My Dizzy Life: Balance Awareness Week, 2020
This week (20th-26th September 2020) is Balance Awareness Week. Charities such as The Ménière’s Society are running various events to raise awareness of
Author: myhearinglossstory
Hi, My name is Carly. I am 38 years old and I am currently living in Spain. I am originally from a small seaside town in Yorkshire called Bridlington, and have also lived in China and Thailand. I am an Early Years primary school teacher, and have been teaching for more than 12 years. I love walking in the countryside, getting lost in Madrid, going out for breakfast, taking photos, listening to music, storytelling podcasts, baking, running, drinking wine, and eating spicy food. In August 2016, I experienced sudden sensorineural hearing loss in my left ear. I started this blog as a way to inform my friends and family about my progress, for anyone else who is going through a similar experience as me, or for anybody who is interested in learning about this type of hearing loss, and the way it can affect everyday life.
When the Doctor Calls
Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels My heart was pounding, my stomach was churning. I was glancing at my phone
Lockdown Reflections Part 2: Life with a Balance Disorder
Self-isolation is a concept with which I am well-acquainted. I feel isolated in my illness which cannot be seen.
Lockdown Reflections Part 1: Living with Hearing Loss
Participants with worse hearing ‘show substantial relief at not being obliged to attend challenging social gatherings’.
Working Together to Develop the Research of Treatments for Single-Sided Deafness
In an online consensus meeting, international experts in Single-Sided Deafness (SSD) made important decisions that will shape the future of SSD research!
Anne’s Hearing Loss Story
“Tinnitus and hearing loss are a lot less cool than wearing earplugs!”
Communicating Through the Face Mask Barrier
Unfortunately, through the two layers of face-coverings, her speech reached my ear as a series of unintelligible scrambled tones and fragments of muffled words.
Brad’s Hearing Loss Story
She came round the corner just in time to watch me vomit on the side of the street. I think that was the moment she internalised what was happening.
Behind the Face Mask
Image by Gabriele Lässer from Pixabay The Spanish government has started to relax lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. In
Anthony’s Hearing Loss Story
Since I’m blind, the sound I can’t take for granted any more, literally means the world to me. It is the key to my independence, to the travels and adventures I’m having and to the communication that keeps me connected and grounded in this world.
