"I tried my best to ignore the problem and pretend I could still understand what others were saying." Read about hearing loss in Sound by Bella Bathurst.

Book Excerpt: Sound by Bella Bathurst

I tried my best to ignore the problem and pretend I could still understand what others were saying. But navigating the world without sound was incredibly stressful, sad and alienating.

When I Became Deaf At Age 27 I Pretended I Could Still Hear

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