‪Ballum Part 1 - Ben Gets His Hearing Tested! ‬

[@phylasvell]

“Did you really just say listen” 💀💀 im dead, love the fact even when ben is freaking out over going deaf and callum he’s still his snarky usual self. Max is really getting a good storyline and his acting so far has been amazing.

[@beccacostelloe04]

Poor Ben he's fully deaf in his good ear, and has little hearing in his bad, at the end "I need you" broke me :(

[@Kirichu25]

That's messed up, poor Ben.... this is all Keanu's fault

[@GinaSigillito]

I know. I'm crying.

[@Bruced82]

@@Kirichu25 It's a lot of people's fault, including his own.

[@beccacostelloe04]

@@GinaSigillito Same :(

[@bethquirk3383]

Rebecca Costelloe it broke me and my mam too x

[@jk-gx6nc]

What Lola did with the phone was actually a good idea and someone please hug ben and never let him go. Also "did you serously just say listen?" was heart breaking and funny at the same time because it's such a Ben thing to say and shows that even though he has to live with this disability, hes still going to be the same Ben and his personality won't change

[@desireealexam]

George Connor That’s why we all love him! 🥰

[@kylie9687]

George Connor I hated when jay said “what if Callum is dead” My deadass said “JAY NO!! Shhh”

[@kylie9687]

George Connor preach!! Especially since it’s basically confirmed that he lives. After all he’s going to be playing a huge part in Ben’s upcoming deaf storyline

[@kylie9687]

George Connor i agree!! I can’t wait for future wedding bells. This just proves even more how much Ben loved Callum and how much Callum loves Ben

[@anuarvonen5418]

🐞🦋💌💐💖💕♥️🌲🍀🍓🎨😷😇💫❄️☃️😻🐈💭🇫🇮💟❣️

[@veroniquel.6432]

"This is a waste of time. i should, i should be out there looking for Callum" 💔💔💔

[@desireealexam]

Véronique Latchia Ben totally putting someone else’s wellbeing above his own. He is so lost and can’t function without Callum 🥺🥺🥺

[@veroniquel.6432]

@@desireealexam it's true, the most important for him is Callum even his life does not matter. 😭

[@zeebernard9890]

Ben is horrible

[@jk-gx6nc]

@@zeebernard9890 no he isn't

[@zeebernard9890]

yea he he is in my eyes what hes done to people is wrong

[@Jojohoward.]

I’m so glad Ben has Jay and Lola to help him through it for the time being.. max is such an amazing actor and it’s already making me feel so emotional

[@mechellemybell1000]

I love how ben even has to make walking to sit in the chair to get the ear phones on dramatic. Oh my god I love him so much lol

[@2097xl]

"did you really just say listen" Dead😂

[@gabybladen5803]

Aw Ben. This is so painful to watch. And through the whole thing all he cares about is Callum's wellbeing. Bless him.

[@kylie9687]

Ben is one hell of a boyfriend. Callum is a lucky guy. Ben will be lucky to have Callum to once he’s found and treated.

[@gabybladen5803]

They're both amazing. Ben's incredibly protective and devoted while Callum is so sweet and kind. It's why they're so perfect for each other.

[@kylie9687]

Gaby Bladen agreed

[@calvinallen3424]

Lucky guy? It's because of Ben that he is even in this situation.

[@martinmitchell7280]

The character of Ben isn’t exactly a decent human being. He killed Heather has been involved in people trafficking and drug dealing and blackmailed Martin into killing Keanu or so he believed. If there is such a thing as soap karma this is it - even though he will know doubt have this op and within a few weeks this storyline will be forgotten about!

[@remruna3538]

Boy do I get a flashback seeing him do the hearing test. I had to do them too up until middleschool. After a while that beeping drives you nuts and you start imagine hearing it.... unlike Ben I can hear everything except the high notes, but both ears are messed up and I too have to resort to lip reading when it's noisy or echoing. Feeling for him

[@GinaSigillito]

This is a killer. I'm glad Jay told Lola. They are the best friends. Our poor boy.

[@hazelsimms3609]

Gina Sigillito - My heart is 💔💔 for Ben when is this agony gonna be over. He needs Callum 😪 I said I was not gonna watch till Callum was safely back as I can't take this it's awful 😪😪😪

[@GinaSigillito]

Hazel Simms I know it's heartbreaking.

[@HorrorGirlNat]

Just how much more pain will the EE writers put Ben and Callum through ???

[@summerb8120]

What he is deaf .Aww it must be the stress of Callum.Poor Ben.Lola & Jay must have been so much help this is brilliant!! Callum please be ok.Ben I’m so sorry you are deaf and I hope you have the operation so you will be better.Please don’t ignore it

[@Julie-ok4ht]

Poor Ben😭 I'm glad he's got Callum, Jay and Lola. Also 'Did you really just say listen'😂

[@Rheinmeister09]

Quite the ray of sunshine Jay!!!!!

[@staciehill3072]

The reason he is probably scared the most is never hearing Callum's voice again bless him 😢😕

[@tabithathecat]

AW FUCK IT IT'S 7AM AND I'M CRYING NOW

[@gabybladen5803]

OW THAT HURTS And he won't hear Lexi's voice change as she grows up either... NO GET OUT OF MY HEAD DEPRESSING THOUGHTS

[@beccacostelloe04]

@@juliaoliveira-rebic1850 These comments made me cry, but it's true he'll never hear them properly again :(

[@nancycottone2155]

Well remember he can get that cochlar

[@nancycottone2155]

@@gabybladen5803 Well remember he can get that cochlar

[@beccacostelloe04]

For the people who are confused:Yes Ben is permanently deaf basically, if he decides to have the surgery(it's optional) he'll get a varity of sounds, but they won't be heard the same way and he still won't hear properly ever again, Frankie is going to help him out through sign language, so he'll be learning sign language. I hope this was a help, it's sad but true.

[@desireealexam]

Zebra, awesome as always, for you to upload this for us! Omg, poor Ben, how scary and heartbreaking this is for him! 💔🥺

[@nathanlc2527]

I can really relate to Ben I have to wear hearingades in both ears I always have done it's genetic in my family so I think it's good that they are showing the struggles of being deaf

[@brendadrumm9708]

He also has tinitus I'm sure plus wernt he in the water never watched it all if so he would have water in his ears

[@chenzhou7288]

Poor Ben! 😭😭 This makes me want to learn sign language, I suppose it won’t be too hard! Lexi knows a bit!! And I guess once callum is back, he will be learning sign language as well❤️❤️ It’s interesting to watch for sure! I’m excited to see jay and Lola doing all the sign language and gestures 😂😂 I’m imagining that picture

[@beccacostelloe04]

Yeah Frankie will help them out, to learn it.

[@thedrunkenelf]

Thank you for uploading these!!

[@zebra5702]

You’re Welcome 😊

[@desireealexam]

I second this!!! 👆🏻👆🏻

[@vertigo10yearsago25]

I for some reason always feel bad for Ben the most

[@beccacostelloe04]

@@juliaoliveira-rebic1850 I have a disability too I have cerebral palsey, it's a mild case, but I can't use my right hand, so cause Ben has a disability that's why I like him I can relate, even though I'm not deaf.

[@bp6329]

and Julia, if you're going to talk out of your arse, at least learn to spell words properly, divvy.

[@terrybaker8156]

Lola is such a nice person

[@asspartacus]

This is surreal. Love this storyline.

[@nikko__5850]

Both sad and amazing. Learning more about Ben’s character past and what happen to him in prison was one more chapter added to his arc. This chapter of Ben maybe being fully deaf or having options to learn sign language is fantastic.

[@beccacostelloe04]

He basically is fully deaf :(

[@kylie9687]

Irrelevant But please tell me I’m not the only British person that remembers Max in Waterloo Road? He was amazing in that as well.

[@DrawAndErase]

I thought he wasn't very good in Waterloo, but he's improved in his role as Ben...

[@tranquilrabies]

I've only been able to find a couple of bits on KZbin. I wish more was available. :(

[@SophieLovesUK]

@@tranquilrabies dunno if you're in the UK, but it's all on BBC iPlayer!

[@tranquilrabies]

@@SophieLovesUK Cheers for this! I'm not in the UK so the app rejected me. :( lol

[@Bustygirl-dz1wi]

Max lives up the road from me in real life

[@mariakostka1980]

You're amazing thank you so much for uploading 💕

[@zebra5702]

You’re Welcome 😊

[@mrcliff34]

Isnt that kinda unprofessional of the doctor to not address his patient?

[@kasipears]

@@fcuk9395 write it or type it. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695]

Being someone who has took a hearing test,i will admit its confusing.when i went to mine,i was inna black room where the person taking it was looking in.tbh i was nervous but after i got the results and i had really good hearing but im sensitive to sertan things.like multiple loud noises at once and when my mind doesnt like sounds i get a headache and hear ringing.tbh when it happens its painful and scary but im learning to get better

[@ThePinkAngel100]

I can remember when I was at school and I suddenly went deaf and my eyes could only see what was in front of me and I was saying I couldn't hear my teachers and I think I shoughted I can't see you,because my teacher was standing beside me and I couldn't see her cos she was foggy and there was a floter in the centre of my vission and my TA was sat in front of me she was the only thing I could see i had to be sent home coz I fainted and just to say it's scary sometimes having an ear issue coz I Can effect your body around the nose brain eyes and mouth coz they in sum way are all connected so i can totally relate to this situation that poor Ben's in.

[@rorymckernan8502]

Ben would be good friends with Yasmine from Hollyoaks.

[@TheSnuffle007]

Not being rude, but shouldn't a Dr who deals with hearing problems be better at communicating with people with BLOODY HEARING PROBLEMS. Stop ignoring Ben because he can't hear you....write shit down or talk slower for Christ sake. I mean what Lola is doing is better than what that usual sodding Dr is doing.

[@thomasdavid7364]

Hmm why would banging your head lead to permanent loss in your good ear and a deterioration in the bad one? Surely if one were to worsen and one go permanently deaf it'd be the other way around? And since when does banging your head lead to permanent hearing loss? I thought basically that the water damaged his hearing aid when he fell in the Thames, making it go all feedbacky and emit a high pitched note, sending him permanently deaf in his bad ear, and his good ear was temporarily dodgy because of a concussion Seems that's not what they're going for, not a doctor but this seems a bit iffy

[@itsonlysound]

Head injuries can cause hearing loss. Its not that complicated.

[@tamara3161]

It doesn't make sense to me either. I mean it would be a pretty crazy coincidence if banging your head leads to hearing loss in just that one good ear?? A concussion, yeah. But not complete hearing loss in one or both ears. How many times are football players hit on the head? Boxers? How many times was Ben beaten up and nothing happened?

[@jk-gx6nc]

@@tamara3161 he was already partially deaf in one ear and because he banged his head on the boat pretty hard, that caused him to lose hearing in his good ear. I googled if you can lose your hearing by hitting your head and it said "traumatic brain injuries can result in a variety of problems related to the ear, that includes hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo and tinnitus". So it's possible to lose both hearing in your ears. I don't know about footballers, I researched about professional boxers and it said "referees had to stop matches for head injuries, like concussions more often when boxers were wearing headgear" I don't know if someone of the information is legit but I thought it might help

[@itsonlysound]

​@@tamara3161He didn't just lose it in his good ear. It made his left ear worse too. It's caused by damage to the auditory nerve/pathway which will have already been damaged due to his meningitis. Hearing loss does occur due to head injuries, and given that he smashed his head off the side of a boat, right above his right ear, it's not much of a stretch. Google head injuries and hearing loss. Also, It's a soap, so some suspension of disbelief is always required, and tbh this is the least unbelievable thing they've done in a while. I'm baffled by anyone (who is not simply an ableist bigot, wanting Ben to have his hearing) complaining about it.

[@Itbmurr1]

He had meningitis as a baby which caused the hearing loss in the one ear. Banging your head hard against something could cause disarticulated middle ear ossicles which would cause a conductive hearing loss (problem with middle ear pathway). They replace the middle ear bones and you should be fine afterwards. With them recommending a cochlear implant would suggest a total nerve (sensorineural) hearing loss. He could have had an autoimmune disorder which caused the loss of hearing in that ear, which would be more accurate in this case. If he had a loss of hearing due to a head injury (rare), then he would be far worse off than he is right now.

[@angelesdiaz7305]

When is this gonna end?? Omg It has been a while since poor Callum is away and Idk If I could handle it anymore.

[@summerbrowne1446]

If Cullum Is dead I'm actually going to go out of my mind ballum ❤️❤️

[@kylie9687]

He’s not. Callum plays a huge role in Ben’s next big storyline.

[@summerbrowne1446]

I know but God knows what could happen

[@yz2274]

I thought two people were going to die. Dennis and...

[@jk-gx6nc]

@@yz2274 the two people that died were Dennis and leo

[@MikeStarKaraokeUK]

A that's right Ben. A A yes correct. A A A yes that's right batteries.

[@cabahab2996]

Like your going deaf and all he can think is Callum,...... Dennis is dead ...........Bobby in hospital still only Callum it kinda beautiful his one track mind he loves him so much ......💙💛💛💛💛💙💙💙x x x x x by Thursday he's attacking the police and losing his mind ...x x x

[@emjaysmile]

Love the shoes

[@earlfaridkimboa6181]

This happened to me when i have an ear infection

[@Quirky_Ventriloquist]

Ben was born deaf and it came back

[@LENA1888CELTIC]

Am startin 2 like Ben

[@vomitwrld]

my poor boy :(

[@kathleencook4484]

Did Ben go deaf after contracting meningitis as a baby?

[@itsonlysound]

Yeah, he went partially deaf in his left ear.

[@alltimefalloutatthechemica2106]

Why was he a bit deaf before?

[@alltimefalloutatthechemica2106]

Júlia Oliveira-Rebić oh thank you!

[@luziangamer1349]

4:19 jay he can't hear u 😂

[@Julie-ok4ht]

Lol😅

[@josephcollins6033]

where is Callum?!! OMG, I have no idea what this show is about. I would like to watch it...I think. Are they ever happy? How do I see this? I'm in the US. Thanks!

[@yoshitrainerdc9978]

I stg if he goes fully deaf

[@emmaclarke2885]

Why does Lexi know sign language?

[@itsonlysound]

She'll know a bit because of CBeebies

[@thomasdavid7364]

Lola says she knows a bit from watching CBeebies and Jay says she's "not exactly Mr Tumble" CBeebies is a kid's channel run by the BBC, and Mr Tumble is from a show called Something Special where he basically does sign language and stuff kzbin.info/www/bejne/ranHmKVpebSFrtU Terrified me as a kid and it still terrifies me now hahaha

[@MrRickster83]

What the fuck.. wasn’t he half-deaf years ago? I swear the little kid AND the older chubby one both had hearing aids? So this isn’t new to him - at all 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@MultiGeorge101]

What matters more though, your boyfriend or your daughter?

[@jk-gx6nc]

@Tauryan Couch they both matter, however Ben knows where Lexi is and he doesn't know where his missing boyfriend is. So I feel like thats a major problem right there, trying to find his boyfriend

[@maleehazaman6572]

I have bad hearing

[@brendadrumm9708]

Lost hearing in left ear through loosing two adult children less than yr half apart grief and stress

[@JordanjamesX]

Max Bowden is a good actor better than Harry Reid. The facial expressions the nuances are better with Max.

[@kylie9687]

JordanjamesX Max Bowden is a phenomenal actor. He was in Waterloo road

[@calvinallen3424]

We shall not speak ill of any soap actors bringing us gay storylines

[@veroniquel.6432]

Each episode, Max is amazing, his acting incredible😘😍😊

[@SamR1995]

Calvin Allen Second that!

[@faith6833]

This whole "test" scene was deplorable. No professional audiologist in the U.S. would test a patient like this clown did. Im guessing the UK isn't that much different.

[@LIVERNIL723]

The point is missed and it is in my view Copied. Why wasn't this 'raised' before? We all knew Ben was Deaf from 2007 and so on. I know water was involved and last week was epidemic. I don't know whether Corrie brought their own bit forward, but it just seems to me far too much of a coincidence everytime and the 'tit for tat' ruins it all from the start as Soap watchers sense it all.

[@itsonlysound]

Ben was not deaf. He was partially deaf in one ear. And has worn a hearing aid. How exactly are they copying a storyline when they script months in advance and the storyline was pitched by a writer who is actually deaf, on the EE team?

[@heatherrichardson2002]

Bropdebnop

[@docstefmd830]

the "Ben went completely deaf after bonking his head" storyline is rubbish ... instead of looking for the cause of the acute problem first, the ENT-doc suggests complex surgery for advanced cases of labirinthine deafness ... who´s writing nonsense like that and who´s the medical adviser on this show ... they both should be fired ...!!!

[@itsonlysound]

He's not an ENT. He's an Audiologist. Ben will have already seen a different doctor, had a scan before being sent to this guy. This is a preliminary appointment.

[@aimeerobinson7358]

Well he can go blind.

[@docstefmd830]

@@itsonlysound ... exactly, it should be, but he apparently did not have any other diagnostics run ... which makes this such a stupid storyline ...

[@tamara3161]

@@docstefmd830 I agree. Why not doing further testing if it is even permanent or temporary ? And why should a head injury suddenly lead to hearing loss in that one good ear? I love this soap and the ballum storyline but those last few episodes were all over the place. Plot holes, actions that dont make sense, people knowing where callum is but strangely no one just asks phil or shirley(stuart knows about the warehouse?Why doesn't he just go there?) where Keanu said he was and just searches in that place? Shirley knows Callum is kidnapped. Wwhy isn't she concerned with finding him? Why doesnt just someone pressure Karen to call Keanu to tell her where Callum is. As far as I know, Keanu was willing to tell Ben where Callum is and didnt want to kill him? Ben searched everywhere? Under a rock or what? The police is involved but they don't ask the people involved what they know.. Or asking Karen where her son is.They would've find him pretty easily. Sorry but that whole storyline doesn't make sense and they drag Callums kidnapping way too long.

[@docstefmd830]

@@tamara3161 ... exactly, dragging and misleading seems to be the only thing that´s happening in the Ballum-cosmos right now ... really disappointing! And as you said the first thing after a traumatic hearing loss would be to have a look if there´s any intracranial process going on, e.g. a severe contusion or even bleeding ... to assess if this could be temporary or how high the risk of lasting damage is ...

[@kyrasl]

Can she not type