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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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    • Hearing Aid Know: Trying out a CROS Hearing Aid for My Sudden Hearing Loss
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Category: Published Articles

November 16, 2020 Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness

How to Enjoy the Festive Period with Hearing Loss

Image by vivienviv0 from Pixabay  ‘First posted on Inclusive Communication Services and reposted here with permission.’ The holiday season is a time to

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July 23, 2020 Hearing Link / Hearing Loss Projects / Other People's Stories / Published Articles / tinnitus

Anne’s Hearing Loss Story

“Tinnitus and hearing loss are a lot less cool than wearing earplugs!”

June 2, 2020 Hearing Link / Menieres disease / Other People's Stories / Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness

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.

March 20, 2020 Campaigns and Research / Hearing Link / hearing loss / Other People's Stories / Published Articles

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.

February 18, 2020 hearing loss / Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness / The Limping Chicken

Airport Workers – Please Stop Shouting

Image by Jan Vašek from Pixabay A friend of mine recently told me a story about how her elderly grandmother, who is in

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February 3, 2020 Campaigns and Research / Hearing Loss Projects / Published Articles / The Limping Chicken / tinnitus

Working Together to Find a Cure for Tinnitus

British Tinnitus Association Manifesto Roundtables 2020, kindly hosted by Sir John Hayes MP.  A discussion by Carly Sygrove, creator of

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January 30, 2020 Hearing Link / Hearing Loss Projects / Other People's Stories / Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness / sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Eva’s Hearing Loss Story

‘… a few months back, I decided that I was going to do whatever I wanted to do, without hesitation…What happened? I wasn’t perfect, but I was pretty damn good!’

December 10, 2019 Published Articles / The Limping Chicken

Grieving My Lost Sound

I felt guilty for feeling sad. I was swallowing down grief in giant gulps, trying to dismiss complex emotions. The pragmatic part of my character knew there were much worse challenges that life could present to me.

October 23, 2019 Hearing Link / Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness

The Loneliness of a Busy Restaurant

What I have realised is that I appreciate the hearing I have left. And, I pay extra attention to my other senses, as I now rely more on these to interact with the world.

September 5, 2019 Published Articles / Single-Sided Deafness / sudden sensorineural hearing loss / The Limping Chicken

Learning a New Language with Hearing Loss

Quite surprisingly, I feel that I have developed some skills that ‘hearing people’ may not be as adept at employing in communication as those without full hearing ability; skills that actually help me to comprehend a second language.

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Hello. Welcome to my blog :) I'm Carly. This is my story about my experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how it has affected my life.

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