Hearing underwater as a partially deaf diver

[gt3073b]

I hear fine on land, but I can't hear squat with a hood underwater. Some sports require good hearing. Some sports will destroy your hearing (hooray for guns and racing). This one doesn't require or benefit from it.

Besides, the soaking in the surroundings in peace and quiet is most of the fun of diving.

Happy new year,
Bryan.

 

[Deafdivers]

The dive shop where I work part time has an instructor who is completely deaf.

It works out great because there is a school for the deaf just down the road from the shop too. They end up having 1 to 2 classes of deaf divers each year.

The fact that they don't have to rely on just the "diver's hand signals" while underwater seems almost unfair to those of us that can actually hear. In a way I suppose...

Where is that Dive shop that has Deaf instructor? I could like to contract that Instructor.

 

[Deafdivers]

Where is that Dive shop that got Deaf instructor?

 

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That's a fairly old thread but the poster is still active. You may want to PM him with your question.