From the Ears of an Active Deaf Girl
Hearing loss is something that feels “normal” to me since I can’t remember a time that I could hear. Learning of my hearing loss devastated my parents, but as a child, I was innocent and didn’t know any different. It’s a challenge I live with daily and few truly know the walk I take in life. To some, my life seems “happy.” To my family it may seem frustrating. To children it creates curiosity. To the public eye it may seem like a disability. To me…it’s a battle of highs and lows. Quality of life is not tangible, is not on green paper, and is not a possession. Nothing else matters when it comes to your quality of life. For the first time, I’ve decided to share what the world sounds like from an active deaf girl… Having approximately 50% hearing loss in one ear and 70% loss in the other labels me as “severe to profoundly” deaf. Without my hearing aids, I basically hear muffles and with my hearing aids, I spend lots of extra time during my day comprehending wh