by My Flow
Recently a student in
the HES program sat down to answer some questions about hearing loss, FMs and
her future plans.
Q – How did you feel
when you found out that you had a hearing loss?
A – I felt like I
didn’t know what happened to me. I was
six years old. I found out by going to a place with my mom to check
my hearing.
Q – What made your
family think that you needed to have your hearing checked?
A – My family members
noticed that I seemed to miss things that they said.
Q – How did you feel
when you started to wear hearing aids?
A – I felt shy when I
started to use hearing aids. Others kids
were like , “What’s that in your ear?” and they were staring at me and I didn’t
like it. I told them, "It’s a hearing aid to help me hear and they said,
“Are you deaf?” I said, “No, but I can’t
hear well.”
Q – What did you
think of the FM unit when you got it to use in school?
A – I felt
embarrassed, like I didn’t want to use it.
Other kids were asking, “What’s that?”
I told them it’s a microphone for the teacher to speak into so I could hear
what she’s saying.
Q- Are you still
using the FM equipment?
A – No, I don’t use
it because I feel that I get everything the teacher says. If
teachers turn their back on me, she or he will write the information down or others might
ask what he or she said. If I still
don’t understand, then I will ask.
Q – What advice would
you give to kids who are just finding out that they have a hearing loss?
A – I’ll tell them,
“Don’t worry, things will get
better cause people will get used to it.”
Q- What are your
future plans?
A-My future plans are
to become a basketball player in high school and college. After that I would like to pursue
a career in acting and dancing.
