I never cease to be amazed at what Normal Hearing (NH) people can hear. NH people can put a pot of water on the stove and know precisely when it starts to boil – WITHOUT looking at it. What an amazing feat! They can determine if a light bulb is good – just by SHAKING it. Astounding! And get this…they can hear turning signals. Really – it’s true.
I know these things because of my son, Super Hearing Boy, who can hear a flea land on a dog. He demonstrated his exceptional skill at my mother’s home a couple of weeks ago. We were relaxing in the living room, enjoying the Sci-Fi channel. He was sitting in the recliner, and I was on the couch, when out of the blue, he yells, “Mom!”
Alarmed, I turn to Super Hearing Boy and say, “What’s wrong?”
“Please stop!”
“Stop what?”
“That!”
“What in the world are you talking about? I’m not doing anything!”
“Stop scratching!”
Lest you think I’m a dry, scaly alligator woman, I was scratching a mosquito bite.
Beethoven's Ears 
They might hear better than we do, but what about their noses?? I don’t know about you, but my sense of smell has increased a hundred fold since I lost my hearing. 🙂
Yes, my sense of smell is excellent. And that’s a curse when you work in a Local Government Building!
Cindy
Your blog site is really cool. I got your comment about being in the “hearing world.” Thanks!
As a deaf adult, I’m still learning about how much a hearing person can really hear! It was a few years ago when I learned that my mother can hear a baby crying next door (we live in an apartment building).
Have a good weekend!
~S
Quietspirit,
Please give me a link to your blog – when I click on your name, it takes me back to the WordPress homepage.
Cindy