{"id":1726,"date":"2020-03-10T22:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T01:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memo.geovanesou.com\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:58:38","slug":"silence-the-reality-of-deafness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geovanesou.com\/en\/silencidade-realidade-da-surdez\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"

some time ago I was thrown<\/a> I'm in this parallel dimension, and I've been trying attentively and carefully to understand how it works, because only those from here are capable of understanding certain things... some even terrifying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author's note, in 2025<\/strong>This article is a "map," drawn a year after the episode that defined my condition of sudden, profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. I have changed my perception and attitudes quite a bit over these six years, but the districts... remain the same.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

First of all, it's good to explain that, despite the name being "Silence," not everything here is silent: the barrier around each inhabitant may not be absolute, allowing the passage of some frequencies and varying from person to person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people think it's just a matter of "not listening," but it's more complex. If you want to understand how this invisible boundary works in practice\u2014and how it affects our relationships with neighbors and family\u2014I've drawn a map for you:<\/p>\n\n\n