By Shanna Groves, Guest Blogger I want to discuss an important difference we have—something that can impact our entire communication from this point forward. When you were born, your hearing was normal. So was mine. For years, I took the ability to hear for granted. I listened to my car stereo several notches too loud […]
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Lipreading Mom, Shanna Groves, was recently interviewed by Motherhood Moment about coming to terms with her hearing loss and why it inspired her to start blogging. “Grief is a common side effect of hearing loss,” said Groves. “I experienced denial at first, followed by shock, anger, depression, and eventual acceptance. Blogging about this kind of
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As the holidays approach and we spend wonderful times with family and friends, we are reminded about those who cannot hear and are missing out on beautiful everyday sounds. For Lipreading Mom, Shanna Groves, that was her reality for 10 years. On October 22, 2012, Shanna began wearing ReSound Verso hearing aids and Unite wireless
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Blogger and Author, Shanna Groves, had been lipreading her children for years. Other hearing aids had not been able to address her progressive hearing loss, which worsened earlier this year. She couldn’t hear her children unless they screamed at her; she couldn’t even hear her breath. On October 22, Shanna was fit with new ReSound
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ReSound friend, Shanna Groves (AKA “Lipreading Mom“), has created a campaign to promote deaf and hearing loss awareness. “Show Me Your Ears!” is designed to encourage hearing impaired people to show off their hearing aids with pride and gusto. Shanna herself was reluctant to wear hearing aids; she was afraid of what people would think
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