Yes, I’m Young – Yes, I Have Hearing Loss
My guest writer this week is Karina Cotran. Karina lives in Toronto and works in communications at Loblaws. She is the author of Hearing Differently: Growing Up With a Cochlear Implant and blogs on Hearing Differently. “You have hearing loss? But…you’re not…like…old.” This is a common response that I, a 25 year old, usually…
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If I Were a Hearing Person (2020)
Several years ago, I wrote about the dream that many of us with chronic hearing loss have, although we would rather lick paint than admit it. In that dream, our hearing loss disappears and we can hear perfectly, unaided by technology or other people. We imagine how every part of our life would be different…
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