strange behavior by deafs
By cowboyofhell
@cowboyofhell (3063)
Philippines
June 6, 2012 5:57am CST
Hello there. I'd like to ask why the deaf persons often have louder voice when speaking when their audience doesn't have a hearing problem. Do you have an idea why is that? Does it bother you when you are spoken to louder than it should be?
6 responses
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
6 Jun 12
It always bothers me if people speak loud. This includes my kids as well who stand next to me. I think you should not ask this question at all since it should be clear to you why deaf people speak louder. Their problem is they are NOT able to hear their own voice. So they can not know how loud they speak. If you speak you can hear if you whisper, talk normal, speak louder or are shouting. For them there is no way to correct the volume of their voice that way. There might be some tricks but it's hard.
@cowboyofhell (3063)
• Philippines
6 Jun 12
It is tricky indeed because if the deaf speak softer, the listener will do the same and the deaf will not be able to hear anymore. This is probably why. Haha thanks for response..
@caenear (28)
• Poland
6 Jun 12
I think it's because they can't hear themselves, example, when you have your earphones on - and let's say you can hear a little from the 'outside' - when you answer you probably answer louder then when you don't have earphones, it's just because you can't hear yourself.
It does not bother me really, however it can be annoying when someone is screaming to you when there is no need
@cowboyofhell (3063)
• Philippines
6 Jun 12
Agreed..speaking with less volume on top of the silent environment due to deafness seems to make a person fall asleep instead and speaking louder aids alertness though offensive and loud at times.
@CelticSoulSister (1640)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
26 Jun 12
Because they are deaf, they are unable to modulate their voice because they can't hear themselves speak and have no sense of how quiet or loud they talk. Mind you, I know a lot of people who can hear perfectly well, yet still speak far too loudly.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
8 Jun 12
It is probably learned behavior because most people are not totally deaf, but have partial hearing. The loud speaking person may be one of those that is talking loudly so that he can hear his own voice.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
6 Jun 12
They usually do that.. it is like when you are using headphones, when you are talking to someone, your voice gets louder but you don't know that since the music is also loud. my friends and i experienced that.. 
Since deaf people cannot hear how loud their voices are, they don't know how loud it should be.
Since deaf people cannot hear how loud their voices are, they don't know how loud it should be.
@mysticalecstasy (472)
• Pakistan
6 Jun 12
Hi! deaf people lack the ability to modulate the tone of their voice! Since they can't hear themselves they are unable to decide whether the volume is low or high and they take it to be low! Thus the screaming! It gets crazy when two deaf people are communicating with each other and others who come into contact take offense being spoken to loudly when all the poor person is trying to do is get his/her message through! Doesn't bother me though!
