Chronicle of a deaf audiologist

I heard you the first time: my responsibility as a person with hearing loss

Originally Posted: February 6, 2026

As a deaf person, I can be guilty of not acknowledging that I have heard something, and force the other person to repeat needlessly. The tension is also avoidable.

Here’s what is going on for me in a conversation:

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What about you?

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Category: Communication Strategies

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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