Comments on: Does Hypnosis Work In the Deaf Community?

By: ocean1025

ocean1025 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:15:34 +0000

I am not sure if hypnosis is going to be of much help with this issue.

Speaking or vocalizing too loudly is a common problem amongst those who are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s the “nature of the beast” you might say. I’ve had people tell me the same thing.

I’m unclear as to how you see a hypnotist helping you with this problem. Obviously hypnosis is not going to help with gaining any hearing, and this is the root of your “tone leverage” issues. (Actually it is not a tone problem, it’s a volume problem. Since one can’t hear sounds at normal volume, the tendency is to speak in volumes which are either above or below normal – too soft or too loud.)

It would seem a better solution would be to work with a speech pathologist who has experience working with deaf and hard of hearing individuals…and who might be able to assist you in finding ways to better control the volume of your voice. Using amplication (hearing aids) might help as well. I tend to speak in more normal volumes when I’m wearing my hearing aids.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:02:18 +0000

I am looking for one right now to help with my level of my tone. Hearing people say I talk too loud and I cannot control the loudness of my voice. My kids say I yell when actually I am talking but to them I am yelling.

If you know anyone who is successful, please email me martini_sf@hotmail.com

Thanks

By: ocean1025

ocean1025 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:28:28 +0000

Obviously you did not read my comment on this issue posted above. In my humble opinion, refusing to work with someone who is otherwise well qualified simply because he is hearing is just as discriminatory as refusing to work with someone because he is deaf.

Do I support Deaf Businesses? Of course. Certainly I will check out Deaf Professionals if there are any in the area. But I’m not obligated to use their services, and if I’m not impressed with the quality of their work, I won’t.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:50:19 +0000

I would not use Dr. Mike Deninger. He is hearing. It is better to use a deaf counselor or therapist who can do hypnosis. Support Deaf businesses.

By: Ralph Broome

Ralph Broome — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:25:26 +0000

Hello
I would very much like to find a therapist who has succeeded in hypnotizing the Deaf and or persons like myself that have a heaing disability. I wear H/A’s all of the time to assit me in every day life. As you may see on my web site, I am a professional hypnotist and a hypnosis insrtuctor. I find the possibility of hypnotizing fully deaf and partially deaf people to help them wojuld be a very rewarding ability. Partially deaf I usually do not have a problem hypnotizing at all. The idea that hypnotizing fully deaf is really posssible is so amazing. My wife asked me recently if it would be possible to hypnotize someone who is deaf and what would the technique used. I do see some ideas here on this site that are well worth my time and my interest in researching this subject even more.
Any contacts with information or suggestions will be most welcome.
My email is rbroome684@yahoo.com
Subject shoujld be HOH and Hypnosis.
Thank you for this wonderful site and its eye opening infoprmation

By: HAWK

HAWK — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:30:59 +0000

I think you are missing the point here, Jo Jo.

Hypnosis isn’t about having a conversation with another person. It’s about having a conversation with your Inner Self. The other person is only there to help guide you on the journey.

It seems to me you are concentrating TOO hard, and this is where the problem comes. Hypnosis and meditation might require focus, but this is different from concentration. You want to relax your mind, not have it racing with different images, etc.

The words and the speech of the hypnotist are going to be vastly different from having a regular conversation with you. Most likely they will use few words, and their speech will be much slower than normal. It’s not going to be the “fast and furious” conversation that you seem to be implying above.

The success of being in a “suggestible state” is to be open to the suggestion. Your comment above hints that you’re rather the skeptic, so I have to wonder if you would make a good subject for hypnosis simply because you’re not willing to allow yourself to enter into such a state of being.

Hypnosis isn’t for everyone…and perhaps it is not for you. But judging from Ocean’s article and some of the comments, it does appear it has been successful for some Deaf people.

Might I suggest you allow yourself to be open to the possibility and give it a try before dismissing it all together?