Hearing me
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
(This programme contains audio effects that may cause discomfort to people living with hearing conditions. There is a modified version of this programme, with quieter effects, on this page https://bbc.in/2TrInga)
What does life sound like for someone whose hearing has suddenly changed? Carly Sygrove is a British teacher living in Madrid. She was sitting in her school’s auditorium when suddenly her head was filled with a loud screeching sound. Diagnosed as sudden sensorineural hearing loss, Carly no longer has any functional hearing in her left ear, and battles with the whoops, squeals and ringing that comes from having tinnitus. Carly shares her personal story and speaks honestly about how life with hearing in only one ear is far from quiet.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Linda and I'm Mercy. Don't worry you haven't downloaded the wrong podcast. We're here to tell you about our new podcast. It's called Parentland and it deals with problems that sound, sort of like this. |
| 0:11.2 | Come on, into bed. I don't want to go to bed. I want to be an elephant. |
| 0:20.3 | That's Parentland, a brand new podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:23.9 | And we'll be back at the end of this podcast to tell you a bit more about it. |
| 0:32.7 | What does life sound like for someone with tinnitus? |
| 0:40.1 | It's a question I'd never even thought about before the hearing in my left ear suddenly disappeared. Replaced by loud ringing, |
| 0:48.4 | wishing and high ringing bells. I wish I'd had the chance to say a proper goodbye to the sounds I took for granted. |
| 1:03.2 | My name's Carly. I'm 36, I'm originally from Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, but now I live in the Spanish capital of Madrid. |
| 1:12.2 | I'm a teacher and hearing loss blogger, |
| 1:14.4 | and over the next 30 minutes, |
| 1:15.8 | I'll be sharing my experience of hearing loss. |
| 1:18.2 | And asking those around me |
| 1:19.9 | what sounds they'd want to cherish |
| 1:21.5 | if they found out their hearing |
| 1:23.7 | was going to change forever. |
| 1:25.4 | The voice of my children, definitely. The voice of my children. |
| 1:28.8 | The sound of a beer can opening. |
| 1:31.7 | I'd want to spend it with my grandchildren |
| 1:33.8 | because it'd be great just to be able to hear them normally |
| 1:38.1 | and have fun with them. |
| 1:41.5 | This is Hearing Me on the BBC World Service. |
| 1:48.5 | Hi there and welcome to my blog. |
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