If I’m going to be very honest with you guys, I will admit that growing up, I was very naïve about my deafness. I always thought it was a temporary “thing” that would suddenly disappear when I head off to college. Whenever I thought about my future, I never thought about my deafness, or how … More Identity Crisis

Getting Implanted on the Left Ear and Re-Implanted on the Right In 2002, my left ear suddenly became a candidate for a Cochlear Implant. For many years, my left ear was useless, just complete silence in that ear. During an appointment at NYU Medical Center in New York City, my audiologist discovered that some measurable … More Will I Ever Hear Again?

Explaining the Terminology Often times, I will say something in reference to my deafness, like “oh, my batteries are dead” or “my processors are a pain in the ass when I try to put my hair up”. But, people will react with sheer confusion, just as you probably are as you read this. You might … More So, How Deaf Am I?

I was born with a profound hearing loss, which in layman’s terms means I only had a tiny bit of residual hearing, but just in my right ear…and I mean only a tiny bit of residual hearing. Unfortunately, at the time of my birth, most hospitals did not conduct hearing tests on newborn babies. Thus, … More A Step into the Unknown