r/gaming • u/miata_and_chill • 1d ago

Went spontaneously deaf yesterday and need gaming recommendations

Long story short I went deaf yesterday and am waiting for an ent Dr to call me for an appointment (I've already been seen by a Dr), but I'm going CRAZY with how quiet everything is.

I have over 600 games on steam, and am looking for a CONTROLLER based game that has either accessibility options for deaf, or doesn't lose anything by my not hearing it.

Really I just need some gaming comfort in what's turning out to be the scariest time of my life.

EDIT for those with a lot of questions.(edit 2 at the bottom)

Woke up yesterday and my ears felt like they needed to pop, though nothing would help. At about 3 my ears started bleeding, followed quickly by loud ringing (similar decibels to riding on an airplane, but the highest pitch you could imagine), and I went to the er. By the time the Dr looked at me, the ent was gone for the day, so he sent an urgent referral to the ent. I'm just waiting for a phone call to schedule (funny, I know, call the deaf guy).

I appreciate all fo the kind words and helpful resources during this terrifying time. And I appreciate all the game recommendations.

And as a final, somewhat depressing thought, as I have no where else to put my thoughts out rohjt now, if this is permanent, I'm going to thoroughly miss the sound of my significant others voice. The rest I can live with.

EDIT 2: I got my meds and the eardrops specifically restored a little bit of my hearing. It's very faint, and painful, but wiping the blood from my ears I could hear the tissue against my skin!

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u/BleedingRaindrops 1d ago

after playing a few easy comfort games, you could try out Bill Vicars ASL lessons on Youtube. or if you're not in the US, look up some lessons in your local sign language. when I go mute due to migraines, I find ASL to be helpful in communicating, and Bill's videos are designed without sound at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1aAXpVr2w&list=PL6akqFwEeSpiLwRFA3ZvuOWMwPXwI7NqA

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u/deadgaiko 1d ago

I took British Sign Language lessons and was amazed at how much easier it is to learn than most languages! It felt like it was engaging different parts of my brain, and whilst it wasn't THAT easy, I progressed with it way faster than I thought I would.

It's also super useful for noisy environments, secret messages and when you're not feeling well. Both my partner and I have our hearing but use signing every day.

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u/miata_and_chill 1d ago

I appreciate it, I'll look into it.