sign it's easier for me also the captions always get in the way.
Chris Angel if you’re on TH-cam, you should actually be able to move the captions.
James Rozenshteyn how? I've never been able to do that (or perhaps I can, I just didn't know?). I know you can turn them off, but how do you move it
@@StraightZzzStudent You just click on them and drag somewhere else :)
@@kotkot8320 that. I never knew thank you so much!
@@kotkot8320 Mind blown! :o
I was born legally blind. I think awareness of disabilities is very important. After quite a few operations I can see now. It’s great that you share your story.
Early squad!!! 😘 Also i love your hair 😍
You do have a lovely voice! Very high and melodious and well enunciated.
Jess!! It sounds to me like you might have sensory synesthesia :) it would make perfect sense in that your senses would try to integrate and enhance information given there's a non fully functional one. Synesthesia isn't specifically caused by deafness/blindness/etc but it isn't prevented by those, either. Yours is a great explanation of how you hear sound - and you may even find that your definition resonates (no pun intended) with some hearing people too!
I listened to you say auditory occicle several times and I'm happy to tell you that you said it perfectly. No exaggeration: your pronunciation was perfect. Good on you!
This was fascinating! Do your ears “pop” if you change altitude, such as in a plane taking off or especially if you are riding in a car up a mountain. It can be quite uncomfortable for someone w/normal hearing, so I just wondered if you get that pressure build up? (& make all the silly faces to try & make it go away or ‘pop’) I hope the weather hasn’t been to terrible or causing extra issues! Much Love from Across The Pond 🤗💜😘
Katie Milner- I’m giving your comment a thumbs up since you are obviously a tough as nails bad-a$$ 💪🏻!! In my ❤️ though, I give it a thumbs down b/c of the fact it happens to you on the daily, not just in altitude situations, which SUCKS & it makes me so sad that it’s worse when flying!! (It is one of my favorite things & I wish everyone could enjoy & love it, no ailments or fear to stop them or you)! Thank you so much for answering my comment & sharing your experience. I have a couple more ?’s if you don’t mind...1: I’m sure you’ve been tested, but they have ruled out Trigeminal Neuralgia, right?
2: Do you wear any hearing devices?
3: If you do the “baby” trick and drink something when you have that pressure, does repeated swallowing relive it? Sorry, a million ?’s, sorry. I have Lupus, Fibro, Raynaud’s, Narcolepsy & for over 2 years I’ve been going to Cleveland Clinic to see specialists re: why I’ve developed severe Dysautonomia....part of which has been a change in my hearing, especially my right ear..so I’m (more) than a little stressed..I hope you are having a wonderful day! 🤗💜
There are some amazing & enlightening conversations going on in this vid's comment section! 💙
Rebecca Ude my ears still pop, because my ear drums are in tact. It's the pressure differential between the air behind the drum, and the air outside the drum that makes it go pop. On my bad hearing days, I don't always hear the pop, but I do feel it. Does that make sense?
Learning. Grateful for your patience.
...... should I not listen to music really loud with headphones ? Could that really damage my ears?
That really can hurt your ears yeah. It damages the hairs in your cochlea. High range hearing is what people tend to lose first from sound-induced hearing loss if I remember right.
My friend Abby was born with only one ear and a malformed face. We’re 9th years now but when when we were 4th years, Abby got a prosthetic ear and a hearing aid and we were so excited for her when she told our class!!!
Can you sit further back? It makes it really difficult to read your sign language when you sit so close because it cuts off your hands
You sound like a Disney Princess. I can’t describe it any other way. It’s fantastic.
🤚 Actually went deaf for 7 days due to allergies!
You have such a beautiful voice! I could listen to you talk all day! And your accent is so charming and lovely. You speak so clearly too. Your practice with your voice has absolutely paid off.
why would you do sign language and then crop your hands out of the frame
Your videos came in really handy when I started a new job and one of my colleagues was deaf. Because of all the info you share on your channel Jessica, I felt able to ask her what I could start doing/stop doing to support her and ease communication. She was very touched that I asked. Long story short we are still friends now and together with another colleague we are learning lipspeaking (her preferred communication method). Thank you Jessica! 😊xx
I just must confess, I have the biggest crush on Jessica... I don't know what to doooo :(((
Lina All you do is admire her and enjoy the channel ;-) nothing wrong with a bit of a crush.
Ignore your feelings because she is married lol
@@ecologist_to_be I know she's married, but those feelings are so hard to ignore. Struggle :))
I do too...just enjoy all of her lovely content as often as possible.
@@Liradu2 😂😂😂
I've learnt so much about deafness from your channel :) I'm a teaching student and in a few days I'll be delivering a teaching session about deafness to my peers - I'm definitely going to recommend your channel to them all!