Whereneverever Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It's recently been brought to my attention that most people can watch TV/movies without the subtitles on. Am I a total weirdo? I have a hard time catching all the words. This is especially frustrating as I got a copy of the IEW DVDs and they don't have subtitles. I have NO IDEA what he is saying! :lol: And yes, I'm now contemplating visiting an audiologist or whatever for a hearing screening.:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I will turn on the subtitles if the boys are playing or there is some type of activity in the vicinity. At night, like right now, I can have the tv pretty low and still hear it so I'm not worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Interestingly enough, I have a hard time hearing the words when I have just my TV speakers on, when I use the stereo surround speakers and can move the music and other background noise to different speakers, I can catch every word. I now can watch British television and actually HEAR the words!!! Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I am the opposite. The subtitles distract me. I read the words instead of watching the show. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility7 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My hearing is fine, but I still really like closed captioning! I have it on whenever possible. I am just a more visual person, and if I only hear the dialogue I don't catch half of it, or remember it. If I read the captions, I follow everything much better. I wish I could have closed captioning for regular life, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I wish I could have closed captioning for regular life, lol! Hey, I can do that! LOL. That's my job -- captioning real-time events over the internet (I do it for hard of hearing people, but I'm not prejudiced ~ I could do it for you, too!). ;) Get your laptop or other small internet device out, Skype me, and we'll be off and running! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Do get the hearing checked. Something along these lines happened recently over here at our house, and the hearing check led to something else that, shall we say, involves an upcoming surgery that will be no picnic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We watch with the subtitles on all the time. Partially because DH has some hearing loss in one ear and likes the volume up higher than is comfortable for me. Partially because we have the (only) T.V. and all our computers (including the one with the big monitor we use to stream Netflix) in one public room, so there is often more than one show going on at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We watch all our shows with subtitles. Compression and horribly mixed soundtracks make it difficult to distinguish all the words. And I admittedly have a hard time with accents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We always watch with subtitles when we can, regardless of the spoken language. All of us want them on. We laugh about our anger when there aren't any subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Dh is half deaf so he likes captions. I think I'm so used to having them I feel like I can't hear if they aren't on, even though I can because there is nothing wrong with my hearing. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My hearing is fine, but I still really like closed captioning! I have it on whenever possible. I am just a more visual person, and if I only hear the dialogue I don't catch half of it, or remember it. If I read the captions, I follow everything much better. :iagree: I wish I could have closed captioning for regular life, lol! :iagree: :iagree: Sometimes I prefer reading someone's blog to actually talking to her -- I catch more of what she's saying! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I always use subtitles!!!! I thought I was the only one. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We started using subtitles when DD7 was a baby, so as not to disturb her sleep (she wasn't a great sleeper, and she slept in the room directly above where the TV was.) It got to be a habit, but I have to say that I'd have missed some subtleties when watching LOST in particular without the subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I only use subtitles on foreign films, otherwise I find them distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 My hearing is fine, but I still really like closed captioning! I have it on whenever possible. I am just a more visual person, and if I only hear the dialogue I don't catch half of it, or remember it. If I read the captions, I follow everything much better. I wish I could have closed captioning for regular life, lol! This is me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We use subtitles all the time. I watch so many foreign movies that I just got in the habit of it and started using the subtitles on English movies. DH is partially deaf (deaf in one ear) and never used subtitles before living with me, but now insists on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I love subtitles! I even go to movies that have them. Love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It's recently been brought to my attention that most people can watch TV/movies without the subtitles on. Am I a total weirdo? I have a hard time catching all the words. This is especially frustrating as I got a copy of the IEW DVDs and they don't have subtitles. I have NO IDEA what he is saying! :lol: And yes, I'm now contemplating visiting an audiologist or whatever for a hearing screening.:001_huh: No! You are not a weirdo! The music is too freaking LOUD on almost every show to hear the words. And this isn't new. I can hear shows at a very low level if there isn't any music, but once the music swells up so you can't understand the words, I'm done. I haven't been to the theater forever for a variety of reasons, but one is that I can stop and start a movie whenever I want, turn it up and down, and use subtitles. One of my favorite series ever, "Band of Brothers", inexplicably (since older people are likely to watch it) has no subtitles. To catch various scenes, I had to rewind and turn off the sound so the words would pop up. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 We used to Always watch movies with the subtitles on. And then I got annoyed, because I realized that I was reading the entire move - and that it wasn't very relaxing. So now we don't use subtitles at all. We've tried a few times, and I absolutely can't stand seeing the words. It's weird. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I like using the subtitles, I can't always hear what they are saying or sometimes the music is too loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Do get the hearing checked. Something along these lines happened recently over here at our house, and the hearing check led to something else that, shall we say, involves an upcoming surgery that will be no picnic. Oh, no, can I ask what? That makes me Afraid!:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Oh, no, can I ask what? That makes me Afraid!:001_huh: Dh has a benign brain tumor pressing on the cochlear nerve (the surgery may not be so benign, but we're lucky because it hopefully will be less-bad in terms of possible side effects on the cranial nerves than surgery to remove some of the other types of benign tumors in this particular area, the cerebellopontine angle). The MRI was ordered after the hearing people noted a particular pattern on the hearing test in that ear. Originally, we thought his slowly progressive hearing loss had something to do with his years in the army, but that turns out not to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Dh has a benign brain tumor pressing on the cochlear nerve (the surgery may not be so benign, but we're lucky because it hopefully will be less-bad in terms of possible side effects on the cranial nerves than surgery to remove some of the other types of benign tumors in this particular area, the cerebellopontine angle). The MRI was ordered after the hearing people noted a particular pattern on the hearing test in that ear. Originally, we thought his slowly progressive hearing loss had something to do with his years in the army, but that turns out not to be the case. Yikes! I hope that everything goes well! How scary. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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