@linkeellis Disclosure is a really interesting question. For a while, I said I was "hearing impaired." But then a few members of the Deaf community told me I had to refer to myself as "hard of hearing," so I switched to HOH. I then did a research project on how people tell others about their hearing loss, which helped me think through other ways to disclose. Now, I try to say something like, "I wear hearing aids, can you look at me when you're speaking?" I found it is easier when I give people something they can do to help me hear them better, otherwise they just stare at me blankly. I am unable to attach the link to the paper, but you can search for the title: "Revealing Hearing Loss: A Survey of How People Verbally Disclose Their Hearing Loss"

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