would you rather be deaf or blind

[nefertiti]

Deaf...I'm already very hard of hearing and have long since learned to adjust to it so that I can even function normally without hearing aids. I love music, too, but I'd be lost without being able to look into the eyes of my lover, or see the fall colors, or the teal blue of the carribean ocean, or the purple hue of the sky when it's snowing at night.

 

[Smurfy]

If I had to choose between the loss of sight and the loss of hearing, I would definitely choose hearing.

I woke up blind one day last year due to clots causing an arterial occlusion. That was the worst day of my life. I couldn't even dial 911, because I couldn't see the touch screen on my cell phone.

Thankfully, I regained most of my vision, and only suffered a 5% loss of peripheral vision... but it made me appreciate vision, and gave me insight into what a blind individual experiences.

BTW, I dumped the touch screen cell phone as soon as I could. The number pad on cell phones always have a "bump" on 5. I encourage everyone to have a phone with a dedicated number pad. In a worst case scenario, you can dial without seeing.

holy God that would terrify the shit out of me. Im glad you came through that ok.

 

[needtogetarmy]

Deaf. If you have sight you can still watch TV and porn, plus I can still reach for my beer and a chew...which is all I need to survive.

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Id rather be deaf.
I'd rather be dead than blind. I love to see titties bounce and jiggle.

 

[Sub-Zero]

deaf for sure. everything i like requires sight

 

[borris]

deaf..... no doubt about it




sight is prolly your best physical sensor

id pick it over touch, taste, hearing, speaking anyday

 

[Mr. dB]

Tough choice, but in spite of sacrificing many of the things I love, I'd choose deafness. Blindness would be too much of an obstacle for daily functioning.

 

[jaybois]

I'd choose to be blind even tho both will be cured in 11 years.My reasoning would be music and just touching shit.

 

[layinback]

both deaf and blind then i want to die on fire, maybe a freak styrofoam and gasoline fire. like a homemade napalm, just screaming in agony until the lights go out.

 

[Mr. dB]

both deaf and blind then i want to die on fire, maybe a freak styrofoam and gasoline fire. like a homemade napalm, just screaming in agony until the lights go out.

I would only do that if I could flame out in the playground of a Catholic girls school during lunch hour.