Hearing Loss & Deafness Community - People

I love to write. I am a big fan of blogs about hearing loss especially hearing loss in children. Both of my kids are deaf and wear cochlear implants.

I'm known as Cyborg Queen. I have bilateral cochlear implants. I had surgery done in my left in January of 2008, I loved it so much that I had to get my right done in May 2008. Nothing was sweeter than the day that I finally heard crickets after 30 years of asking what does crickets sound like.

From Oslo, Norway, born in 1972. Profound hearing loss at the age of 1, probably due to ototoxic medicine or scarlac fever. Now waits for CI-operation running on the third year. Write about the Norwegian health-system, myself and my mental and physical status during the long wait. Expected to be operated in 2009.

My name is laura Im from the united kingdomi have suffered from profound deafness since i was 8 years old and i had a cochlear implant at 9 yrs old i also have a condition called Multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions which means my energy genes dont work and i found out that it was why i woke up profoundly deaf at 8. I have a blog that tells you all about my history with cochlear implants and co...

My name is Danielle I was born with sensorineural hearing loss due to unknown cause. I was raised by a hearing family. I was in special ed and speech classes my whole life. I know how to speech very well that you wouldnt even notice I was hearing impaired. I learned ASL 3 years ago in college because my hearing has dropped. I experienced Sudden Deafness Sept 2008 in my right ear which was my go...

I am a bilateral cochlear implant user. This is my journey.

I am an American Mom living in Tuscany. My twelve year old son Jordan was born profoundly deaf, wore hearing aids for eight years and currently wears a cochlear implant. My blog is the story of our journey. Co-Author of RALLY CAPS www.rallycaps.net