Accessibility

One year anniversary of losing my hearing - reflecting on adaptation, family understanding, sleep challenges, accessibility, and moving forward with single-sided deafness.

It has been exactly one year since I lost all hearing in my left ear. A lot has happened. 📝 Note This post is a follow up to my hearing loss and about my health. Read the first and second articles before reading this one. I am not going to recount how I lost my hearing. I have written two posts about that already. However, this post is about the first major milestone I am crossing now. ...

Part 2 of my hearing loss journey - learning to adapt to single-sided deafness, getting hearing aids, and finding ways to move forward with one working ear.

I do not believe in luck. There is no such thing. Things happen and we must accept them or reject them. What we do defines us. 📝 Note This post is continued from Part 1: The Sound of Music. I knew my left ear would not work again. I had it for 32 and a quarter years. I used it well. I have to make do for the rest of my life with one ear. ...