"Navigating Society With a Hearing Impairment" a Different Brains blog by Alina Pacheco
Harold "Hackie" Reitman, M.D.
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Harold "Hackie" Reitman, M.D.
President and Founder at DifferentBrains.org
in this blog piece for DifferentBrians.com, Alina Pacheco discusses growing up with a hearing impairment, and navigating the social difficulties that can come with a disability that hampers communication. Alina also discusses the challenges her brain dealt with in accommodating for the inability to hear.
It was hard to find people who, at that age, would have the patience to repeat things twice or three times for me to understand. When hanging out in a group the conversation was like playing ping-pong with five different balls going at the same time!
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7 å¹´Louise Reecejones
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7 å¹´Debbie Huckin Monica Costa Moreno Thanks for sharing above. I myself have otosclerosis, followed by a broken eardrum at age 18, but I resisted hearing aids until 3 years ago. I was bluffing all that time, reading lips, nodding, not hearing what was going on at board meetings but putting 2 plus 2 together. I'm sure my 26 pro heavyweight fights didn't help my hearing either. Amazing how the brain rewires itself as we go. And thanks for all you both do!
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7 å¹´Dr Hackie Reitman, Thank you for advocating for all those with different brains. The world is so much richer in Art, Technology, Health and spirituality as people stop their bias and learn about those whose brains work differently than their own.
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7 å¹´I completely understand and empathize with the article. I have 50% hearing loss, and wear hearing aids. It is very difficult for others to understand the difference between hearing through a normal ear, and through a speaker connected to you brain.