eyesight

[Kingoftheflock]

im almost blind.

[dixieangler]

Well, about only two of the senses actually works well for me. Hearing and touch. LOL I can hear things most folks can't. It really unnerves some folks when they find out that they think they are out of earshot but are not out of my earshot. I can feel things through my skin though. My sense of smell and my sense of taste doesn't work very well due to chronic sinus and I have to wear glasses due to poor eyesight (nearsighted). So I guess that's only two out of five. Not very good for me either, KOTF.

[Kingoftheflock]

my ears are good but my smell and vision are off. im hoping on getting that lasek eye surgery someday. its about the only form of surgery id get. the rest of the cutting edge crap can cut themselves.

[paul vallandigham]

YOu can improve all your senses, by simply doing blindfold exercises, where you:

Exercise # 1: Sit down in the woods somewhere away from streets and traffic noises, where you are safe- and perhaps have a sighted friend sitting near you to keep an eye out for any danger. Begin by wearing the blindfold for at least 15 minutes.You will find that your hearing improves FIRST, then your sense of Smell and taste come on, after you have repeated this exercise several times. With each succeeding day of doing this exercise, extend the time you sit until you are sitting up to 2 hours.

When you open your eyes, you will find that you see more things than you did before you did this exercise, as well as hearing, smelling and tasting more things.

Exercise# 2: Have a friend string a rope around your yard, or a glen in the woods, from one tree to another, so that you can hold onto the rope as you walk the " course " blindfolded. Only, This time, Take your shoes and socks off, and then put on the blindfold. You will find that you learn to feel the ground that you never notice wearing shoes and boots. You learn to move so as not to step on sharp sticks or stones. You learn to feel more things with your hands and fingers, and begin to notice different textures you all but ignored when all you did was look at the trees, and bushes. And, being much closer to trees and shrubs on such a course, you find you notice the scents and odors of things better, and your taste buds will work in conjunction with your sense of smell.

This kind of course can be as long or as short as you have rope(s) to set out. The course can be along a known trail, or through the brush. In the process of learning how NOT to injure your feet, the student will also learn how to walk softer, and make little to no noise. You begin to notice alarm calls from all species of birds, and of certain mammals, like squirrels. And you notice, perhaps for the same time, that different species will react to those alarm calls, and once they establish that you pose a danger, they will join in giving out alarm calls. Later, you will hear alarm calls at a distance, and be able to locate where those calls originate. If you work at it long enough, you can find the tracks of the person, or animal that caused the alarm call to be given out, too. Where a bird is a bird, to your eyes, you will find that you begin to differentiate birds by the sound of their calls, and how high in the trees they roost- eventually learning that different species always roost and nest within certain height limitations in trees, so that you can identify the birds by their calls, and where they are roosting, without actually seeing the bird.

A lot of us are near sighted, or have other vision impairments.

[dixieangler]

Hi Paul, great to see your posts and your perspectives. Thanks for the tips. I would wear contact lenses but I hate eye infections so I wear glasses. LOL Really bad when the glasses get sweaty and I constantly have to clean them but better than not having them as I would only be able to see close up. Everything is a bit fuzzy far off (can't make out details). Close up, no problem. I think because of my chronic sinus (its with me every day) that my sense of smell and taste are too far gone for rehabilitation. I will give your exercises a try though.

[Kingoftheflock]

YOu can improve all your senses, by simply doing blindfold exercises, where you:

Exercise # 1: Sit down in the woods somewhere away from streets and traffic noises, where you are safe- and perhaps have a sighted friend sitting near you to keep an eye out for any danger. Begin by wearing the blindfold for at least 15 minutes.You will find that your hearing improves FIRST, then your sense of Smell and taste come on, after you have repeated this exercise several times. With each succeeding day of doing this exercise, extend the time you sit until you are sitting up to 2 hours.

When you open your eyes, you will find that you see more things than you did before you did this exercise, as well as hearing, smelling and tasting more things.

thats some shaolin monk type stuff right there. i think ill try that. theres a perfect place near my aunts hose that has miles of woods that nobody uses. then i guess ill make due with the little plot of woods near my house when i get back. of course right now everything is so loud and unconfortable at this smal bech cottage jammed with people that i really cant focus on thinking about that kind of stuff. but ill try that. it sounds very interesting.