Occasionally, you will come across someone in your life who says, “Turn up your hearing aids.” Unfortunately, this comment is full of ignorance and clueless people feeling like they hold an authoritative view on how hearing aids work as if you are not doing your job. But the comment stings and hurts. When you hear […]
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They call you from another room, talking away as if you are listening. But, of course, you can’t hear them. Once they realize you haven’t responded, you see them appear frustrated, as if you are the problem. Then, they’ll ask if you are wearing your hearing aids, expecting your hearing aid to be the miracle
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There is this rare moment in one’s life that some people get to experience and others do not. And that moment is to be summoned for jury duty. Embarking on something for the first time is always scary and uncertain. Especially if you are wondering what it takes to handle the courtroom. You may be
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Do you ‘Deaf bluff’? Do you find yourself acting as if you are following along with conversations, but you have no clue what was said? You know what I mean if you ever find yourself mirroring people around you. You’re nodding even when you don’t know what you agreed to. You’re watching other people’s body
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Are you ever super nervous about going through security? “I get so anxious going through security.” When the security guard motions us to enter through the security scanner, some immediately feel tension. Many thoughts roam through our heads. Wondering if our hearing aids will be triggered with the metal as a suspicious bomb. Perhaps, you
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There’s a secret club and membership that comes with hearing loss. If you don’t come from a family gene with hereditary hearing loss or grew up within the deaf community, you’ll know when you arrive in this private club. It makes sense to people surrounded by hearing individuals all their lives. These hearing people could
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