Despite being born with a binaural hearing loss, Tamika Catchings is the 2011 WNBA's Most Valuable Player, as well as a star off the court.

These hard of hearing celebrities and the causes of their hearing problems may surprise you.

Lancaster native earns pilot license despite hearing impairment

The Deaf Professional Artists Network, is a 501 national nonprofit organization based in Detroit, Michigan, founded by Sean Forbes.

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) is an active organization of deaf, hard of hearing, and late-deafened attorneys, judges, law school graduates, law students, and legal...

Website for the Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss

Contestant Justin LeBlanc has been fantastic.

Katz-Hernandez, who is deaf, is the new receptionist of the United States, or what those in Washington like to abbreviate as ROTUS

Hearing loss affects a broad cross-section of society, including celebrities! There’s no reason to ever feel alone if you’re hard of hearing, because you really are in good company. Here… » read more

Deaf football player

Great book! I'm Chapter 20. :)

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Music can be plaintive, peaceful, bitter, aggressive---but most of all it can be loud. Very, very loud. Think about the best concert you ever attended. The music was delightful and immersing, but on the way back home you couldn't manage to get that ringing out of your ears. Now imagine the stress performance places on the musicians themselves, wailing away every night for legions of adoring fans, all the while standing next to mammoth speakers blaring for hours at a time. Yup, it can get loud out there, which can cause significant hearing damage over time for the performers. Yet

Musicians are at an increased risk of hearing loss and tinnitus if they do not use hearing protection.

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