“I want the most discrete hearing aid possible so that I don’t look old.”  This is heard almost daily during our hearing aid consultations.  Despite the significant advancements in hearing aid size and technology, there is one thing that hasn’t changed: their stigma.  Although a hearing aid is much less noticeable than the hearing loss itself, people continue to shy away from being properly amplified due to the perceived negative impact that it may have on their daily lives. Well, a young girl named Samantha wants to change your perspective on hearing aid use.

“Sean (her brother) and I were born with hearing loss.  We both wear hearing aids.  It’s not that hard to get used to wearing hearing aids.  All you need to do is think of good things and then you put it in your ear and you hear better.  That’s all there is to it!”

Samantha, age 8,  has written a book about her experience with wearing hearing aids and an FM system at school.  The book, called “Samantha’s Fun FM Unit and Hearing Aid Book” was written to explain why she wore her hearing aids at school and to help other hearing aid users (adults and children alike) feel the positive impact of hearing aids.    The book not only examines Samantha’s perspective of hearing aids, but also teaches about daily use of the aids and FM system.

Read the full synopsis here, courtesy of CNN.com.