In May 2013, I told Vogue Brazil Magazine about my 30-year history of progressive hearing loss. I had reached profound hearing loss and could hear almost nothing, not even with the help of the most modern hearing aids. I’m a deaf author…
Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Paula Pfeifer, brazilian deaf author, content strategist and community builder, writer about the hearing loss journey, hearing aids and cochlear implants since 201o.
In May 2013, I told Vogue Brazil Magazine about my 30-year history of progressive hearing loss. I had reached profound hearing loss and could hear almost nothing, not even with the help of the most modern hearing aids. I’m a deaf author…
The bilateral Cochlear Implant surgery, in my case, was a long decision. Only three years after my first Cochlear Implant, and after my mother’s death I started thinking seriously about it. What was different about the second CI was that it…
Hearing loss brings us a lot of sadness and it would be hypocritical not to talk about it. I shared on the Chronicles of Hearing Loss fan page the link to a 2012 post whose title is “Hearing Loss also saddens me”. I…
The day of the activation of your Cochlear Implant arrived? Of course I would write tips for adapting to the cochlear implant. Adaptation to CI is a process, and you should face it without feeling anxious and comparing yourself with other…
Michelle Hu é uma fonoaudióloga americana usuária de implante coclear e mãe de três crianças pequenas! Uma mãe biônica tem seus desafios, e como a acompanho no Instagram há tempos, convidei-a para uma entrevista para que as mães de #SurdosQueOuvem…
There are 1.5 billion people worldwide with some degree of hearing loss. It means that there are A LOT of people dealing with difficult feelings, depression, isolation and shame. Deaf bloggers – or bloggers with hearing loss, it’s up to…
*This post was translated from Portuguese to English by Isabella Vitoria Ramalho This post is dedicated to all the people with profound deafness. On my second book, I wrote about profound deafness as a state of being down in the…
Are you ashamed of your hearing loss? Are you ashamed of wearing your hearing aids? Please, just stop! There’s no reason to feel ashamed about your hearing disability. 1,5 billion people have hearing loss worldwide. It’s very common, but people…
I am a deaf person who can hear with bilateral cochlear implants – after 30 years losing my hearing progressively. More than that, I am a deaf person who about ten years ago could barely hear a thing. This is…