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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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Category: Single-Sided Deafness

January 18, 2021 Single-Sided Deafness / sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Please Help People With Sudden Hearing Loss!

Hi, I’m Carly. Four years ago when I was 34, I lost the hearing in my left ear. I wasn’t

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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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August 27, 2020 hearing loss / Single-Sided Deafness

When the Doctor Calls

Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels My heart was pounding, my stomach was churning. I was glancing at my phone

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August 14, 2020 Single-Sided Deafness / vestibular disorder

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.

August 3, 2020 Campaigns and Research / Hearing Loss Projects / Single-Sided Deafness

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!

June 18, 2020 Single-Sided Deafness

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.

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.

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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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!’

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.

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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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  • Day Four With My New Ear
  • Working Together to Develop the Research of Treatments for Single-Sided Deafness
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  • Vestibular Function Tests (2)
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  • vestibular rehabilitation (3)

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