Ayu's left ear

[Luja.]

I think he's not really whispering but talking in a normal voice. We can't hear it in the video as they didn't speak into the microphones. Timmy doesn't seem to whisper either when talking to her.

[TeamAyu2004]

Do we actually know how much hearing she has lost?
Ha she come out and said.. I can't hear at all?

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

Do we actually know how much hearing she has lost?
Ha she come out and said.. I can't hear at all?

Yes, when she made a statement about it she said that she completely lost hearing in her left ear. She put off the option for surgery too long and lost her chance; it's irreparable.

[maneayu]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Yes, when she made a statement about it she said that she completely lost hearing in her left ear. She put off the option for surgery too long and lost her chance; it's irreparable.

here it is!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7174893.stm
source: BBC

And this from TA:

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67929
Source: AHS (and probably misa-chan translated it)

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Luja.

I think he's not really whispering but talking in a normal voice. We can't hear it in the video as they didn't speak into the microphones. Timmy doesn't seem to whisper either when talking to her.

That's probably what's going on. I think it'd probably be pretty difficult to hear otherwise even with the ability to hear. Weren't there a ton of fans present at this event screaming?

[TeamAyu2004]

I wonder how much she can actually hear though... I mean during concerts she wears both ear pieces... There would be no reason to wear one in the left ear if she cant hear... or "it doesn't work anymore..."

I wonder how much it "doesn't" work...