In the United States, hearing loss to some extent impacts 20 percent of the overall populace, or 48 million people. On average, then, one out of every five people you meet may have hearing loss.
For those who truly want to have an understanding of the condition—or that experience hearing loss themselves and would like some personal perspective—there’s no greater source than learning from people currently living with impaired hearing.
Below is our list of the top personal blogs on life with hearing loss.
Speak Up Librarian
Sarah, the author behind the blog, is a librarian planning to create a more accessible, communication-friendly world. In her blog, she details her experience of coming to terms with hearing loss and adjusting to living with hearing aids. Using humor and personal stories, her goal is that individuals can learn about hearing loss while benefiting from many of the resources she’s discovered through the years.
Top Posts
My Last Day of Blissful Ignorance or How It All Began
Grand Piano Passion
Grand Piano Passion is “an online oasis of articles, essays, and original videos for studying the piano as an adult, making music despite hearing loss, and claiming your passion, whatever it may be.”
Top Posts
Veteran Plays Piano Despite Suicide Bomber Attack
Top 5 Tips for Wearing Hearing Aids and Making Music
Hearing Health Affirmations from a Singer
Hear 2 Work
This blog is committed to helping people to cope with hearing loss in the workplace. Tracey, the author of Hear 2 Work, has been working with increasing hearing loss for the past 20 years. Along the way, she’s discovered several ideas that she’s passing on to her followers.
Top Posts
Disclosing your hearing loss at work
Tips on managing phones
Lorraine Gailey: Supporting adults with hearing loss
Living With Hearing Loss
Shari Eberts, the creator of Living With Hearing Loss, is a hearing health promoter, regularly writing and speaking on the subject and seeking to put a stop to the stigma connected with hearing loss and wearing hearing aids.
She started the blog to function as an outlet for her own experiences with hearing loss as well as to develop a community for those coping with similar problems.
Top Posts
Shouldn’t There Be A Law Against Second-Hand Noise?
Breaking the Stigma of Hearing Loss – The Who, What, Why and How
The Invisible Disability and Me
The Invisible Disability and Me is a blog about the author’s own experiences with significant hearing loss. The blog attempts to raise awareness of hearing loss, explain how to spot the initial symptoms, and reveal the charities and organizations that can help.
Top Posts
Coping with Silence
My Hearing Loss Journey
The Effects of Hearing Loss
What did we miss? If you have any personal blogs or hearing-related websites you’d like to recommend, include them in a comment below.