Stories

Peter’s story

Music has always been a huge part of my life. I started writing songs from a very early age. I went from one rock band to another;[…]

Nick’s story

When Nick Boulter enters a building, he listens to it. For him, the structure isn’t just walls, curves and spaces, it’s the sounds – how noise carries[…]

Daniel’s story

I’m what I’d like to consider to be a typical guy in his 40s. I’m a husband, I’m a father of four fantastic children, I’m a tech[…]

Ala’s story

My name is Ala. I’m 38 years old and am based in Sydney. I’m a freelance writer and also an English language teacher and a visual artist.[…]

Fiona’s story

The diagnosis When I was six years old, I was very quiet and seemingly diligent student. However, nothing at school was sinking in. Because I was so[…]

Anne Marie’s story

My name is Anne Marie and I want to talk about the importance of connecting to culture and Country in the middle of a pandemic. I have[…]

Margot’s story

I was six when my hearing loss was finally discovered. My mum was advised by an ENT specialist that my sensorineural deafness could not be helped with[…]

Sarah’s story

I’m hard of hearing. I’ve got a connective tissue disorder, which means that my connective tissue is too lax, so all the bones in my ear move.[…]

Vincent’s story

When I was 35, my family started noticing that my hearing was not that great. I had tests done and found out that, effectively, my hearing had[…]

Kate’s story

My name is Kate. My journey into hearing loss began when I was three years old, when my mum noticed that I wasn’t speaking and that I[…]

Sharon’s story

Hearing loss has been a significant part of my world as an adult, being diagnosed in my early 20s and having a moderate mixed hearing loss in[…]

Shevawn’s story

My name is Shevawn. I became interested in hearing conditions when my now 20-year-old twin sons were three years of age and were speaking their own cute[…]