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Break the silence: Normalise hearing health care

ane Ndung'u, a sign language teacher takes community through sign language aimed at embracing people with hearing impairment SEPTEMBER 5, 2019.

In hindsight, I should have taken my first hearing loss diagnosis more seriously. I had noticed my struggle, especially in crowded places, but I dismissed it as something that would pass with time. Years later, a second opinion from a specialist confirmed what I had been avoiding all along. Hearing loss would become a defining aspect of my life.

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