Hearing Aids

Monday, March 10, 2025

I've had hearing aids for more than ten years now. 🎧 I have no hearing in my left ear, and I have partial hearing in my right ear. I got my hearing aid when I was four, and I’ve been using it every day at school since. 🎒 It’s just a normal part of my life now—kind of like brushing my teeth 🪥 or putting on shoes 👟.

I go to the audiologist every year now instead of multiple times a year. 🏥 Big upgrade! 🚀 But I still have to be ready for that awkward moment when they stick a Q-tip in my ear. 😬 Feels weird at first, but you get used to it.

Let’s talk about batteries. 🔋 These things are TINY. Like, smaller-than-a-pea tiny. I have to change them every two weeks, and guess what? There’s no warning when they run out. One second I’m hearing fine, the next—silence. 🤯 So fun. Not. 🙃

The good part? My hearing aid picks up sound really well. 🎶 Maybe a little too well. Ever tried listening to your friend talk while the wind is screaming in your ear? 🌬️ Not great.

Okay, but here’s the best part. Having a hearing aid is like having a superpower 🦸‍♂️ and I can totally use my hearing difficulties to my advantage—especially with my parents and teachers. “Oops, sorry, I didn’t hear you say I had homework!” (Just kidding... maybe. 😏)

I even had someone step on my hearing aid once. 👣 And guess what? It still works! 💪 Guess that makes me (and my hearing aid) pretty tough.

I use my hearing aid every day at school, but I’m also very independent without it. ✨ I know some sign language 🤟 and I’m pretty good at lip-reading 👄, so I can still keep up if I don’t have it in.

Oh, and I met one of my best friends in Year 1 because we both had hearing loss! 💙 We were in the same class, and we just clicked. Having someone who gets it makes a huge difference.

Life with hearing aids has its ups and downs, 🎢 but at the end of the day, they’re a part of who I am. And honestly? I wouldn’t change a thing. 

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