single sided deafness
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Lip Reading vs Speech Reading
Lip reading is very challenging, with only around 30-40% of English words viewable on the lips. Lip reading is best used as one of many tools to help figure out what is being communicated. Speech reading includes using more contextual clues like body movement, expression, as well as educated guesses of the topic. Continue reading
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Hearing Accommodations Not As Promised
I did my due diligence and still had a challenging experience for hearing accessibility. Have you had situations where accommodations did not work as advertised? Continue reading
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Cultural Trends that Make it Harder to Hear
I often find that I have a lot of emotions around times when I struggle to hear. My perception is always that everyone else is hearing just fine, but frequently, it is actually a situation where it is hard to hear- and everyone is struggling to understand. Continue reading
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Conventions and Professional Events with Single Sided Deafness
Conventions and professional trainings can be extremely challenging for hearing in the best possible situations. I recently had a really negative experience for hearing accessibility at a seminar. I hope we see growth in convention accessibility as technology becomes easier to implement. Continue reading
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Listening to What Your Body is Telling You
I have a tendency to be a little too stiff upper lip, and push through things. But my body has been forcibly teaching me how important it is not to ignore or pass over vital information that is being conveyed. Continue reading
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Go Gray for May and May is Better Hearing Month
May is for brain tumor awareness and better hearing. As both of these apply to my specific situation, I am very amused that these two campaigns happen to be the same month. #GrayMay #BetterHearing #BetterHearingMonth #HLAA Continue reading
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My Phone is an Accessibility Device
I use my phone to help with my hearing loss in a variety of ways, but in some situations I feel like I get judged for being a rude young person for utilizing my assistance technology. I’d love to see cultural stigma against phones change, so I can feel comfortable using my phone for accessibility… Continue reading
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Single Sided Deafness Pet Peeves
Previously, I shared my favorite things about one sided hearing loss. But there are several situations that can be incredibly frustrating when you only have one working ear. Here are some of my top pet peeves as a person with single sided deafness. Continue reading
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Your Relationship with Your Body
There are many cultural pressures that can make body image and our relationship with our body challenging. Add in a health crisis, and it gets a lot more complicated and difficult. Continue reading
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Musicals and Single Sided Deafness- Understanding Lyrics with Music
I absolutely love musicals. Since I lost all my hearing in one ear, it has been harder to enjoy this media. The theater I was attending did not offer captioning, so I decided I would make my own captions – so to speak. I loved my self- made captions and they worked well. Continue reading
About Me
Emily was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 27 and decided to make that experience worthwhile by paying it forward to other brain tumor warriors. She is passionate about supporting people and advocating for hearing assistance around motherhood and running a family business.
The "Lucky" Brain Tumor 