The spoken words, which are communicated to me, I cannot hear. I am constantly trying to read lips, but it is difficult. I try to pay attention to their facial expressions and their body language, but I still cannot understand the message they are trying to send to me. Not being able to hear is like participating in a guessing contest.

This is how I could imagine deafness being like, but at the same time, it is a guess…

I tried to fill my ears with toilet paper, but unfortunately, I was still able to hear noises, therefore the experiment was not performed successfully. However, I could imagine that the lack of ability to hear, would have caused me trouble when communicating with others.

Overall, I think that being deaf differs from being able to hear to a high degree. I have not experienced what life as a deaf person is like, but I do think by performing the experiment correctly, I would have experienced some of the complications that occur, when you do not have the ability to hear, for example communication problems. Furthermore I think I would have experienced my other senses being heighten.