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 article shares a Deaf Perspective on what it’s…
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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 Grease. I admit…
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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 have now, more…
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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 or maybe you’re…
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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 with my wide-eyed…
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I love music. Sometimes people are puzzled by this and want to know what I hear. As I do in non-musical situations, I hear stuff but can’t always make out speech. Which means for music, I don’t understand the words…
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We are Deaf and use American Sign Language in our house so communication should not be an issue. And yet it is. The reason? WE HAVE CHILDREN. Those of you with children already get my drift. Those of you without children…
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Drive-thrus are one of the least politically correct institutions, when you think about it. A purely sound driven procedure, the Squawk Box processional does not have a single visual cue until you reach the window to complete the transaction. And…
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It never fails. The moment you look away from a group of hearing folk is when they start asking you questions. Of course, when you turn back, they are all waiting for an answer. Do you: Depending on how the…
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How to get a Deaf person’s attention isn’t always obvious–especially if you normally rely on sound and and do this verbally. Because Deaf people rely on visual and physical cues, attention-getting methods are different from what hearing people are used…
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You’re supposed to take good care of hearing aids, right? A technological marvel, they are and.. expensive. But, they’re vulnerable! Here’s some common places that they’re used or stored but are potential pitfalls that can mean disaster for your hearing…
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Signs you’re in a Deaf house can be subtle. Some are not. Deaf people have their own unique ways or running a household – learn the signs! Deaf people can spot the signs of another Deaf household instantly. My husband…
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Jen Leora is a Deaf Mom, Wife, Writer. Paradoxically musical. Probably procrastinating right now. Read more…
