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‘And along came a train’ by Matthew Hearn
Your frustration knows no limits when there is an announcement made at a station because of some travel issues and not a word understood because of your deafness. Fortune turned on its head, and I...
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‘Whole New Take On Glue Ear’ by Carl Gammon
Last year on the 10th August, I accidentally got superglue in my right ear, after trying to remove it myself with acetone (nail varnish remover) I went over to my local hospital to explain and for...
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‘Confessions Of A Raving Lunatic’ by Lesley Kiddell-Spencer
Lesley Kiddell-Spencer and her darling grandson. Bit about me, I went deaf at seven (that’s not great when you are a Dr Who fan and love music) due to meningitis of course. I have two deaf children...
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‘So you have hearing loss too? Soundz Off can help’ by Tania Le Marinel
Welcome to a very large club – 11 million of us in the UK have hearing loss (that’s one in six people) predicted to rise to more than 14.5 million by 2031 (Action on Hearing Loss 2015). Add this to...
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‘A Few Snapshots Of My Life As A CODA’ by Sara Huang
As far as CODAs go, I was a pretty straight-laced kid. I never snuck out and tried my best to follow household rules. But there were definitely times when I used my parents’ deafness to my advantage....
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‘That Long and Winding Road…’ by Mervyn James
That Long and winding Road… Has nothing to do with this article, I just like the tune…. 9 out of 10 people I meet have no idea I am profoundly deaf, I could easily make them aware by using sign...
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‘Are You Listening?’ by Durham Deafened Support
Captioned! There is also a BSL version and an audio described version. by Durham Deafened Support. For more information about what ‘Durham Deafened Support’ do, please visit their website. Thank you....
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‘Ishaare. Gestures and Signs in Mumbai’ by Annelies Kusters
“Ishaare” has a double meaning: it means “gestures” in Hindi and Marathi, but it also means “signs”, as such indicating that there cannot be made a strict distinction between them. However, whilst...
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Is Notched Sound Therapy a Cure for Tinnitus? by Stu Nunnery
Here is yet another informative piece regarding tinnitus by the lovely Stu Nunnery, originally written for the awesome Hearing Like Me website. Those of us with hearing loss and tinnitus may be living...
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‘Twas Truly A Pleasure’ By Lesley Kiddell-Spencer.
Oh dear, sometimes in life we realise the page has turned to a new chapter and another phase in our life has started. This has happened with “The Treehouse” group, it is now time to take down the...
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