Planning Committees

Myrna Kain, Vice President & Welcome Table

I have been hard of hearing since birth. I have sensorial hearing loss. I have worn hearing aids since I was 7 years old and went to a deaf school when I was in 4th grade (or 9 years old). I learned a lot of sign language, but in 6 month I went back to regular school, and had no one to sign with. When I turned 50 I got my Implant.

I have been a member of the Hearing Loss Association of America for 14 to 15 years now and love it. It is a great place to learn about myself and my hearing loss, and meet other people and make friends also. Sometimes I wish Rocky Stone was 30 yrs younger and had started Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (now HLAA), then, maybe it would have been easier for a lot of us, in our work place, with families, etc. Instead of getting the expression “0h, she hears when she wants to", we could have educated them earlier. Now when I see anyone with hearing aids, I always ask them if they know about HLAA.

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