December 5, 2022
Vasculitis Disease and Hearing Loss

Vasculitis Disease and Hearing Loss

On Episode Three of National Geographic’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge,” Ashton Kutcher revealed that he battled vasculitis disease and hearing loss. The disease not only took away […]
April 9, 2015

The Name I Call Myself

Picking a term to describe our hearing is fraught with implications. The idea behind “hearing impaired” is that we are lesser human beings and must be fixed to function. Those […]
July 3, 2014

The Wash of Shame

It began with an ear infection and an early return from choir practice. My director sent me home after noticing that my energy levels were cut in half. Usually, I […]