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As my hearing loss progressed, I was compelled to accept my hearing aids. Still, insecurities lingered. While never short on friends, I subconsciously subdued self-expression, convinced that hearing loss somehow mutes personality.

Audiology has seen remarkable advancements in recent years, thanks to groundbreaking technologies that enhance diagnostic precision, improving hearing aid performance, and personalized patient care.

In 1970 I was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. I was 11 months old. I then began training at the McGill University Program, followed by Kindergarten at the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf (MOSD).

Social prescription (SP) has been around since the 1990s in the United Kingdom. It was ideated as a means to address the issues of loneliness and social isolation pervading in the senior population