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DIY: Hearing Device Decorations

DIY: Hearing Device Decorations Raina’s mom, Morgan, loves to decorate her hearing aids for every season. Get your hearing technology ready for summer with your own design! Materials: ✏ a pencil ❏ paper ✄ scissors ❍ stickers or washi tape 1. Trace the shape of your hearing device onto a piece of paper. 2. Cut out the hearing device shape. This will be your rough template. 3. Choose your favorite sticker or washi tape. Washi tape happens to be the perfect width for hearing ai

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PACS Pals - Tali

My Dream Career My dream is to be a cochlear implant audiologist. I would love to be a mentor to my patients, someone who can relate to the social and emotional aspects of hearing loss, while also being able to provide the best audiological care that I can. While I don’t have a cochlear implant myself, I did grow up with a mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss and wear hearing aids. In fact, I still remember the day I walked into kindergarten with my new hearing aids at

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Mark it with an E: Fla-Mango Cupcakes

Fla-Mango Vanilla Cupcakes CUPCAKES 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1⁄4 cup coconut flavored yogurt (or plain/vanilla yogurt) 3/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla BUTTERCREAM: • 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature • 1⁄2 cup mango puree (see notes**) • 1⁄4 teaspoon salt • 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2–4 cups icing sugar (see notes***) Preh

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Overcoming Obstacles: Sofia

HOW does Sofia hear? With her passport in hand, a chocolate bar to enjoy, and one hearing aid and one cochlear implant! All About Me Hi, I’m Sofia! I am 24-years-old and a senior at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC). I am studying chemistry and entrepreneurship. I came to the USA four years ago as an international student from Venezuela. Hearing My Way I started to lose my hearing when I was 11-years-old. I began to wear two hearing aids, and that helped me for a lon

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Sophie's Spotlight: Carson

Sophie loves shining a spotlight on amazing kids with hearing loss around the world. To shine a spotlight on someone you know, write to us at info@hearingourway.com! Carson, age 16, is a high school junior from South Hill, Virginia who has one cochlear implant. She loves to spend time with friends and family and has a passion for sports. She plays travel softball every weekend and hopes to earn a college scholarship. Carson used to wear her hair down so people wouldn’t stare

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Mark it with an E: Kickin' It Karate Cake Pops

Hi bakers! My name is Evelyn, and welcome to my kitchen. I’m 13-years-old, I have one cochlear implant and one hearing aid, and I live in Canada. I’m here to share my love of baking with you, so whip out your spatula, and let’s get cooking! Kickin’ It Karate Cake Pops INGREDIENTS 1 box chocolate cake mix, prepared 1 can chocolate frosting 1 bag white candy melts 1 bag cake pop sticks Fondant: karate belt colors INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare and bake your chocolate cake. When cool,

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Mark it with an E: I Donut Want Winter to End

I Donut Want Winter to End 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans 2 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda teaspoon nutmeg 3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup whole milk, room temperature GLAZE: • 1 cup icing sugar • 2 Tablespoons milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • Blue gel food colori

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Musical We Love: Frozen

Just can’t let your love of Frozen go? Then head to New York City to see Disney’s Frozen, the Broadway musical. From the story we all know and love, to brand new music, to incredible set design, to lots of sisterly love, you’ll melt for this spin on the hit movie. Best of all, the same message we love from Frozen rings true in the new show: never hide your magic. What makes you different makes you amazing! https://frozenthemusical.com/ Hearing Tip: When you arrive at the thea

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PACS: Tyler

Hearing My Way I have had a progressive hearing loss since birth. I was diagnosed at eighteen-months-old and was fit with bilateral hearing aids. My hearing loss progressed, and I received a cochlear implant during my senior year of high school. It was a difficult transition at first, but now I love my implant. I am bimodal, which means that I have one hearing aid and one cochlear implant. My Dream Career I am studying to be an audiologist because of my personal connection to

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Mark it with an E: Wonder Woman Pie

Super-Berry Wonder Woman Pie • 3/4 cup sugar • 1/3 cup cornstarch • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 3 1⁄2 cups blueberries • 1 1⁄2 cups raspberries • 1 Tbsp lemon juice • 2 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small pieces PLUS: • a favorite pie crust recipe or store-bought crust • a Wonder Woman logo cut-out 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 2. Take a portion of your pie dough and roll it out into a circle 1/8” thick until it is big enough to cover your pie pan. Tuck and trim the edges whe

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Overcoming Obstacles: Kasey

HOW does Kasey hear? With her headshot in hand, two adorable Labradoodles, and a hearing aid and cochlear implant! All About Me Hi, I’m Kasey from Duxbury, Massachusetts! I am 10-years-old and will be starting fifth grade this fall. I have one older brother, one younger sister, and two Labradoodles (that’s a labrador + poodle) named Ollie and Finley. My family and I love spending time at the beach, but that’s not all I love to do! I also love reading, swimming, drawing, going

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I Scream for Ice Cream Cupcakes

WHAT YOU’LL NEED Your favorite cake mix Your favorite royal icing Your favorite buttercream Food coloring for ice cream colors Piping bags or ziploc bags Piping tips (I used Wilton 1A and Wilton #3) Parchment Paper A picture of ice cream (search ice cream decals clipart) DIRECTIONS 1. A day in advance of baking, place parchment paper over the ice cream print. Use royal icing to outline the shape of an ice cream cone. Fill in the cone first with a darker color. Let dry for one

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Sibling Spot: Paisley, Presley, Patton, and Pierson

Meet Paisley, Presley, Patton, and Pierson, siblings from Oklahoma who never let hearing loss get in the way of fun! Paisley and Presley, 8, are twin girls, and little brothers Patton, 3, and Pierson, 2, are 18 months apart! Paisley and Patton both have hearing loss and wear cochlear implants. Paisley: I’m the older twin! I was born with a mild to moderate hearing loss and wore hearing aids until I was 3. That’s when my hearing loss progressed, and I got cochlear implants. No

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Hearing Loss Moment: David

“Did I leave my left ear on the nightstand?” David says, “I had such a super busy day that I realized I forgot to put my left cochlear implant on (which never happens!). I went most of the day thinking, why does everything sound ‘off’?” Have you ever had a #hearinglossmoment? Have you ever asked someone to look for your ‘ears’? Send in your story to info@hearingourway.com! #hearinglossmoment #deafmoment #ear #funnymoment #deaf #cochlearimplant #hearingloss #story

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HIPP Kids: Pen Pal Program

An exciting new Pen Pal Program presented by Ryan Brady with Hearing Our Way! What's a Pen Pal? A friend made by sending and receiving letters. Pen pals usually live far away and have not met each other in person. Hi, I’m Ryan! I started HIPP Kids to connect kids and teens with hearing loss around the world and to help them practice their reading and writing skills in a fun and engaging way. I know how much it helped my sister to meet other kids with hearing loss and share he

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Overcoming Obstacles: Regan

HOW does Regan hear? With a lacrosse stick in one hand, a book in the other, and two cochlear implants! All About Me Hi, I’m Regan, and I am 19-years-old. I’m originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio, but now I live in Boston, Massachusetts where I’m a freshman at Harvard University! Hearing My Way When I was born, there was no mandatory newborn hearing screening. It wasn’t until I was 9-months-old that my parents began to suspect I might have hearing loss. I was taken to many do

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Mark it with an E: Ring in the Winter Olympics Gingerbread Cookies

Hi bakers! My name is Evelyn, and welcome to my kitchen. I’m 14-years-old, I have one cochlear implant and one hearing aid, and I live in Canada. I’m here to share my love of baking with you, so whip out your spatula, and let’s get cooking! Ring in the Winter Olympics Gingerbread Cookies INGREDIENTS • 3 cups flour • 3⁄4 cup packed dark brown sugar • 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda • 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon • 1 Tablespoon ground ginger • 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves • 1⁄2 teasp

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Sibling Spot: Brinley and Danica

Meet Brinley and Danica, siblings from California who never let hearing loss get in the way of fun! Brinley, 8, has bilateral cochlear implants, and Danica, 10, does not have hearing loss. They both love gymnastics, baseball, and spending time together in their hidden fort in the bedroom that they share. Danica: Brinley looks up to me as her big sister, and I look up to her for being so brave. She is always responsible with her cochlear implants, but there are times when I he

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Mark it with an E: Cupcake Galaxy Far Far Away

Hi bakers! My name is Evelyn, and welcome to my kitchen. I’m 13-years-old, I have one cochlear implant and one hearing aid, and I live in Canada. I’m here to share my love of baking with you, so whip out your spatula, and let’s get cooking! Cupcake Galaxy Far Far Away INGREDIENTS • 1/2 cup hot coffee • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 cup all-purpose our • 1 cup granulated sugar • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup whole mi

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Overcoming Obstacles: Meet Alexis

HOW does Alexis hear? With a thirst for adventure, a passport in hand, and bilateral cochlear implants! All About Me Hi, I’m Alexis, and I’m 16-years-old. I live in Iowa where I love to raise farm animals, but my true passion is traveling the world and seeing as many new places as possible! Hearing My Way In preschool, I began to fail my hearing tests and got my first pair of hearing aids. From then, my hearing slowly got worse. Not only was I not hearing, but when I did hear

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