Your theory is correct. A good sighted friend of mine informed me that
yes, sighted people do lip-read unconsciously, and have grown accustomed
to seeing people's mouthings, facial expressions, etc., so that they can
know without hearing much what's being said. This does not discount
that we have better exercised hearing, but shows that the sighted
faculty lends greater variety, and, it may be, distraction also in
circumstances where we would hear better, i.e., in the midst of silence.
Body language, too, is more important for sighted people.
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From: "monte single" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 10:09 PM
Subject: off topic
Re: TOTALLY BLIND MAN DRIVES
CAR USING A NEW ELECTRONIC ARTIFICIAL EYE
In Bud's last post he mentioned how sighted people will say that a blind
or visually impaired person "what good hearing they have."
And this is because the hearing has been more exercised or developed.
I have a theory/observation that I have made over many years.
The setting is this I am at a public, "usually" event, lots of people,
slightly louder music, people are sitting around, standing around, even
dancing.
I am sitting with a group of say three to eight and the conversation can
be of anything, occassionally I miss a phrase or comment and I ask for a
repeat. All the other people seem to have heard what was said.
Usually sighted people maintain eye contact when conversing. I think
most of them can lip read without doing it consciously.
Just a thoutht
ps I think my hearing is normal.
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