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(have totally asked this before but there's lots of newbs!)

If you had to choose to lose either your sight or your hearing, which would it be and why?

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    kje120kje120 member
    Hmmm - probably hearing. I couldn't imagine being in darkness for the rest of my life.
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    LadyXaverianLadyXaverian member

    This is one of the hardest questions to answer.

    I think in the end, I would have to choose hearing because I can not imagine never seeing the faces of the people I love again.

     

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    SushiNoMoreSushiNoMore
    Hearing, because I think it's less debilitating day-to-day.
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    This is one of the hardest questions to answer.

    I think in the end, I would have to choose hearing because I can not imagine never seeing the faces of the people I love again.

     

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    XXXXX222XXXXX222 member
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!
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    JJSunshine817JJSunshine817
    Definitely my hearing! I wouldn't want to lose my sight. I dont have a real reason thats just my gut lol
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    msmarshmsmarsh member
    Hearing for sure. I already have a jump start on sign language.

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    babiesbabiesbabiesbabiesbabiesbabies member
    hearing - I'm afraid of the dark...literally And there are so many more communication technologies for the deaf.
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    Melissa2216Melissa2216 member
    Definitely hearing.  There is so much more you can experience in life through sight (seeing your BFP and new baby, for instance), plus it's more convenient to be able to see...you can get dressed and drive.
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    LadyXaverianLadyXaverian member

    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    I knew it would be. This is part of the reason I struggle. I grew up with music. My father is a musician. Also, I love the sound of my husband's voice.

    I'm glad I don't have to choose.

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    busybeegirl1976busybeegirl1976
    Definitely hearing. I would miss my babies faces sooo much.
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    maybebridemaybebride member

    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    I'm not a musician, but I have a great love of music. Honestly, I can't imagine my life without being able to hear music.

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    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    I'm not a musician, but I have a great love of music. Honestly, I can't imagine my life without being able to hear music.

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    maybebridemaybebride member

    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    I'm not a musician, but I have a great love of music. Honestly, I can't imagine my life without being able to hear music.

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    maybebridemaybebride member

    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    I'm not a musician, but I have a great love of music. Honestly, I can't imagine my life without being able to hear music.

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    cmm8311cmm8311
    Hearing.  I feel like if I couldn't see, life would be boring.  If I lost my hearing, I could still communicate with sign language.
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    lyse2143lyse2143 member
    I pick hearing. I think I could get by with my vision.
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    todds_wifetodds_wife
    Hearing.
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    maybebridemaybebride member

    Okay, I'm not going to go back and edit 3 posts for duplication, so I'm just going to say sorry for the duplicate posts.

    Stupid sensitive laptop mouse.

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    LnR70707LnR70707 member

    Hearing...as much as I'd miss so many of the dearest sounds....you can learn to lip read....you can't see through your ears (not truly).


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    ConnCottagerConnCottager
    Hearing.
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    mrs.monicamrs.monica
    hearing!  I wouldn't be able to handle not seeing my family or beautiful scenery, famous places, my kid(s) and their big moments.  I could learn sign language.
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    pinkangelmoonpinkangelmoon member
    hearing, I'm such a visual person. I'm not much of a music person (I've gone my 50 min. mile commute from work without the radio on without realizing it till I got home)
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    alwysbrdmaidalwysbrdmaid
    Hearing. I can learn sign language but I can't learn to see. I can't imagine not being able to see my amazing man and future children. Def hearing.
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    itsmeginitsmegin

    I would pick sight (keep my sight, lose my hearing). I'm an artist and writer so vision is very important. I can't imagine not being able to see my DH or our future children. I also think it's much easier to function without hearing than without sight, not that either is easy by any means.

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    byrne15byrne15 member

    hearing for sure...

    i dont listen most of the time anyway

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    jx3jx3
    hearing ... i think being blind is dangerous!
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    ManiacMcGeeManiacMcGee

    Hearing. I couldn't live without seeing...particularly phantom baby.

    Plus, I could stand a little silence in my life!

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    HopefulHalley10HopefulHalley10
    well I would choose hearing... but maybe because I've had to give this a lot of thought.  If I don't have surgery in the next 5 years or so I will in fact be blind or to the point that they wont make glasses for me anymore.  I've had glasses since preschool and losing my sight is a daily worry of mine :-/
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    heatherinoklaheatherinokla

    imagesulfababy:
    This one's easy for me; I'm a musician!

    Same here.

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    brandywine2010brandywine2010 member
    I would have to go with hearing on this one. It seems there are more accommodations for hearing impaired people. I can't imagine not being able to see my phantom children's faces. I have hearing impaired cousins, and they live lives that are pretty close to normal. I have a visually impaired cousin, and she requires a lot more assistance than my hearing impaired cousins. I could still be a teacher if I were deaf, I'd just have to work with hearing impaired students I guess. I wonder about blind teachers?Confused I don't know how that would work out?!
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    DCriderDCrider member
    My sight....I think I could better deal with this...Though it would be hard!
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    tashaobrientashaobrien
    This may sound weird. but, I've actually thought about this before. I would choose my hearing. I don't think I could get used to living without my sight.
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    SC1977SC1977 member

    I'd choose hearing. Either one is a bummer, but I'd miss the sight of flowers, sunsets, and my husband (not in that order, of course) more than sounds/voices/music.

    Edited to add that as a bonus, I wouldn't have to listen to my SIL run her a-hole mouth off anymore. 

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    MrsSMMrsSM
    Yup, hearing. I love to read, and a lot of noise annoys me.
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