[Solved]: Cover your ears so that you cannot hear clearly

Cover your ears so that you cannot hear clearly. Use one of these methods or one that you devise. • Commercial earplugs • Cotton plugs in ears • Earmuffs or similar devices Keep your ears covered and hearing muffled for at least 1 hour as you go about your daily activities. Answer the following questions about the experience. a. How did you find yourself compensating for the hearing impairment? Turning up the TV or radio? Asking others to write out information? Staying away from others? Getting angry or frustrated? b. When you could not understand people, what did you do? Ask them to repeat themselves? Ask them to speak louder? Answer even though you were unsure of what was said? Not respond at all? c. If you answered when unsure, what was your response? Did you tend to agree or disagree with the speaker? Why? d. What methods listed in the chapter were helpful? What other methods did you use to understand what was being said? Watching the speaker? Cupping your hand around your ears? e. How will this experience assist you when you care for a person with a hearing impairment? 2. Cover your eyes with a blindfold so you cannot see. Keep the blindfold on for at least 1 hour as you go about your normal activities. Have someone act as a guide during this time. In addition to your normal activities, include the activities listed. Answer the questions below about the experience. • Go outside with your guide and cross a street. • Visit a store or restaurant with your guide. • Eat a simple snack or meal. • Go to the toilet, wash your hands, and comb your hair. • Have your guide take you to a public area, place you in a chair or on a bench, and leave you alone for 5 to 10 minutes. Note: You may wish to carry out the above exercise using this alternate method. If you wear glasses, cover the lenses with a heavy coating of petroleum jelly. This will simulate the vision experienced by a person with cataracts. Answer the questions for both experiences. a. How did you feel when you were unable to see what was going on around you? b. What noises or other sensory stimuli did you notice? c. When you were crossing the street, how did you feel? Safe? Frightened? d. When you were in a public area, what did you notice? How did you feel? How did others respond to you? e. How comfortable did you feel about eating when you could not see the food? How were you able to locate the food? What problems did you have? f. How did you manage in the bathroom? Were you able to find the equipment you needed? How competent did you feel about carrying out hand hygiene and grooming without seeing? g. What were your feelings when left alone in a public area for 5 to 10 minutes? How long did it seem to be before your guide returned? What concerns did you have? Safety? Fear of injury? Desertion? h. How will this experience assist you when caring for a person with a vision impairment?