3 Megacelebrities Who Overcame Hearing Difficulty Pushing Past Hearing Loss
It’s no secret that hearing loss can drastically diminish a person’s quality of life. As we begin to lose our hearing, communication with loved ones becomes difficult, ordinary social events turn overwhelming, and we may retreat into ourselves with frustration. But with proper treatment, hearing difficulty doesn’t have to rule your life. Just look at these celebrities who overcame hearing loss to achieve incredible things! Whoopi Goldberg In her younger years, Goldberg loved to listen to loud music. Perhaps her love for blasting tunes was a precursor to her becoming one of a select few to achieve EGOT status — winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — but it was also the reason she began to suffer from severe hearing loss fairly early in life. Though it clearly hasn’t stopped her
from succeeding, she warns others to “stop [hearing loss] in its tracks.” Stephen Colbert This award-winning talk show host and biting political satirist was diagnosed with a tumor in his right ear as a child. This led to surgery, which left him without an eardrum. “Oh I had something wrong with something in my ear, so they scooped it out with a melon baller,” he joked on Letterman. That hasn’t stopped his steady rise of fame over the last 10 years, eventually taking over Letterman’s job after he retired from “Late Night.” Halle Berry One in three women have experienced domestic violence at the hands of a partner in the United States. A victim of domestic violence some 20 years ago, Oscar winner Halle Berry lost 80 percent
of her hearing in her left ear when an abusive boyfriend struck her repeatedly. She didn’t let that stop her from becoming one of the highest-grossing actresses in Hollywood. Today, she is a regular spokeswoman for domestic abuse victims and uses her story to encourage others to stand up against violence, before it’s too late. Hearing loss is difficult, but there’s no need to let it dictate your success or happiness. Seek treatment today to discover the ways you can overcome hearing dysfunction and reclaim your life.
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