Purpose of hearing aids

Jan 21, 1:32 AM

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Not sure if it ever gets explained, but I'd really like to know the reason Yuki (or other deaf people) wear hearing aids if they are completely deaf.

ValinisJan 21, 2:40 AM

Jan 21, 1:43 AM

ZXEAN

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Sadly only deaf people can answer your question.

Jan 21, 1:44 AM

PinkHeart19

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I believe it helps with their own comfort as a part of their identity but also those around them, like seen in a episode, identify those with hearing loss and help them if needed.

Jan 21, 1:47 AM

Animaticide

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It is explained last episode. Despite not actually hearing the sounds, she can still feel the vibrations emitted by the aids, so my guess is that it's like having a haptic mapping of the constant background soundwave/spectrum (can't hear the individual sounds but at least she knows there IS sound jumble). Not particularly useful but I believe it might help her feel more grounded or connected to her environment.

An equivalent might be being blind but having a tool that could indicate the amount of lighting through microvibrations (or white noise) so at the very least you could tell whether you are in a dark or light environment, day or night, etc (can't see the light being bounced off the environment but you can tell whether there is light present or not).

Also, it helps her telegraph to others that she can't hear.

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Jan 21, 2:41 AM

karemi_

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I was also curious, so I googled and found a reply from a Deaf person saying this:

Jan 21, 3:56 AM

FutoiOtaku

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I asked this question a few weeks ago and got similar replies, and after a bit of thought the only practical application I thought up was road safety. Being aware of airborne vibrations must be useful to warn of approaching traffic. And also shouted warnings of danger would stand out as louder sounds in any situation and make the deaf person look around. All conjecture of course, I don’t know anyone profoundly deaf.

Jan 21, 4:01 AM

apathytomorrow

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May 2021

Same reason blind people wear sunglasses, so others know their disability at a glance.

Jan 21, 5:02 AM

cereal_killer6

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ZXEAN said:
Sadly only deaf people can answer your question.

They don't listen to my question. I hate them.

Jan 21, 5:43 AM

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Idk if I'm remembering it right but it might be to help them hear themselves when they try to speak so they know they're making the correct sounds.

Jan 21, 8:15 AM

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They just explained this in the recent episode. I just think the anime is doing a bad job when trying to convey her point of view (hearing) to us. It shouldn't be complete silence, she can hear some noise and feel some vibration.

Jan 21, 3:34 PM

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cereal_killer6 said:

ZXEAN said:
Sadly only deaf people can answer your question.

They don't listen to my question. I hate them.

wtf...💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

Jan 23, 12:36 AM

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Hi, as a deaf person I can answer some questions! As some others said, it can help with some vibrations (and also we actually don't know what are her decibel levels), and to help with being identified as a deaf person without explaining too much in her case. 👍

Jan 24, 12:24 AM

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FullyCharged

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Deaf is used (wrongly) as an umbrella term for hearing impaired, like blind is for vision impaired, etc.

Not all ""deaf"" people are 100% unable to perceive any sound.
So the aid can amplify those sounds.
So the ""deaf"" person can at least know IF there's some sound. Not discern, not comprehend, just know if and when there is any.

bruh

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