Zoey is a sweet baby girl who just began wearing hearing aids. Her father recently shared her heartwarming story with Lipreading Mom.com. This Is My Daughter – By Kyle Zentzer Zoey was born October 11, 2012. From the very beginning, Zoey never passed her hearing screening at the hospital. Finally after her first sedated Bear … Continue reading
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Watch the World Premiere of the Stop Hearing Loss Bullying Video
It is Stop Hearing Loss Bullying Awareness Week. Help me promote the worldwide premiere of the Stop Hearing Loss Bullying Campaign Video. Watch it now by clicking here. What is the Stop Hearing Loss Bullying Campaign and Video? This spring, a group of 12 people, including Lipreading Mom, got together to brainstorm how to stop … Continue reading
Do Hearing Aids Help in Noisy Places? An Interview with Phonak
Do you struggle to hear in lots of noise? Lipreading Mom has a confession to make: I do. Restaurants, group socials, my children’s school events, windy outdoor venues. Even with my hearing aids, these places are a challenge for my ears. I recently interviewed a representative with Phonak, a large manufacturer of hearing technology based … Continue reading
When You Hear for the First Time, Who Do You Tell?
When I got my first hearing aids in 2003, I was anxious. What would the world sound like amplified? Would I enjoy the noise? It wasn’t until nearly 10 years later after receiving my third pair of hearing aids that I was actually excited about my new ear technology. Not able to afford hearing aids … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: Broken and Beautiful
I am not so sure I like what I see today. Sags under the eyes, a mass of hair twisted into a low ponytail, my ears completely exposed. It took me two years before I’d let this much of myself show. My bottle blonde hair and palette of cosmetics usually help me blend in with … Continue reading
Did You Miss the Lipreading Mom Online Book Launch? Here is a Transcript
I’d like to start by confessing something to you. It’s kind of embarrassing, but…here goes. Writing Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom was like giving birth to an elephant baby. You see, I never intended to sit down and write a book about all my issues. I can go to my counselor for that! I … Continue reading
This Beautiful Bride Encourages You to Show Me Your Ears
When you’ve worn hearing aids a long time, the acceptance level tends to be much higher. So what if people see my hearing aids when my hair is pulled back. Bring on those double-takes! Blushing bride Elizabeth made a fashion statement when she walked the aisle with her hearing aids with bright yellow molds in … Continue reading
Ten People Wanted for #StopHearingLossBullying Video
Be one of 10 people to be chosen for the #StopHearingLossBullying Campaign Video. Send in all of the following by April 1, 2013, to be considered: 1) Three photos that include each of the following: – Your Face – Your Side Profile (with your ear, hearing aid, and/or cochlear implant in profile) – Your Hands … Continue reading
Bullying Doesn’t Stop This Show Me Your Ears Fan
Tara Chevrestt learned about Show Me Your Ears through another website. The author, editor, and former aviation mechanic has worn hearing aids since the age of 11. In school, she was teased for her hearing aids. Hearing loss bullying made her hide them as much as possible. “It took me years to get the courage … Continue reading
Are You Bullied Because of Your Hearing Loss?
In my soon-to-be-published memoir, Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, I encountered someone who wasn’t too kind about my hearing loss… As we drove away from the church, I closed my eyes and listened to the sounds. With the window cracked, I heard moving cars coming from the nearby highway. That sound had been deaf … Continue reading
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