Chronicle of a deaf audiologist

When I am not wearing my cochlear implants, I really have to pay attention!

Originally Posted: February 22, 2026

I didn’t want to waste water on this reel (especially since it took two takes) – but I have walked away from the sink, come back, and found it overflowing and water on the floor.

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Without the auditory cue of running water, I really have to pay attention.

Being attentive is how I want to live my life.

Category: General

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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