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AD TBC “ It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed DOE ZANTAMATA 68 | happiful.com Photography | Andreea Pop
true story I never let my hearing loss hold me back From being thrown into the spotlight against her own wishes, and feeling like she didn’t fit in, Karin realised she could create a world without limitations. Here, she shares her personal journey of embracing hearing loss, and finding her purpose Writing | Karin Weiser Can “ you hear what I’m saying?” “Yes!” I beam with pride. Finally, after a cochlear implant in 2017, this is my default response. But it hasn’t always been this way. My hearing loss was discovered at the age of 15. The initial diagnosis, in the mid 80s with no explanation, concluded: “There’s nothing we can do. Go away and get on with it.” This phrase defined my life. And I went away and got on with it. But I worked extra hard to prove to the world I could, and would, do whatever I chose to. I went on to travel the world, teach English as a foreign language abroad, learn three European languages, and enjoy an international corporate career in communications, and learning and development. Communication is at the centre of everything I do. And as an extrovert, I seek company rather than avoid it. Being different is painful – this is something I’ve learnt over the years. Being different due to hearing loss means you never fully fit in – whether it’s because you don’t laugh at a joke, can’t follow a conversation, or simply miss out on information. Every day. I grew up disliking attention. I would rather be in the audience than on the stage. When you are thrown into the limelight because of a disability, it feels uncomfortable. It’s the wrong kind of attention. It’s something you cannot control or even change. It’s a neverending embarrassment on the journey to selfacceptance. As my audiologist reminded me, you are the first person to notice when your sight declines. However, others notice before you do when you suffer from hearing loss. There’s no hiding. Living with hearing loss and speaking a foreign language on a daily basis is double trouble. The fine line between understanding and hearing merge into a grey zone. Is it a linguistic issue, or hearing loss challenge? An invisible disability means you have to work twice as hard to tell the world what you need, even when you don’t know what that is. And sometimes your baggage just weighs you down. Over the years, people have told me they thought I was stuck up because I “used to ignore” them, or asked why I looked at them so intensely – it’s called lipreading – or seemed confused when I didn’t respond to a question. >>> happiful.com | 69
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