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 five years ago in college because my hearing has dropped. I experienced Sudden Deafness in Sept 2008 in my right ear...
I went suddenly deaf in 1975 at age 4 of unexplained causes. I wore a hearing aid in my one "good" ear for just over 30 years, and then within the space of about a year year I lost all my remaining hearing. In November of 2007 I implanted my right ear and in August of 2008 I implanted my left ear. My speech comprehension scores have jumped from 8% before the implant to 98% after, so I...
Although my hearing loss doesn't define me, it has definitely affected me! I grew up with a bilateral hearing loss that was discovered when I was 4 years old. I wore a hearing aid and was mainstreamed in school. It's never been determined what caused my hearing loss, but I suspect it's genetic.
In 1993, I lost all the remaining hearing in my right ear (for unknown...
I am a mother to five kids. One who is bilaterally deaf with Cochlear Implants. I have worked alongside Ethan to get him caught up with his hearing peers. He is an amazing young man.
I've been deaf since the age of 4 and it has progressively got worse since then and I'm now severely to profoundly deaf in both ears. I have started this blog so you can see me going through the process of having a cochlear implant.
I am the father of Drew, a boy who was born profoundly deaf in both ears. He received simultaneous, bilateral cochlear implants at 8 months of age in September 2007.
Our blog is our record of our family's immersion and interaction within the world of deafness. We hope that it helps others find the information and guidance that they might be looking for.
My name is Elizabeth. I have a hearing loss (from birth). I am also known as hard-of-hearing, which is the politically correct term (as opposed to hearing impaired). I prefer to say I have a hearing loss. I am profoundly deaf in my left ear and somewhat deaf in my right ear. Currently, I am a teacher for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. I am also an artist. I know American Sign Language, yet I am...
Tasha Hanley was born profoundly deaf, in both ears. She was raised using sign language and became fully mainstreamed in fifth grade, using a sign language interpreter. At age 18, while attending the University of Washington, she decided to get a cochlear implant after using hearing aids on the highest volume and wishing to get the full spectrum of sounds around her. Activation on July 1st, 2008...
Army wife,living at Fort lewis Washington. Mom of 3 beautiful children. Two girls, One who is Profoundly Deaf in both Ears, and one baby boy! Life is fun, busy, hard, ever changing and So worth it. We use Sign Language and we are considering Cochlear Implants for Sophia!
