Tell us your story

We'd like to hear about your experience of having a deaf child or growing up as a deaf person.

Sharing your personal story is an effective way of raising awareness of childhood deafness in the public eye, and showing the impact NDCS has on the lives of deaf children. This can help promote general understanding about the issues affecting deaf children, as well as motivate people to support the organisation.

We might want to use your story:

to illustrate a campaign;
for fundraising materials, such as letters and appeals;
in our publications;
on the NDCS website;
in newspaper and magazine stories.

Click to view some examples of how families and young people have helped NDCS by telling us about their experiences.

If you share your story, we’ll contact you if we receive a request that you may be able to help with though you’ll always have the option to say no. We will never pass on your contact details without asking your permission first.

If you’re able to support NDCS in this way, please fill out this short form.

If it’s more convenient, you can also email the details to news@ndcs.org.uk.

Your recent comments

Newborn screening

2 February 2010

My son Ryan failed the newborn screening and abr tests and has been diagnosed with mod/sev senso hearing loss and fit with two aids since one month old. I wanted to crawl into a hole when we found out but he is 5 months now and doing great. He is exactly the same baby as before we found out. It's just something extra to contend with now.

Elaine proctor

our story

21 January 2010

my sons story is similar to the one above,im a mum of four and just 4 months ago was told at the age of 2 and a half my son was born profoundly deaf,he is being assessed by very good consultants 4 a cochular implant,when he was asessed we were given a worker who works with us as a family as im also a single mum,shes great and has took me to all his appointments ,got me learning B,S,L, has been there to discuss so many of the oppertunity there is ,i guess that what im doing is the the best thing 4 him ,hes so lovely just a cheeky normal little boy ,he goes in next month 4 a brain scan 2 c if he has all the right bits inside his ears 4to be able 2 hav the implant,if not hes still my son and hav enjoyed finally being able 2 start comunnicating with him

michelle

deafness

7 August 2009

i went to a checkup at the hospital at first they thought i had glue ear and then it was discovered that my right eardrum was sucked and no longa in use my left is scard i wasnt born like tht its all due to n car axident

HASAN

glue ear

29 June 2009

My daughter age 4 has had two lots of gromits in over the last two years and her adenose taken out the last time she was under, mollyanna has been to a speach theripist and is very good at lip reading she looks at you so intense when she wnts to hear you, now the gromits have came out again and we cant put her though the op again not yet as they dont seem to be staying in very long. They are now going to fit her with an aid for her right ear on the 2nd of july 09. When i tell people she has glue ear they say she will grow out of it and be fine but its not fine and it dosent seem to be taken seriously, SOME THINK SHE IS JUST NAUGHTY! its not, she cant hear all the things and gets mixed up a lot and angry with herself and others. After her first op she woke and said mummy i can hear myself

sarah jewell

hiya

15 May 2009

im jemma and im 15 and im prfound deaf and i know how u would feel son well i was prfounderly deaf wen i was years old and i understand how u feel my mum was shock about me deaf when i was 5 yrs old we best thing is thinks all good times like i do it must be hard meny thanks jemma.

jemma gibba

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We'd especially like to know about your child’s experience of acoustics in schools so that we can campaign for change >