What It Is Like Being Deaf in Both Ears and Blind In One Eye

As a retinoblastoma cancer survivor, I've been blind in one eye as a child. I've worn hearing aids since I was three. In this episode, I talk about Advocating for myself Being left out of conversations Others think I am ignoring them I can't hear behind me but I am a lip reader If you are not facing me I cannot understand you sometimes I am Insecure about asking others to repeat themselves especially on the phone Insecure about my voice which is deep due to PCOS Mentioned in Episode 2 Speech therapy helped with knowing when I'm speaking loud or soft Requires patience as I only pick up on mumbles Being talked down/like stupid like others do to elders whose hearing has declined Being a summer camp counselor to visually and hearing impaired students I can tune out negativity Learned not to focus on what others say Learned a new language - sign language Had sign language musical performances in high school Met new deaf people Only mastered the sign language alphabet Role of Amazing Audiologists Wearing Expensive Hearing Aids  My hearing is reducing slowly  I am still able to enjoy life and music concerts and choosing really good songs to listen to  World Hearing Day is the First Week of March Deaf Awareness Week is the last week of September For More Info: Read the book by Haben Girma Google Helen Keller Youtube Videos by Deaf Comedians Subscribe to more episodes: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TdAZ87 Google Play: http://bit.ly/2NzzSup Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2NYapeh