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Dionicio A. Jimenez

ENGL 1301-701

Dr. Sharity Nelson

September 7, 2022

Single Hearing People Any Different Than Regular People?

Everyday there are approximately more than 385,000 babies born. Out of 1,000 babies

born, 1 will be born with unilateral hearing loss. But what exactly is Unilateral hearing

loss? Well a unilateral hearing loss occurs when hearing in one ear is within normal

limits, while hearing. Unilateral hearing loss can range from mild to profound in severity.

You can have unilateral hearing loss from birth, or hearing loss can develop later in life,

suddenly or gradually according to the website my.clevelandclinic.org. But are people

with single hearing different from normal people? No. Even though single hearing

people may have more difficulty than an average person. For example, people with

single hearing may have symptoms like ringing in one ear, Asking others to repeat

themselves, noting that it is more difficult to understand conversations, favoring one ear

over the other, and much more. Just because they have these symptoms does not

mean they cannot do everything a normal healthy person can. In fact, they can do stuff

an normal individual would do, like bike hiking, running, etc. They adapt to the world

around them, and do stuff like any individual would do. They are not any different than

the average human being. But sometimes a individual would think of them differently.

For example, an individual would think they would have trouble with running, or hiking,

but this is not the case. Single hearing people do not have anything different from the

normal person than hearing. But do keep in mind that a normal hearing individual can
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lose one of their hearing any day. This could happen due to excessive sound in

someone’s ear, or it can just come naturally. But why am I explaining this? Well as a

member of the community of single hearing, I wanna express my opinion, that everyone

can get def in one ear from one time or another. Symptoms may include balance

problems, dizziness, chronic ringing in ears, severe earache, and of course sudden

deafnesss. For example, Aaron B from the website Coclear. He is a normal person who

lost his hearing overnight. He was 37 years old when this happened, and just overnight

he lost his hearing. That night he lost his hearing and his happiness. He explained he

couldn't identify who was talking, or where the sound was coming from.This was very

difficult for Aron since he was used to hearing with two ears and not just with one. He

explains that it made him more irritable, more frustrated, and even made him draw back

on the people that were the closest to him. He did not realize how much he used both

of his hearings until he lost it. He expressed himself that even though he could only hear

in one, he could still do any of the things a normal hearing individual could. He could

still go out to the wild, or spend time with the people he loved. However, later on Aron

bought Baha five superpower. This is a hearing aid who helped Aaron hear once again.

Thanks to the hearing aid, he continued his life like he used to. Another example is

Debra from Tampa, Florida and from the same website as Aron Coclear. She was

diagnosed with cholesteatoma, a tumor which is invasive and destructive. She lost her

hearing in her right ear, and this caused to missed a lot of the conversations she was in.

It was difficult for her to hear. But this did not make her less than a normal person. She

still did what she loved to do even after losing her hearing in her right ear. She still went

on walks, bikes, etc. This did not make her less than anyone, and she kept doing the
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same things she would do when she could hear with both ears. However, thanks to the

Bahara system , a hearing aid. Debra got to hear again with both ears. She explained

she will never forget her experience and that it did not make her any less than a normal

individual. In conclusion, this community of single hearing is not different like many

audiences would think. They are among us, and they do everything we do.
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Work Cited
Out of 1,000 babies born, 1 will be born with unilateral hearing loss. -

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21625-unilateral-hearing-loss-single-sided

-deafness

“Unilateral hearing loss? Well AA unilateral hearing loss occurs when hearing in one ear

is within normal limits, while hearing. Unilateral hearing loss can range from mild to

profound in severity. You can have unilateral hearing loss from birth, or hearing loss can

develop later in life, suddenly or gradually.” -

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21625-unilateral-hearing-loss-single-sided

-deafness

“balance problems, dizziness, chronic ringing in ears, severe earache, and of course

sudden deafnesss.” -

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21625-unilateral-hearing-loss-single-sided

-deafness

Coclear - cochlear.com

Aron Video and informarion -

https://www.cochlear.com/us/home/indications/bone-conduction-solutions/single-sided-d

eafness.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=prosp_brnd_bc_

b_can_bcs-prog_bcs-ev&utm_content=bahabrandssd_rsa&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpeaYBhDX

ARIsAEzItbEozQdfgWxqf9yDfwcr6dtMDiCS6QPcYebCNVw5AmLgltV1FSP0Oi4aAkiyE

ALw_wcB
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Debra video and information. -

Baha® System Recipient Describes How Her Life Changed with Cochlear Hearing…