Chronicle of a deaf audiologist

Learn to read lips #39

Originally Posted: May 22, 2026

Substitution is a crucial skill when learning to read lips.

See this 37-second video to understand what’s involved:

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You can get more substitution practice with my free Lipreading Challenge on YouTube. I also offer one-to-one lipreading instruction.

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Category: Lipreading, Skill Development

Sandra Vandenhoff
Dr. Sandra Vandenhoff is an audiologist with hearing loss, founder of HEARa, Hearing Rehabilitation teacher, and Canadian author, who does not remember saying on her first day of wearing hearing aids: "Mom, I can hear my shoelaces!"

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