Tag: deafness

  • On being heard.

    On being heard.

    Today I was listened to by an audiologist. This isn’t a first for me – I’ve been to many audiology appointments over the course of my life, starting at around the age of 5 when my teachers accused me of not paying attention in class, and I said I couldn’t hear, and they said of…

  • The last audiology appointment ever?

    This is a hearing aid. It doesn’t belong to any of my children, thankfully. Instead it’s mine. Those in the know will realise it’s an old style analogue aid, not a digital. This is actually my second one, I stopped wearing my original one when Big was born, then lost it in a house move.…