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Deaf Girl Problems

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November 04, 2014

DGP #12

I wasn’t raised that voting is the patriotic thing to do, or my civic duty, or any of that crap. Instead my dad insisted that voting is important because there are bat-shit crazy people running f...


November 03, 2014

Deaf Girl Problems #11

I apologize if this entry feels disjointed and jumps around a bit. I had finished it and upon editing changed 80% of it. This entry is also rather lengthy. It covers closed captioning and why it...


October 22, 2014

Deaf Girl Problems #10

I haven’t really had much to write about over the past six months or so. Life has been exceedingly eventful–everything from having to move back home to breaking my foot–it’s just that none of it ...


June 04, 2014

#9 ?

I know it's been quite a while, but a lot has happened; some good, some bad. I finally have a full time job with benefits, and even though I am back in retail it is within the book industry. I h...


October 08, 2013

#8

Today at work I was reading through some Yahoo! News, and found an article about the wonders of hearing loops and telecoils...old technology. It just made me think about how much people don't th...


October 03, 2013

#7

I think that only hearing aid wearers can truly understand the immense desire to rip off your own ears and stab yourself in the brain. The sensory overload that comes from the constant bombardme...


September 19, 2013

#6

~Originally posted to OpenDiary on 7.18.13~ For the past week I have been wearing a badge at work, black with neon pink print, no one has noticed it. Big bold letters "Hearing aids being servic...


September 19, 2013

#5

~Originally posted to OpenDiary on 7.11,13~ Summer has finally arrived in earnest. It's hot, humid, and I spend a majority of my work day in a room with no air circulation, really. Seriously, no...


September 19, 2013

#4

~Originally posted at OpenDiary on 7.27.13~ With one hearing aid in the shop I feel like I have my right ear pressed against a wall of silence. This happens every year when the weather turns ni...


September 19, 2013

Maybe DGP?

~Originally posted at OpenDiary on 7.7.13~ Honestly, I'm really not sure. I went to the oral surgeon on Friday, and yes, they removed a part of my tongue for biopsy. It's been angry all weekend,...


September 19, 2013

DGP #3

~Originally posted at OpenDiary on 5.27.13~ This is not an amusing #deafgirlproblem today. This is a rant. You be warned. I hate when I have to call any kind of customer service line, or call...


September 19, 2013

DGP #2

~Originally posted at OpenDiary on 5.18.13~ Me: "I'm sorry, I'm more than half deaf in both ears, could you please repeat that?" Random Undergrad: "Oh my God, that's so cool! So you like, read ...


September 19, 2013

DGP #1

~Originally posted 5.14.13 in Opendiary~ Spring is here! Skirts have been broken out of their closet confines, and window all over the neighborhood are open; TV is now a problem. I love havin...


Book Description

I’m a 31 year old woman who’s half deaf across all tones in both ears. This is just a collection of some of the things that happen in day-to-day life when you’re deaf in a hearing world.