I Am Deaf

I went to the audiology clinic last week to have my hearing tested, my ears checked and my hearing aids serviced. My audiogram showed my loss as;

250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 3kHz 4kHz 6kHz 8kHz
L 70 80 85...

I can't hear out of my left ear at all, its never been there. Its always been my deaf ear since birth. I'm 20% deaf and it keeps fading away slowly. My hearing aids help a lot though, except at night when I take them out to go to sleep...

Relationships are hard enough to start, harder to maintain and hardest to break. How would you cope with chatting and having a relationship with a deaf girl? You think its a challenge? It is double challenge. Online dating has no...

I'd like to say I had it when I came in and now can't find it but that's only partly accurate. I began to have problems hearing some years ago but tests showed 40% loss in one ears in a certain in range which now is 70% in that range...

I just found www.deafvideo.tv, www.deafcube.com, and www.alldeaf.com, but none of them offer what I seek.
Then I found ExperienceProject. Hmm, giving it a try here. :)
I use sign language fluently but not as fluently in my opinion...

I am not deaf, I am a student of ASL, BUT I really need some advice from deaf people. I am going to be teaching a group of 3rd grade students about ASL and Deaf culture. What do you think is the most important thing for these children...

I wanted to write this story because I am not Deaf. I do however work within the Deaf community and wanted to be a part of this group. Please except me (even as a Hearie) I love and respect Deaf individuals- not all naturally just...

Yes, you, stop being unhappy with yourself. you are perfect. stop wishing you looked like someone else or wishing peopel liked you as much as they like someone else. stop trying to get attention from those who hurt you. stop hating your...

The story begins in Ukraine, Kiev:
I believe I lost my hearing at age of 3. But mom says I was born "deaf" because doctors told her  that when i was born. Doctors told her that I was born deaf, but my mom said to them, " No she is...

I am deaf. I was born hearing, became deaf in my left ear at age 9 due to Mumps and high fevers.
Growing up hard of hearing was okay, I learned to social bluff my way through life. I thought like a hearing person, acted like a hearing...

I have always gotten extremely bad ear infections. Once I had them in both ears and in both inner, middle, and outer parts of my ears. My ears were swelled closed so I had wics implanted in my ears to force them to stay open. They hurt...

Let's see, now.... I suppose I'll start at the beginning?
I was born to two hearing parents. We lived in happy bliss for over one and a half years. I was then brought to a pediatric who was concerned with my babbling - I was just...

There are a lot of negative attitudes that affect a deaf person's emotions, social life, at school and at work.There are many people who don’t know very much about deaf culture and their language.They seem to think that deaf people...

Been deaf since birth and found EP through a friend of mine who told me about this. This has been great and enabled me to read various stories of both deaf and hearing folks. I am a finance professional and love my job. Am looking for...

Hello, i'm 18 and because of a childhood illness i am losing my hearing. Both my ears are fairly terrible, but i think my right one is a bit better. I was wondering if anyone out there who is deaf could tell me a bit about peoples...

Hearing music

Listening to birds singing

The sound of gentle rain on the roof

Hearing the wind chimes outside my home

Listening to the sounds my lover makes when we have sex

Hearing my Daughter sing

Not catching everything...

Im not deaf but I do know ASL ( American sine language) and have deaf friends and really love the deaf community. So if you're interested in a friend please let me know, I'd love to talk and get to know you...

This year, I turned 16. And have learned many things. Reached a happy medium.

But it wasn't like this before. Before, I was distraught. For all the accumulating years of my childhood, there was only one ear that resounded with noise...

I was born a deafie, so I have always used ASL and it has never really bothered me that much that people stare at me when I sign to my family or friends in public. It is just who I am, I can't change it. But, when some one looks at me...