In the United States, hearing loss to some degree affects 20 percent of the total populace, or 48 million people. On average, then, one out of every five people you meet will have hearing loss.
For those of you who really want to have an understanding of the condition—or that experience hearing loss themselves and would like some personal perspective—there’s no better resource than gaining knowledge from those currently living with diminished hearing.
The following is our list of the top personal blogs on life with hearing loss.
Speak Up Librarian
Sarah, the writer behind the blog, is a librarian desiring to create a more accessible, communication-friendly world. In her blog, she recounts her experience of coming to terms with hearing loss and adjusting to life with hearing aids. Using humor and personal stories, her goal is that individuals can discover more about hearing loss while benefiting from many of the resources she’s discovered through the years.
Top Posts
My Last Day of Blissful Ignorance or How It All Began
Grand Piano Passion
Grand Piano Passion is “an online oasis of articles, essays, and original videos for studying the piano as an adult, making music despite hearing loss, and claiming your passion, whatever it may be.”
Top Posts
Veteran Plays Piano Despite Suicide Bomber Attack
Top 5 Tips for Wearing Hearing Aids and Making Music
Hearing Health Affirmations from a Singer
Hear 2 Work
This blog is devoted to assisting people to manage hearing loss at work. Tracey, the author of Hear 2 Work, has been on the job with rising hearing loss over the last 20 years. Along the way, she’s picked up several tips that she’s passing on to her followers.
Top Posts
Disclosing your hearing loss at work
Lorraine Gailey: Supporting adults with hearing loss
Living With Hearing Loss
Shari Eberts, the writer of Living With Hearing Loss, is a hearing health advocate, frequently writing and speaking on the matter and striving to put a stop to the stigma connected with hearing loss and using hearing aids.
She created the blog to function as an outlet for her own experiences with hearing loss as well as to create a network for people dealing with similar problems.
Top Posts
Shouldn’t There Be A Law Against Second-Hand Noise?
Breaking the Stigma of Hearing Loss – The Who, What, Why and How
The Invisible Disability and Me
The Invisible Disability and Me is a blog about the author’s own experiences with profound hearing loss. The blog intends to raise awareness of hearing loss, describe how to spot the initial symptoms, and reveal the charities and organizations that can help.
Top Posts
What did we miss? If you have any personal blogs or hearing-related websites you’d like to suggest, include them in a comment below.