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Deaf people can get blindsided by sound. Even those of us who truly embrace (yes, even LIKE!) being deaf or hard of hearing have an experience with sound that is not only surprising but truly profound. Music…
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Being Deaf at the dentist poses some unique communication challenges. Some you can prepare for, others manage to surprise me. “No one likes going to the dentist.” I rolled my eyes reading this text reply from my…
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Hubs just got his hearing aid fixed after being out of commission for a week + and is now hyper-aware of the sounds in all the land once again. Our children are playing in another room. Hubs:…
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I volunteered today for my daughter’s class Valentine’s party. Doesn’t seem like a big deal but I admit it gives me a fair amount of anxiety. I’m “not like the other moms” and communication is always a…
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My first solo venture to the movies with both kiddos to see Sing! was an ad-venture as everything seems to be with them.. I burned a hole in my popcorn bowl prior to leaving. I am an…
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As a Deaf person who wears a hearing aid, swimming in a pool has always felt like flipping a switch to me. Sound to silence. Add kids and weather, antics ensue. This summer, my family made a…
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There’s a good chance you’ve seen this, the viral video in which a couple on a road trip record themselves using sign language to “sign-along” to the song, “You’re the One That I Want” from the movie…
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I feel like I really learned something recently. I’ve had hearing “loss” all of my life. This term was always funny to me since I was born with the same hearing ability (or lack thereof) that I…
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In the fitness world, there are some things only Deaf and hard of hearing people can appreciate. Are you on the fitness wagon? DVDs in your living room, Pickleball on Sundays, Zumba at the Y, Mud Runs…
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He’s flitting about like a gnat around the urgent care. Seemingly everywhere, the male nurse assisting us is apparently conversing with several others in different directions as I sit next to a particularly not-fabulous blood pressure/temperature station…
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