Veale David
King's College London.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2006 Summer;11(3):369-72. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enj043. Epub 2006 May 12.
A case is described of a patient who has a compelling and persistent desire to become deaf. She often kept cotton wool moistened with oil in her ears and was learning sign language. Living without sound appeared to be a severe form of avoidance behavior from hyperacusis and misophonia. She had a borderline personality disorder that was associated with a poor sense of self. Her desire to be deaf may be one aspect of gaining an identity for herself and to compensate for feeling like an alien and gaining acceptance in the Deaf community. Will a compelling desire for deafness ever become a recognized mental disorder one day for which hearing patients may be offered elective deafness after a period of assessment and living like a deaf person? Those working in the field of deafness should be aware that individuals may occasionally be seeking elective deafness or self-inflicting deafness to obtain a hearing aid.
本文描述了一例患者，她强烈且持续地渴望失聪。她经常在耳朵里塞上浸油的棉球，并正在学习手语。无声的生活似乎是一种针对听觉过敏和恐音症的严重回避行为。她患有边缘型人格障碍，且自我认知较差。她渴望失聪可能是为自己确立身份认同的一个方面，也是为了弥补那种自己像个异类的感觉，并在聋人社区中获得接纳。有朝一日，强烈的失聪渴望会成为一种公认的精神障碍吗？届时，听力正常的患者在经过一段时间的评估并体验聋人生活后，是否可以选择接受致聋？聋病领域的工作者应意识到，个体偶尔可能会寻求选择性失聪或自我致聋以获取助听器。
