Hard of hearing awareness

Hi, I'm Michelle! I'm a hard of hearing mama and a pediatric audiologist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve grown and transformed my listening of the words “disability” and “hearing loss” over the years. Anyone will tell you that while I do not often choose to let it define me - I also will not deny the invisible weight on my shoulders. Here are just a few of the unseen extras that go with living a life with as strong individual with hearing loss. From the exhaustion that comes from constant vigilance…

🦻Do you have hearing loss? 🦻Are you related to someone who is deaf/hard of hearing? 🦻Do you ever wonder what it's like? 🦻Have you ever worn earplugs for a day to try to step into our shoes? While working in pediatrics, parents would often ask me for a good description of what it's like for their DHH child. "What are they missing? How come he/she can hear me but they don't always know what I said? I can tell there's times where they totally hear me!" ..and other times I had geriatric…

Requesting closed-captioning, understanding how to choose the best seat in the classroom for them, ensuring that their teachers are using the FM appropriately, and the list goes on and on. Teaching children about self-advocacy skills and the rights that they have now means they will be able to advoc

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What do you have to lose | A display of the effects on daily living resulting from mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss.

“This, not that: Deaf/Hard of Hearing edition! I created this because despite disability awareness gaining more prominence (we’ve still got…”

Today is the last day of Better Speech & Hearing Month. We want to remind you about how important it is, each and every month, to be knowledgeable about the signs of hearing loss and how to be proactive about your hearing healthcare! #TrendingTopicsThursday #ASWV #hearing #ears

Identified as deaf/hard of hearing? Identified with having hearing within normal limits? Some feel sadness, some feel relief, some feel joy. This is a safe and respectful space where no judgment will be passed.

September is Deaf Awareness Month 👂🏼 Here’s a few terms clarified in case you or your friends/family weren’t aware 💕 #mamahuhears #deaf #hardofhearing #hoh #hearingloss #range #spectrum #clarification #didyouknow #deafawarenessmonth #deafawareness #september #audiology #hearingloss #dhh #knowledgeispower #knowledge #awareness #awarenessmonth