#deafworld

i dont think this is actually mentioned much, for thoes of you who might have not heard this phrase ‘dinner table syndrome’ is a term which can be commonly used in the deaf community. It the part of socialising where a deaf person is woth other (hearing) at a meal, having drink or even just talking in general and they cant hear or understand what is being said. It can be used for anything, not only a meal or sitting at a table (although it dinner table synrome ahah).

Often deaf or hard of hearing people may dread and not look forward to a event where there will be a few people or a party or going to a restaurant. This is because of not hearing people so not being involed in the conversation, many jokes different conversations of different topic can be happening and more than 1 person talking at once. Deaf and hard of hearing people may be able to lipread or hear slight words but this can mean they concentrate alot harder then a hearing person to listen to someone, which can kill their social battery too.

‘Dinner table syndrome’ can have the effect of loneliness, frustration, anger, stress or even unimportance, especially if someone say ‘it doesmt matter, ill tell you later’ if you have asked them to repeat the selves. the loneliness can become i tense as we feel left out of the conversation and group, deaf or hard of hearing people dont hear what is going on and they can become tired of lipreading or concentrating (concentration fatigue) and so they may lose intrest and begin to feel lonely or frustrated.

SOUND OF METAL (2019)

"As you know, everybody here shares in the belief that being deaf is not a handicap."