by Claudia Marseille | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Despite being born with a severe hearing loss, my European parents encouraged me to learn to play the piano at an early age. Although distinguishing speech from background noise has always been a great challenge, the piano tones were clear, particularly in the middle...
by Claudia Marseille | Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
All my life I have greatly relied on one important person to help me engage with the hearing world. Over the years different people filled this role; my younger brother, a best friend, a boyfriend, my first husband, and now my current husband. They helped me connect...
by Claudia Marseille | Aug 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’d like to share a deeply personal part of my life with you. Over the years, many have inquired about the inspiration behind my upcoming memoir, “But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World.” The journey to penning this memoir has been...
by Zohail Tarar | Jun 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently I purchased a Zero gravity chair for my patio to lie in and simply do nothing and relax. The sun is warm and the aroma of this spring’s resplendent roses waft over me. I am just thrilled with my chair. It is so ingrained in our culture these days, the...
by Zohail Tarar | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
One secondary impact of our Covid pandemic that affects me and so many others with hearing loss, but something that most people are quite unaware of, is the wearing of masks. I am very dependent on lipreading and visual cues despite the amplification provided by my...
by Zohail Tarar | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Not yet knowing what it was to hear and speak, I had no idea what I’d been missing, that other people experienced the world differently. As a little girl with a severe hearing loss, I felt completely at home in my world defined by visual communication and other...