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tzuyuscloud · 11 months ago

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My Loser Kim M.J x fem!deaf reader

A/n: This fic took awhile because I have no knowledge of Sensorineural hearing loss (SHL) whatsoever and wanted to get an understanding so I was reading articles and watching videos. If any information is incorrect please don’t hesitate to correct me respectfully. :)

Pairings: deaf!reader x non idol Kim Minji

Scenario: Kim Minji finds you in the art studio alone after being harassed by fellow students.

Warnings: Mention of blood, bullying, horrible parents, ableism (NEVER BE ABLEIST PEOPLE >:| )

Tags: Romace, college au, friends to lovers, angst??, art student y/n, loser Minji

⋆˙⟡ Star ⋆˙⟡

If my tears fall

Down in my universe

Turns into a new world

Time to find my way back home

As a famous artist said, “painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” And that’s exactly how y/n saw her creative process. As painting. She first started painting when she was 12 years old after she felt like her life was meaningless, she felt like she didn’t have anyone who understood her pain, so she spoke to a canvas. Sneaking into her grandfather’s studio and started splashing paint on the canvas, not caring when drops of color stained her freshly washed uniform.

She would come home and get interrogated by her parents as to why she was covered in paint, and she would sarcastically state the obvious, “i was painting, duh.” Thus being the beginning of her artists life when her parents placed her in an art school where she discovered more of her hidden talents with art.

Now as y/n was in her sophomore year of university, majoring in fine arts but focusing on painting specifically, she improved with every new painting she created. Her classmates envied the fact that she was a natural born genius, but the only thing that made her different than everyone else is the fact that she couldn’t hear.

Y/n’s classmates often sabotaged her works so that they wouldn’t be displayed in competitions or recognized by guest artists. They all envied her to the point where they often hurt her as well.

“Oh my, look what we have here” a group of students, led by one of the board members daughter, walked into the studio where y/n stayed painting late at night. Her body tensed up feeling the familiar vibrations of their footsteps causing her to jump when Jimin placed her hand on her shoulder.

“Whatcha painting?” Jimin said as she bent down to your level causing your arm to shakily create a false line on the brightly decorated canvas, ruining the painting. You closed your eyes hoping that they would disappear along with the world, often times when you we’re overwhelmed you would just close your eyes and turn down your hearing aid, because then the world would actually disappear.

“remember she can’t hear you.” one of Jimin’s little minions retorted causing the leader to roll her eyes.

“don’t be fooled, she has an hearing aid” Jimin then taps the device causing y/n to jump and clutch her ear, she angrily faced Jimin with a frown upon her face, looking eye to eye with the girl. “watch who your glaring at before I make you blind too!” Jimin smacked the girl on the head forcing her to look down,

“you think you’re entering the art competition? Ha, funny. You have no reason to be at this school anyways let alone enter into a competition. You will always be lower than everyone else-”

Jimin was cut off by a painful feeling that lingered on her cheek causing her and everyone around her to gasp and stare at y/n in shock. “the only low one is you.” y/n whispered, her voice shaky as she was now afraid of what was to come.

“oh~ how brave of our little y/n” Jimin smiled before grabbing your hair. While the rest of the girls knifed the painting, shredding up the canvas.

“ayo Minji! Make sure to grab everything from out of the locker that is labeled with red tape.”

“bruh, you literally said this already, I got it, I got it. How hard can going into the art building and grabbing your materials be?” Minji groaned on the phone, as she walked towards the entrance of the art building. It was pushing midnight and Danielle needed her art supplies that she had forgotten, but ended up catching a cold and wasn’t able to get them, so Minji being a great friend offered to grab them for the girl.

“alright alright! Thanks again Min, I owe you one!” Danielle smiled through the phone before hanging up. Minji walked through the halls, searching for studio 214A when she heard small noises coming from a fairly lit room. She peaked her head in the entrance and found a small girl sitting on the ground picking what looked like broken materials up while wiping away at her nose.

Once Minji squinted to get a closer look she saw what she was wiping wasn’t snot but blood, causing her eyes to widen and immediately run to the girl. “Hey bro are you alright, your nose-“ As the girl looked up at Minji from the shadow she casted. Minji saw that her lip was bruised and she had a scar on her head as well. “who did this to you?” she frowned. Y/n didn’t respond but just stared up the taller woman with tired eyes.

“can I help you with your wounds at least?” Minji asked again hoping for at least a nod. Y/n then pointed to the expensive hearing device that laid crushed into small pieces on the ground next to her. Minji felt her heart sink into her stomach as her eyes paneled to the broken device to y/n’s bleeding ear in which the device used to sit in.

Minji then squeaked out a small, “y-you can’t hear me?- minji don’t be stupid” before grabbing her phone and typing out sentences.

Who did this to you? Im gonna help you with your wounds if that is okay with you?

She faced the screen towards y/n and gently places it in her hands. Y/n looked up at Minji with soft eyes before typing something back.

Jimin and her friends.

Okay

Y/n handed the phone back to Minji and Minji never ran to grab a first aid kit so fast in her life once she got y/n’s consent to help her. She gently dabbed all the scars with cotton balls and places bandaids on them all, before picking up the pieces to the very expensive device and placed them in a plastic baggie for y/n.

Once she helped her clean up everything, including herself she offered to walk y/n home.

Do you stay alone?

Minji shook her head no at the question before softly speaking, “I live with my friend.” she said quietly leaving Minji shocked. She didn’t know the girl could speak, but she also knew very little about the girl and her her disability in the first place.

“What’s your name?” Minji asked and earning silence as she stupidly didn’t type out the question.

What’s your name?

Mine is Kim Minji

Y/n stared up at Minji and smiled, “Park f/n” she spoke. Every time y/n spoke, Minji got excited inside as the girl’s soft voice healed something inside of her. The whole way to y/n’s apartment was filled with Minji asking questions and eventually exchanging numbers where Minji texted y/n all through the night.

Minji still couldn't get the phrase "Jimin and her friends" out of her head. Doing everything she could to try and figure out who exactly Jimin was and why she would ever physically harm anyone.

Minji "Dani I have a question." The bright faced Aussie looked up at her best friend with a smile,

"What's up?"

"Mmm you're in the art department a lot," Minji paused "do you know someone who goes by the name Jimin?" just then Danielle's eyes widened and she let out a small gasp.

"ugh!! everyone knows her! Look I'm not one to talk behind people's backs but she is a bully" Dani huffed out with an animated frown. Danielle was never one to talk badly about people, in fact she spoke to everyone no matter how they came off or appeared, and if she saw someone who was sad, all she had to do was flash her signature smile and suddenly all clouds were replaced with sunshine and warmth. "Why do you ask though, Min?"

"Well when I went to get your supplies last night...there was this girl-erm Park f/n, and she was hurt badly. She said Jimin and her friends did it to her and that they always hurt her." Just then Minji was looking down and picking at her fingers, something she has a habit of doing when she's anxious.

Danielle jumped up from her spot on the sofa, "Wait...y/n?!" she slapped her hand over her mouth causing Minji's eyes to widen.

"w-what? is there something wrong?"

Danielle sat down after calming herself down to make her poor friend less worried, "that poor girl, she's in majority of my classes but I haven't noticed she was being assaulted." tears welled in the younger girl's eyes. "I try talking to her but she just rolls her eyes and looks away. I don't think she likes me"

Minji comforted her best friend as she pouted about the thought of someone potentially not liking her. "Dani"

"hmm?" the brunette faced her friend.

"y/n is deaf. Have you not known?" Minji asked genuinely. Danielle dropped the fruit that was in her hand and slowly turned to Minji.

She didn't know wether to keep her mouth open or close it but she looked like a fish out of water, "Im such a horrible person, everyday I would ask her questions and try to make conversation but- wow."

Minji cut the girl off, "well from what I have learned she can hear when she has her hearing aid, but recently it was broken because of those bitches. And when I catch them I will-" Danielle cut the girl off with a worried stare.

"Hey I know you are worried about y/n but violence does not solve more violence! What we need to do is report this to the school immediately to get justice for y/n." Danielle stood up proudly, while Minji scoffed from her place on the couch.

"Beating Jimin's ass seems like enough justice for me" she mumbled, earning a glare from the peaceful girl.

The older girl stood up, patting her best friend on the back, "well good luck with your peace treaties. Im gonna go take y/n out to eat"

"oh a date?~" Danielle teased causing Minji to blush, "no! she doesn't like me like that"

"But YOU never denied not liking her so, a one sided date, eh?" Danielle urged on, Minji grabbed the nearest pillow from the couch and smacked her friend on the head before running out the shared apartment.

"Ill be back!" she shouted on her way out.

Entering the small cafe, Minji noticed how you doodled in a sketchbook as you waiting for her to arrive.

“Hi y/n!” she greeted waving, silence. Her brows furrowed in confusion going to wave again but then as she walked to take a seat, she noticed that the small pink device was no longer in your ear.

Once she sat down you looked up feeling her presence, flashing her a small smile. You took out a small, cutely decorated notebook that was filled with stickers, and a pen before scribbling a few words down.

Hi!! :) I apologize, I can’t get a new hearing aid until next month. My parents are too busy to ship it to me

What kind of parents are too busy to tend to their own child?! Minji thought to herself. She couldn’t help but wonder why they would brush her off like that.

It’s okay, we can talk like this. Look.

Minji then tapped the table in y/n’s line of sight to get her attention. Her hands then started moving, forming words that were a bit choppy but still clearly showed that she put effort and time into learning.

‘Im learning sign language so you can speak comfortably’ her heart was racing afraid she messed up a few signs, because y/n just stared. She then smiled and looked down shyly trying to contain her excitement as no one has ever tried learning sign language to try and communicate with her, not even her own parents.

Y/n’s fingers swiftly flowed in different directions, speaking freely and comfortably. Although Minji couldn’t catch half of what she was saying, she still gazed at her with bright eyes.

“Thank you” Y/n whispered as she signed so that Minji could learn along with her, “for being nice to me” she said softly, looking up at Minji’s big brown eyes that never left hers.

Minji had ordered their food and drinks, sharing everything she had as y/n told her that she rarely tries new stuff because she is never introduced to anything.

I used to travel and do fun things before…the accident

Y/n gently pushed the book towards Minji as she cutely stuffed her face with fruit, earning a slight giggle from the opposite girl.

“Accident?” Minji mumbled to herself. Y/n let out a “hmm?” as she saw Minji’s lips move.

Accident?

Minji wrote but then quickly scribbled more,

You don’t have to tell me, it sounds personal

Y/n laughed at the panic writing, waving her hand and brushing it off.

It’s okay, I will tell you another time

You nodded before changing the subject, engaging in conversation that had you both laughing for hours without realizing how much time has passed. On your way back to her apartment, you heard her let out a small gasp and point to the small arcade that brightly lit up the evening skies. She took your hand, pulling you towards the machines as she eyes all of the plushies.

Letting out of the words “I want” slightly below a whisper. Minji couldn’t help but cave into her cute squeals of excitement as she pointed to all of the plushies she eyed. Pulling her wallet out she placed two bills into the machine bringing it to life.

Y/n excitedly jumped to hold the levers and when she thought she had the correct spot, she pushed the button. The claw grabbed the stuffed bunny, bringing it to the drop but dropping the bunny right next to it instead, before powering down.

The girl turned to Minji, puffing her bottom lip out in a pout before turning to walk away. Before she could take another step, Minji grabbed her arm, bringing her to a stop. The older girl then placed more money into the machine, focusing hard on the task at hand as she pushed the button. She hadn’t realized she closed her eyes, hoping that she would win the plush before she was shaken awake by y/n who was jumping around with the pink plushie in her arms.

“Bun bun! Bun bun!” she squeaked happily prancing around Minji who watched with sparkles in her eyes. She wrapped her arm around the smaller girl’s shoulder, walking her home before it got too late.

Y/n stood on her porch with a red tint to her face as she failed to look Minji in the eyes. “m’bye.” she waved, “thank you for winning bun bun” she spoke again and before she turned to enter her home, she quickly gave Minji a peck on the cheek before running inside.

Minji on the other hand, was stunned.

“She wants me bro!” The older girl said as her roommate rolled her eyes, laughing at the description story of their “hang out”

“That’s cute, she sounds adorable I wanna be her friend” Dani pouted remembering the fact that, said girl side eyes her during class. “what about me do you think she hates?”

Minji’s thick brows spoke before she did, “I wouldn’t say she hates you, she just doesn’t let her guard down easily” which confused her since she spoke to you easily. “I don’t know why she clings to me so quickly though”

Danielle laughed, “are you serious Min, you’re literally like a golden retriever. Your aura is so welcoming.” Minji blushed at the compliments,

“you think im a golden retriever girl” she wiggled her brows causing the both of them to burst into laughter. “but on a serious note, I think I like y/n”

The Australian girl looked at her roommate with a ‘duh bitch’ look, “I thought we all knew this?” she said with sass.

“I- goodnight”

Given y/n’s situation, she still had no hearing aid, causing her hell during her lectures as she had to rely on notes from generous classmates. She came from a well off family, growing her her parents would take her and her older brother on vacations and many outings, spoiling them, especially y/n since she was their princess. Treating her to whatever she wanted. Despite being handed whatever as a kid, her mother was still very strict and controlling at times.

You were always sent to every educational lesson after school as well as extracurriculars, and once she found out you had a talent in art, she ran with it and enrolled you in art programs. The life you had before the accident was chaotic, you didn’t enjoy it but you tolerated it because it was better than most. Though after the accident, you were pushed away. You were no longer the “princess” but more so the “burden.” You vividly remember your mother screaming at you to listen to what she was saying, even though you couldn’t clearly distinguish what she was saying.

She was in denial about her daughter being deaf to the point where she refused to tell anyone. Instead she blocked you out from the world, Park y/n had disappeared from the wealthy social circle and sent to study at a well off university. Anything to keep you out of your mother’s sight.

A knock sounded at your apartment door causing your roommate to jump up from her spot at the kitchen table to grab it. You looked up at the shuffles to find your older brother entering the place, smiling as she made conversation with your roommate.

He then looked at you with a smile before signing, “how are you, princess?” as you sat on the couch curled in a ball under blankets. You flashed him a thumbs up. You watched as he pulled a pink bag from behind his back, eyes following his every move as he handed you the bag. You looked up at him with a confused face considering there were no major holidays or birthdays near.

You opened the box and saw a brand new hearing aid. You looked up at your brother before tearing up. “thank you” you mumbled, wrapping your arms around him. Part of you didn’t wanna let go as it felt like that was the only family you had that truly cared about you.

“Of course you know…since I caused it” he whispered as he rubbed his neck. You knew he would forever feel everlasting guilt for what he did.

Summer of 2016

“Wait for me!” scrawny little y/n ran as fast as she could behind her brother and his friends. Her pink sundress flying with each stride, and her bare feet connecting with the grass.

She huddled around the older boys as they all piled fireworks on top of each other in the field. Different kind of pyro tied together and linked by a singular string that would be lit.

“This is gonna be awesome! I can’t wait to see the explosion” Y/n’s brother exclaimed, tackling one of his friends. Y/n was oblivious to what was actually happening, and got easily distracted by the beautiful flowers that coincidentally surrounded the pile of pyro.

She wasn’t aware of the stack being lit until she heard constant shouting from her brother and the rest of the guys. “Y/N MOVE!!” As she turned around she was thrown back as the fireworks went off in front of her. She felt someone pick her up saving her from the rest of the loud explosion.

All she could do was cry as she covered both of her ears. “It hurts!” the little girl sobbed. From the commotion her parents ran outside to see what had happened and was met with their daughter being cradled in her brother’s arms crying. She was covered in burn marks from head to toe.

“What happened?! What did you boys do?!!” Mrs. Park shouted, grabbing her daughter. Leaving no time to explain she rushed off to the hospital with her husband not too far behind with the boys.

Hours spent in the waiting room, the doctor had eventually came bearing the news of their daughter. “Miss y/n is doing fine. She is very brave for her age” he complimented.

Mrs. Park smiled faintly, “thank you doctor, is she healthy?” The man’s smile faded at the question before exhaling.

“Your daughter has hearing loss in both ears, she can respond to some sound but only depending how close she is to the noise. We recommend seeing a specialist for ears so that she can get a proper hearing aid that works best for her.” Mrs. Park threw herself into her husband’s chest with loud sobs.

“What am I gonna do with her now! I can’t let the world know she’s deaf!” she sobbed causing a gasp from the doctor. Y/n’s brother on the other hand felt guilty for what happened never thinking he could look his baby sister in the eyes again.

Moving forward, y/n got left at home and forgotten by her mother. She no longer received attention, not even basic conversations from her mother. She was put in more activities and after school classes to stay out of sight of her mother. The world had forgotten that the Park family had a daughter as she was hidden.

Present day

Y/n and her brother, Kai sat on the couch catching up about each other as Kai took over their father’s company.

“How’s mom and dad? Have they asked about me?” y/n whimpered, hating the fact that her own parents lost love for her, their one and only daughter.

Kai pulled his little sister in for a hug, “Father worries about you, he always talks about how he misses his little princess” you smiled at the thought of your father missing you, the thought warming your heart. “but mother. She’s still a cold hearted b-“

“woah okay okay, I see” You lightly laughed.

Kai then changed the subject, “What about you though sis, how has school been?”

All of a sudden you blurted out, “I think I like someone.” covering your mouth quickly. Kai started squealing like a teenage girl,

“omg omg what’s their name!?” He clapped his hands causing you to burst into laughter.

“Stop being silly, haha. Her name is Kim Minji” you said with a deep red tint forming on your cheeks. “We went to a cafe together and she helped me when I was…stuck on…an art project haha” you laughed nervously. You never wanted Kai to get worried about you if you told him about Jimin and her clan.

“she wants you” He joked, but little did you both know she actually did.

Minji: Would you like to go on a date Saturday evening?

Minji was pacing back and forth her apartment as she panicked at the message she impulsively sent to y/n. “You will be fine girlfriend, I doubt she would say no” Danielle gave the older girl a pat on the shoulder to reassure her.

“But what if she thinks Im some old creep who just happened to win her a plushie at the arcade and learn sign language?!” Minji pulled at her hair causing Danielle to roll her eyes.

“Puh-lease. She would never-“ the sound of the phone going off caught their attention. Minji quickly picked the phone up, reading the message aloud.

“I would love to, smiley face. SHE WANTS ME!” The Korean girl shouted before jumping around the apartment.

Dani laughed as she walked back into her room, “Nerd”

Minji laid in the sand next to y/n taking in the evening sky after a long day of playing in the water and writing in the sand. “I’ve never had this much fun since I was a kid” Y/n whispered turning to face Minji. “Thank you for accepting me Min” The words left Minji speechless at the thought of people not accepting her because of her disability.

Minji sat up, causing y/n to follow as she was concerned by the girl’s sudden movements. “You’re more than what people think you are y/n, and those who don’t accept you don’t deserve you because you are everything anyone could ask for and I-“ Pausing abruptly her heart started racing as she almost slipped up and confessed her feelings to the younger girl.

“You what?” Y/n smiled cheekily, playfully hitting Minji’s arm. Her face turning redder than the sunset as she started fumbling like the loser she was.

‘I like you, y/n’

Y/n’s eyes widened in shock, hoping she wasn’t hallucinating what she just saw you sign to her. “Like…like as a friend or-“

Before she could finish her sentence Minji grabbed her face, finally feeling the softness of y/n’s lips, the softness she had always imagined being on hers since the day she saw you in the art studio. You returned the kiss pulling her closer to you afraid it was all a lucid dream that would fade away as soon as you let go.

“Like you like you, as in I want you to be my girlfriend” Minji panted as she broke the kiss that had you feeling all kinds of butterflies.

“Such a loser” y/n giggled and threw herself in Minji’s arms. “But you’re my loser”

“SHE SAID YES!!” Minji stood up cheering for everyone to hear, “Park y/n is my girlfriend!!!” You couldn’t help but laugh at the action and when Minji turned to face you again, you couldn’t help but notice the sparkle in her eyes.

Pulling her into a hug while burying your face in her shirt you mumbled, “Kim Minji is my loser”

#kim minji x fem reader #newjeans scenarios #minji newjeans #kim minji x reader #newjeans #kpop gg #kpop scenarios

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cels-not-so-secret-love-affair · 2 months ago

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trading voices (remus & regulus - muggle au)

a/n: i like to think regulus and remus would get on. this is an exploration of how that might look! i, unfortunately, do not know much bsl (although i should probably get on it, it would be useful). so if you have experience signing, i welcome any and all comments you might have on my presentation of it here!

You can sign?

Regulus�� pale hands move quickly, imbued with curiosity. His eyes are bright and calculating, turning his attention to his brother’s new boyfriend properly for the first time and dissecting him with his gaze.

Yes. Sirius didn’t tell you?

No, never. Are you deaf?

Sort of. Not completely. It’s called sensorineural hearing loss.

Remus finger spells the name, long, scarred fingers settling into each letter with careful and deliberate intention. He makes a face as he does so, and then smiles. Regulus watches his eyes crease up and notes his crooked teeth and decides he quite likes this smile. He’s smiling because he means it.

Long name! I had an accident, when I was younger. It damaged part of my ear. I wear hearing aids because of it, and I also learnt to sign. I don’t get to use it very much though. Only with my mum.

Wow. I had no idea.

Sirius told me you about you. I was pleased when he said you used BSL. Needed another conversation partner - was worried I was getting a bit rusty.

This, to Regulus, is a ludicrous idea. Watching Remus, the way he moves, the fluidity of his gestures and the expressions he makes alongside them - Regulus would have thought communicating like this came about as naturally as breathing. It’s like he walked out of the womb with all this language, all this life to him. It’s sort of magnetic, in a quiet, subtle type of way.

Did my brother tell you about why I sign?

A little. I don’t think he did a very good job explaining it, but he tried.

Right. Sometimes, the words just won’t form in my mouth. They get stuck. I can’t explain it very well myself. Speaking is too much a lot of the time. And then I met this kid, called Evan, and he had a sister, called Pandora, and she taught me how to sign. I found my voice like that.

I’m glad. From what I’ve seen, you have a lot to say.

What do you mean?

Remus grins at him a second time, eyes alight with mischief.

When you were with Sirius. I don’t know what he said, but it must have been stupid. You swore at him when he turned his back. Motherfucker!

He imitates Regulus’ expression, rolling his eyes and gritting his teeth in annoyance as he signs the insult. Then, the act dissolves, and he breaks back into that well-worn smile of his, evidently very much amused. Regulus shrugs matter-of-factly.

It was the only good description I could think of.

I like you.

Insulting your boyfriend is what gets me into your good graces? Strange.

I love him, but he really can be a wanker sometimes.

#marauders fandom #marauders fanfiction #marauders era #the marauders #the marauders era #marauders fic #regulus black #remus lupin #platonic moonwater #disabled remus lupin #fanfiction #fanfic #fanfic blog #cel writes fic #i think remus and regulus are such a fun pair #i should write more of them together

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chickenfriedawesome · 4 months ago

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@smallvictorianchildwhofoundwifi has opened my eyes to the possibility of hard-of-hearing (HOH) Monoma so have some headcanons

Monoma was born with non-syndromic hearing loss / mild hearing loss in both ears. it's a genetic thing from his mother's side of the family -- his grandma was born the same way.

his hearing is better on the right than on the left, and he has a harder time discerning high pitches than he does low ones.

when he was a kid, Monoma's parents hired a tutor to teach him sign. he was able to follow most conversations without it, but his mother figured it would be useful in the event that his hearing worsened over the years. she had learned it from her own mother and knew that she could translate for her husband if necessary.

Monoma never ended up using sign too much around the house, but he's made sure to keep practicing it on his own time.

Monoma has some discrete, completely-in-canal hearing aids that he'll break out for class and hero work, but he also has some baseline hearing and has gotten great at reading lips, so he prefers to go without them in the dorms.

only a handful of people know that Monoma is HOH: Nezu and Vlad King were informed when Monoma applied and was accepted into UA. Present Mic and Bakugo noticed on their own because they - also HOH - could recognize the signs.

the only other students that Monoma has mentioned it to are Kendo, Setsuna, Shishida, and Tsuburaba. they think that it's because he wants to keep it secret, and they guard the knowledge fiercely. he doesn't. Monoma just never brings it up unless it feels relevant to the conversation.

once, during a training exercise, the batteries in Monoma's hearing aids died and he nearly got his head taken off by one of Kamakiri's blades because he couldn't hear Setsuna telling him to duck. Vlad King invested in a battery checker for Monoma that same afternoon and decided to start keeping extra batteries in his desk just in case.

Monoma has never tried copying Jiro's quirk, but he wonders how it would work given that his hearing loss is sensorineural. his working theory is that he'd be able to use it just fine because he'd be copying her DNA and, as far as he's aware, she doesn't have any hearing loss herself. if that were the case, Copy should be able to temporarily change his anatomy so that he can use her power.

#bnha #monoma neito

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thereareeyesinsidethetrees · 2 months ago

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today ae learned that there are two types of deafness- conductive and sensorineural- and that stan having hearing aids means that he has conductive deafness because hearing aids aren’t helpful for sensorineural deafness

(conductive deafness is caused by something interfering with sound conduction in your ear liquids, for lack of a better term, and sensorineural deafness is caused by damage and/or degeneration to nervous system structures involved in hearing)

sensorineural deafness includes damage from loud noises, which is interesting. ae feel like a lot of folks headcanon that this was the cause of his hearing loss. ruptured eardrums are considered part of conductive deafness, though, so stuff like loud noises could have very well still been the cause (explosions and gunfire, makes sense)

(it’s also possible that someone purposefully damaged his eardrums while he was living on the streets)

conductive deafness can also be caused by otosclerosis, which causes abnormal bone growth in the middle ear and, while the exact cause is unknown, is thought to be inherited (which means ford would very likely have otosclerosis too if stan does)

our source for all of this is our college class we’re currently taking which you would really hope would be accurate

#of course our first thought is ‘oh ae wonder what caused stan’s conductive deafness’#we are the gravity falls creature everything ties back to these guys

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ladychandraofthemoone · 1 year ago

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7/7 HAPPY late 7/7: have Eddie “Alaric” Gyeon, Fredrick”Fearless Freddie” Russell, Ivo Hugh Barclay, and Tobias “Toby”Stratford-Smith

Freddie’s (and alaric) design was inspired by @vita940124 and @radarvision/@gadgetini while Alaric was inspired by glowynviator’s cfr designs on Twitter.

Random notes like Alaric real name is Eddie. It’s just a nickname and he’s half Korean because I got inspired by the Korean translation of his name so he and his twin brother Eric cool design next month they’re twins and half Korean and surname symbolism, like his name in scenery or view, and I totally fits the culdee fell railway , he seen at the more optimistic and loud twin. He has dyslexia and dyscalculia alongside his brother, both r kind and friendly folks.

Freddy gives me that chill cool parent vibes, and I like to think he has like so many scars from his tails, because when he was younger, he was much more reckless and little to no sense of self preservation. Hence the scars (like the scars are in space there from when ammunition’s accident, they exploded) like he suffers from sensorineural hearing loss, so he needs a his hearing aid and he’s very good at doing both ASL and BSL.

I will is baby I bet him off a lot of 90s fades like you know those overall jumpers such as the one from the fresh prince of Belair like plaid camo striped outfits I mainly got it from Pinterest. I would positive here, but it will be really long ha ha and of course I chose every shade of purple like a fine, because I was usually seen in purple in Trainz and of course I gave him cool kicks many converse cause they were also really popular and plus of course is Lil tamogachi. He probably gave it a like full long name but his nickname is grapefruit. Also, I found out here he and Duncan r technically cousins, so I’m trying to figure how it works.

and, of course, Toby I am making a huge au based off of Tobias and half pariah and I feel like that’s where people tend to have it as a nickname and this is like a real thing but it’s not but you know I am like a huge sucker for this movie so of course I’m again told you I was gonna draw him with Henrietta but I guess I was late for the eight you and you know fun fun, soft grandpa cottage core vibes both he and ivo have glasses (square frames of course though ivo gets them later on and he totally based them off of Toby’s Toby’s cries.)

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Fanzine Friday #6: Deafula nos. 1-2, 4-5 (2010-2013) by Kerri Radley

Deafula is about Kerri's experience as a Deaf person in a hearing world, focusing on education and resources for both hearing and Deaf individuals. We have four issues of Deafula, covering topics:

Introduction to Kerri and Deafness

Insurance coverage (or the lack therof)

Employment issues

An interview with Kerri's mother

Featured here are select pages from issue no. 1 that discuss deafness and Deaf culture. Transcripts are below the read more.

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States. Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

Transcript for pages 1-2:

I'm a twenty eight year old lady who lives in philly with a dog and a cat and I like to do fun stuff like read and go to shows and back and ride bikes and paint and I go to grad school at penn.

And, I'm deaf.

I was born with some minimal hearing loss, and no one knows where it came from. Probably not my genes, as everyone in my family is hearing, except my older brother also had a little bit of hearing loss at birth. He wore hearing aids for a short while but hated them, and now he doesn't and he is pretty normal and talks on the phone and whispers and does normal hearing people type things.

But me, when I was five years old, I contracted scarlet fever. And now I'm deaf.

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Hearing loss can occur in your outer, middle, or inner ear, for a large variety of reasons at any stage in life. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs in the middle ear, and can be due to exposure to toxic chemicals in the womb, structural abnormalities, certain antibiotics, or infections life the mumps, meningitis or my most beloved, scarlet fever. This is what I have. There is no "cure." Some people with this loss benefit from hearing aids or cochlear implants, some don't. How much hearing loss occurs is specific to each case.

Sensorineural hearing loss from an infection can occur at pretty much any stage of life, though it occurs mostly in childhood. Still, exactly when in a child's life the damage occurs can have huge ramifications. I was luck (and lucky feels like a weird way to put it, even) to contract scarlet fever when I did, because by then I had already acquired my first language, English.

Transcript for pages 7-8:

Not only is deafness a spectrum in the "medical" aspect, or level / type of loss, and in the communication aspect -- it's also a spectrum culturally. Deafness is a free standing and respected culture. This might seem weird to hearing people who think of being deaf as nothing more than a disability, but it truly exists as a community with a cultural identity. The Deaf culture has its own language (ASL), its own norms and values, its own idioms and jokes, and within it deafness is not seen as a "disability," but rather as a common attribute shared by its members to be celebrated and nurtured. Culturally deaf people don't see deafness as a detriment -- why would they when there is a large, rich, vibrant culture with an accepting community surrounding it?

Of course, where culture and identity concerned, the [next page] dividing lines get a little blurry and debatable. I can't

even speak from a position

of authority about this, as I

grew up a lone deaf girl in a hearing

world, only to be

immersed in the Deaf community later in life. In an

attempt to explain cultural deafness, though, I'll try to define the difference between little d-deaf, and capital-D Deaf. Most deaf people differentiate between the two: deaf people regard themselves as people with disabilities, and do not identify with deaf culture. They may or may not use ASL, they might not think deafness has cultural validity, they might be strongly immersed in hearing culture. Deaf people (capital D) regard themselves as members of the deaf culture and take pride in their Deaf identity. They probably use ASL as their main form of communication, are informed about their culture, and don't regard themselves as being disabled. Some people who are even hearing, but CODA (children of deaf adults) consider themselves culturally Deaf -- they can hear and speak, but they are fluent in ASL and strongly immersed and active in deaf culture.

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What do to if you encounter a deafie in the wild!

Okay, so you're at a party or at someone's house or something, and you realize there's a deaf person there. Don't panic! As long as you remember some basic guidelines for communicating with her, you'll be on your way to having a deaf friend in no time.

Don't make assumptions about how they can communicate!

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3. Do your part to include them

in the conversation!

This means the world to deaf people in social situations, really. If you have to keep asking people to

repeat what they said, or clue you in on what's going on, you can start to feel like an annoying pest and it's crummy. It helps a lot to have the people around you be conscious of your presence and do what they can to include you. Make sure your face is visible. If you say something hilarious and everyone is cracking up, but the deaf person has a wft look on her face, be nice and repeat the joke without having to be prompted. The normal flow of hearing conversation is also a really tricky beast for a deaf person. It's hard for us to make sense of the natural breaks and flows from

one person to the next. Therefore, it can be pretty hard to find the right moment to interject and can be embarrassing if you cut someone off without knowing [page ends]

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5. Above all,

treat them like

normal people!

Because they are!

Hey, you can contact me! That would be rad.

thecityonfire @ gmail . com

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Decibel chart

Hearing loss can be measured in decibel levels. My decibel thresholds are the "softest" sounds i can hear unaided!

#bgsu #disability pride month #deafness #zines #fanzine friday

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Planning to give college au vash hearing aids

I’m debating on sensorineural hearing loss bc I love the idea of him like being lazy and being like: “I have one good hearing ear :(“ and Nai is like “put ur hearing aid in rn ISTFG-“

Caused by car accident plus I’m most familiar w sensorineural hearing loss thanks to my twin brother who has it lol so I’ll lowk be projecting lol LMAO

#Chris continues having writing ideas #vash the stampede #college au vash #college au #hearing aids #Trigun #Trigun stampede

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Understanding Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL): Causes, Symptoms, and Management

Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Among its various types, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is one of the most common and often misunderstood. SNHL occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain. In this blog post, we will delve into the causes, symptoms, and management strategies for SNHL.

What Causes SNHL?

Age-related Degeneration: Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is a leading cause of SNHL. Over time, the hair cells in the cochlea degenerate, leading to a gradual decline in hearing sensitivity.

Noise Exposure: Prolonged exposure to loud noises, whether from recreational activities like concerts or occupational environments like construction sites, can damage the delicate structures of the inner ear, resulting in SNHL.

Genetic Factors: Some individuals may inherit genetic mutations that predispose them to SNHL. These mutations can affect the development or function of the inner ear.

Medical Conditions: Certain medical conditions such as Ménière's disease, autoimmune disorders, and ototoxicity from medications like chemotherapy drugs or high doses of aspirin can cause SNHL.

Trauma: Head trauma or sudden, loud noises such as explosions can cause damage to the cochlea or the auditory nerve, leading to SNHL.

Recognizing the Symptoms

The symptoms of SNHL can vary depending on the severity and underlying cause of the condition. Common signs include:

Difficulty understanding speech, especially in noisy environments.

Asking others to repeat themselves frequently.

Turning up the volume on electronic devices.

Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.

Feeling a sense of fullness or pressure in the ears.

If you or a loved one experience any of these symptoms, it's essential to consult with a healthcare professional for a comprehensive evaluation.

Diagnosis and Treatment

Diagnosing SNHL typically involves a combination of medical history, physical examination, and hearing tests conducted by an audiologist. These tests may include pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, and tympanometry to assess the extent and nature of the hearing loss.

While SNHL is often irreversible, there are management strategies to improve communication and quality of life for individuals with this condition:

Hearing Aids: Hearing aids are commonly prescribed to amplify sounds and improve speech comprehension for individuals with SNHL. These devices come in various styles and technology levels to suit individual preferences and needs.

Cochlear Implants: For severe to profound SNHL where hearing aids are not sufficient, cochlear implants may be recommended. These surgically implanted devices bypass damaged hair cells in the cochlea and stimulate the auditory nerve directly.

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs): ALDs such as FM systems, loop systems, and captioned telephones can complement hearing aids or cochlear implants by enhancing sound quality in specific listening situations, such as classrooms or theaters.

Communication Strategies: Learning effective communication strategies, such as lip-reading, using visual cues, and advocating for optimal listening environments, can help individuals with SNHL navigate social interactions more effectively.

Tinnitus Management: Tinnitus, often associated with SNHL, can be distressing for some individuals. Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), sound therapy, and counseling can help manage tinnitus-related distress and improve overall well-being.

Lifestyle Modifications

In addition to medical interventions, certain lifestyle modifications can help minimize the impact of SNHL:

Protect Your Hearing: Avoid exposure to loud noises and use ear protection, such as earplugs or earmuffs, when engaging in noisy activities.

Regular Hearing Checks: Schedule regular hearing evaluations with an audiologist, especially if you work in a noisy environment or notice changes in your hearing.

Healthy Habits: Maintain a healthy lifestyle, including regular exercise, a balanced diet, and managing underlying health conditions like diabetes or hypertension, which can impact hearing health.

Conclusion

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) can have a profound impact on an individual's quality of life, affecting communication, social interactions, and emotional well-being. While SNHL is often irreversible, early detection, appropriate management strategies, and lifestyle modifications can help individuals with this condition lead fulfilling lives.

If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of SNHL, don't hesitate to seek professional help. With the right support and resources, individuals with SNHL can continue to actively engage in the world around them and enjoy meaningful connections with others. See Also

#snhl #tinnitus #ears ringing

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