Pure Sound Hearing Aids
  • home
  • products
    • Rexton Emerald XS 8C RIC
    • Rexton Emerald S 8C RIC
    • Rexton Emerald M 8C RIC
    • Rexton inoX CIC 8C
    • Rexton Mosaic M 8C BTE
    • Rexton Mosaic P 8C BTE
    • Rexton Stellar RIC 8C
    • Rexton Sterling 8C CIC / IIC
    • Rexton Sterling 8C ITE / ITC
    • Signia Active Pro
    • Signia CROS AX
    • Signia CROS Hearing Solutions
    • Signia Insio Charge&Go AX
    • Signia Insio Nx IIC/CIC
    • Signia Insio Nx ITC/ITE
    • Signia Intuis 3 Family
    • Signia Motion Charge&Go X
    • Signia Motion 13 Nx/Motion 13 P Nx
    • Signia Prompt
    • Signia Pure Charge&Go AX & T AX
    • Signia Pure 312 AX
    • Signia Pure 10 Nx
    • Signia Pure 13 BT
    • Signia Pure 13 Nx
    • Signia Silk X
    • Signia Styletto AX
    • Signia Styletto X
    • SERVICES >
      • Auditory Training
  • about
    • testimonials
  • unbundled pricing
  • blog
  • offers
  • Insurance
  • contact
    • locations >
      • elizabethtown
      • lititz
      • strasburg
Tweet to @puresoundha

Blog

updates from the world of hearing
Schedule An Appointment

‘Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese’: The Challenges and Humor with Hearing Loss

4/6/2021

0 Comments

 
hearing_aids_york_pa
Have you ever listened in on a conversation where someone said something funny, and you laughed along, pretending that you heard the joke? Have you ever experienced confusion as to why everyone was laughing at something on TV or in a movie because you didn’t hear the setup or punchline in a joke?

It’s challenging to enjoy the humor when you can’t hear. 

What are the benefits of humor? 

A sense of humor can help people deal with stressful and painful situations. Your muscles can relax, your immune system is strengthened, it helps build trust among others, reduces anxiety and fear, and improves relationships. Humor is physically and mentally beneficial to people.    

Here’s a joke that might tickle your funny bone:

If a Deaf child swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap and water?

The Challenges with Humor and Hearing Loss

If you are hard of hearing, you may find it difficult to understand jokes and follow along with funny stories that are verbally told, because there’s always a surprising twist, use of wordplay, or punchline that needs to be heard to make sense of it. It’s very important to hear every single word and the way it’s delivered to get the joke. That’s not always possible if you can’t hear clearly. Even relying on context clues can prove to be challenging. 

Some people with hearing loss may isolate themselves from situations that incorporate comedy because they know that they won’t get the joke and feel left out when they don’t laugh at the right time, or at all. 

There are so many different categories of humor like dry, satire, slapstick, situational, self-deprecating, wordplay, etc. In order to understand the humor, you need to pay attention to a person’s demeanor and emotion when they set up their joke or story. Usually, the speaker becomes excited and talks louder when telling a joke.

It can change based on the type of humor. For dry humor, the speaker may show little emotion or facial expressions when delivering their lines. As a result, someone with hearing loss who relies on reading facial expressions as a context clue may have a harder time understanding the joke.    

Based on how severe your hearing loss is, hearing jokes can be a great listening exercise. If you’re hearing is too severe, you can still enjoy physical comedy or situational humor. 

Funny Mishearings

How about when you listen to a song? Have you ever and misheard the lyrics?

Sometimes, mishearing something that was said can turn into a funny situation with the people that you are communicating with. 

Have you heard of TLC’s rare recording of “Don’t go, Jason Waterfalls”?

How about Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” where Annie Lennox sings, “Sweet dreams are made of cheese”?

Stop feeling left out, and enjoy hearing jokes again. Contact us at Pure Sound Hearing for a free hearing test and consultation. 
Contact Us
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    Arts & Entertainment
    Behind The Scenes
    Children With Hearing Loss
    Communication
    Comorbidities
    Earplugs
    Earwax
    Events
    Hearing Aid Advice
    Hearing Aid Apps
    Hearing Aid Cleaning
    Hearing Aid History
    Hearing Aids
    Hearing And Health
    Hearing Info
    Hearing Loss Advice
    Hearing Loss Apps
    Hearing Loss Causes
    Hearing Loss Lifestyle
    Hearing Loss Types
    Holidays
    Product Of The Week
    Rechargeable Hearing Aids
    Tinnitus

    RSS Feed

Follow us on Facebook
© 2023 Pure Sound Hearing Aids. All Rights Reserved.
follow us on twitter
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • home
  • products
    • Rexton Emerald XS 8C RIC
    • Rexton Emerald S 8C RIC
    • Rexton Emerald M 8C RIC
    • Rexton inoX CIC 8C
    • Rexton Mosaic M 8C BTE
    • Rexton Mosaic P 8C BTE
    • Rexton Stellar RIC 8C
    • Rexton Sterling 8C CIC / IIC
    • Rexton Sterling 8C ITE / ITC
    • Signia Active Pro
    • Signia CROS AX
    • Signia CROS Hearing Solutions
    • Signia Insio Charge&Go AX
    • Signia Insio Nx IIC/CIC
    • Signia Insio Nx ITC/ITE
    • Signia Intuis 3 Family
    • Signia Motion Charge&Go X
    • Signia Motion 13 Nx/Motion 13 P Nx
    • Signia Prompt
    • Signia Pure Charge&Go AX & T AX
    • Signia Pure 312 AX
    • Signia Pure 10 Nx
    • Signia Pure 13 BT
    • Signia Pure 13 Nx
    • Signia Silk X
    • Signia Styletto AX
    • Signia Styletto X
    • SERVICES >
      • Auditory Training
  • about
    • testimonials
  • unbundled pricing
  • blog
  • offers
  • Insurance
  • contact
    • locations >
      • elizabethtown
      • lititz
      • strasburg