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My Hearing Loss Story

My experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how it affects my life.

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Author: myhearinglossstory

Hi, My name is Carly and I'm currently living in Spain. I am originally from a small seaside town in Yorkshire called Bridlington and have also lived in China and Thailand. For 14 years, I worked as a teacher, specialising in Early Years Education. I am currently working as a transformational coach for people with hearing loss, and a hearing health writer. 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. I am also the founder of the Sudden Hearing Loss Support website, which provides information and support to anyone affected by sudden hearing loss. 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.
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February 22, 2023 hearing loss / vestibular disorder / vestibular migraine

Could Botox Help My Vestibular Migraines?—Part 1

Photo by Raghavendra V. Konkathi on Unsplash “Have you ever tried Botox?” he asked me. I raised an eyebrow questioningly.

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January 23, 2023 hearing loss / podcast / sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Podcast: Sudden Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to tinnitus coach at Outring Tinnitus, Frieder Kühne. Like me, Frieder has hearing

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January 11, 2023 communication / hearing loss

My Hearing Loss Family 

Image by Rishi Singh from Pixabay  While visiting my family over the holidays, hearing loss was a strong theme throughout.  I live overseas

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October 26, 2022 hearing loss / single sided deafness

Self-Advocacy: I Should Have Done More 

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Another doctor’s appointment and I’m sitting in the waiting area. I’m a little nervous. I take a breath.

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September 20, 2022 Menieres disease / vestibular disorder / vestibular migraine

Balance Awareness Week, 2022: Are You a Vestibular Warrior?

Image by Mark Frost from Pixabay This week (September 18-24, 2022) is Balance Awareness Week. Here I’m sharing something I wrote earlier this

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August 29, 2022 Coaching / hearing loss

Launching My Coaching Business on My Hearing Loss Anniversary!

August 29th, my hearing loss anniversary. Today marks 6 years since my loss. Every year on this day, I like

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Diploma in Transformational Coaching awarded to Carly Sygrove
June 10, 2022 Coaching / hearing loss

Feeling Proud!

Today I was awarded my diploma in Transformational Coaching by Animas Centre for Coaching!  It has taken time, but I finally

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May 2, 2022 hearing loss / Single-Sided Deafness / sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Take a Walk With Me for Deaf Awareness Week

If you’d asked me before I became deaf in one ear, what I imagined it would be like to live

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March 3, 2022 Fundraising / hearing loss / hearing loss coaching / wellbeing

Becoming a Hearing Loss Coach

At the end of 2021, I ran a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to retrain as a transformation coach, specialising in working

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February 2, 2022 hearing loss / sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Sharing my Story on the Ear Talk Podcast

I was recently invited by Dr Elizabeth Adesugba, council member of the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA), to

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I’m Carly Sygrove, and this is the story of my experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how it has affected my life.

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  • My Cochlear Implant Story: Part 7 – Surgery Recovery
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