alt.support.hearing-loss

I stumbled upon a Usenet group called alt.support.hearing-loss as archived by Google Groups. I don't think anyone has created a variant group on Usenet or Google Groups along the lines of "alt.support.hearing-loss.unilateral".

Informational Graphic on SSD

Frog Design, a design company, has made a cool informational graphic on SSD. Thanks for the heads up Paul!

I'm listening with my good ear

Hello. My name is George Hernandez and I have Single Sided Deafness (SSD), which means that I'm deaf in one ear, or (in a more positive way) I have one good ear.

I "came out" as having SSD in 2007. I was inspired to come out after coming across a page on SSD by Brian Dushaw. Since then I made a page on my personal website about SSD. A few days ago a fellow named Paul, who (surprise!) also has SSD, visited my page on SSD and sent me an email. He inspired me to make this SSD specific blog so that people with SSD can share their experiences, knowledge, problems, solutions, and so on.

When you have SSD, you tell yourself that things could be worse, and that tends to make you hide the FACT, even from yourself at times, that you have SSD. There's nothing to hide. Facing SSD head on helps you deal with it easier and makes you a better communicator.

So come on out! I'm listening with my good ear.