Plum blossom trees are important in Chinese culture because they bloom through cold winters, symbolizing perseverance. Throughout my childhood, perseverance has played a huge role in my story.
Help America Hear’s Scholarship Competition
It was inspiring that several students mentioned in their essays that they planned to major in audiology or related fields to learn how to help others with the same “invisible disability.”
What Is Inclusion, Really?
Being kind and courteous to everyone we meet, even when they aren’t kind to us, is hard. Believing people’s experiences and perceptions, even when they don’t match your own, is hard.
Humming Again
I realized that the learning process undertaken by new cochlear implant recipients is analogous to the way infants learn language, advancing as repeated words emerge from a bewildering stream of noise.
Apparent Benefits of Cochlear Implantation Before Age 2
These findings are important because they provide valuable insight into the interaction between the learner’s age (developmental period effect) and their linguistic experience (quality and quantity of linguistic input) in early development.
Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants?
Hearing aids are the number one choice for the majority of people with hearing loss, but for those who have severe or profound hearing loss, cochlear implants may be a better option, especially if hearing aids are not able to benefit them.
How My Hearing Loss Inspired My Tech Career
Being born with bilateral profound hearing loss to two Deaf parents and having one hard of hearing sister meant a life of constant misunderstandings and questions.
The Magic of Streaming
Streaming the audio from videos directly to my hearing devices became an option as either standalone or as something to pair with the captions. Once I learned this was an option, I gave it a try and found that the audio was much clearer to me than before. It was so clear that I didn't need the captions to understand what I was watching!
’Should I Get a Cochlear Implant?‘
For Alex, getting a haircut in town becomes an opportunity to talk about his cochlear implant with a curious stranger as well as reflect on his own experience getting an implant at a very young age.
Lost Between Words and Laughter
I always had auditory training to focus and listen in a noisy environment. However, as I entered the high school years, I realized that I enjoy socializing and being among friends despite the background noise.