I’m Ellie, a diehard BTS fan, swimmer, waffle enthusiast, also, I have the best cordless earbuds in the world. My parents never expected to have a hard of hearing kid (not to mention 3). I wasn’t initially identified as […]
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Teens
Well, I’ve got a bit of an odd story. I was born with a 30 decibel(dB) conductive hearing loss which was corrected through surgery. As I grew up I still was struggling with hearing and understanding. At age nine I […]
It’s a little bit ironic that I chose to dedicate most of my time to music, considering I have a hard time hearing the full sound of a band. I have mild to moderately-severe sensorineural hearing loss in my right […]
My name is Tinson Chen. I’m an amateur pin collector, an avid trivia player and a pancake enthusiast from Toronto, Ontario. I’m also half deaf. I was born with severe to profound unilateral hearing loss in my left ear. Around […]
Eighteen years ago, the week of September 26 was Deaf Awareness Week. Coincidentally, I was also born during this week. During this week and in the months leading up to this week my parents had been educated by news media about […]
My name is Natalie. I am sixteen, a science geek at heart and I love to listen to music. Oh, did I mention I wear hearing aids? I have a special type of sensorineural bilateral hearing loss called a “cookie […]
Meet Phonak Teen Advisor Madeline Brinkmann. She is nineteen years old and is passionate about spreading hearing loss awareness.
My name is Finn Gomez and I am hard of hearing. I coined the term, “Hearing-Impaired Mexican-Irish Trumpet Playing Twin,” and I am proud of who I am. I was born with hearing loss. At birth, I failed the first […]
I was born with a severe to profound hearing loss, and have worn Phonak hearing aids my entire life. My hearing loss is of the sensorineural variety, meaning that my auditory nerve is damaged, particularly the hairs in the cochlea. […]
