What It Is Like Being Deaf in Both Ears and Blind In One Eye

As a retinoblastoma cancer survivor, I’ve been blind in one eye as a child. I’ve worn hearing aids since I was three. In this episode, I talk about

• Advocating for myself
• Being left out of conversations
• Others think I am ignoring them
• I can’t hear behind me but I am a lip reader
• If you are not facing me I cannot understand you
• sometimes I am Insecure about asking others to repeat themselves especially on the phone
• Insecure about my voice which is deep due to PCOS Mentioned in Episode 2
• Speech therapy helped with knowing when I’m speaking loud or soft Requires patience as I only pick up on mumbles
• Being talked down/like stupid like others do to elders whose hearing has declined
• Being a summer camp counselor to visually and hearing impaired students
• I can tune out negativity
• Learned not to focus on what others say
• Learned a new language - sign language
• Had sign language musical performances in high school
• Met new deaf people
• Only mastered the sign language alphabet
• Role of Amazing Audiologists
• Wearing Expensive Hearing Aids 
• My hearing is reducing slowly 
• I am still able to enjoy life and music concerts and choosing really good songs to listen to 
• World Hearing Day is the First Week of March
• Deaf Awareness Week is the last week of September

For More Info:

Read the book by Haben Girma

Google Helen Keller

Youtube Videos by Deaf Comedians

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