I never developed hard cartilage in my ears because I played with them since I was a baby. I can fold my ear entirely inside out, and I can put the whole thing inside itself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not hard on myself - I brush those things off - but there are days when I'm pleased with myself, and days when I think I have elf ears.
I have a pretty good ear.
Not only was it nearly impossible to hear because of these huge rubber ears we had to wear, but we also had these huge furry hands which were absolutely useless, especially if you had to scratch yourself.
It happens very rarely that your ears perk up about a certain project.
Since I knew my deaf identity since birth, it wasn't hard for me to be comfortable, confident, and independent in a hearing world.
I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
My goal is always to keep my ears as wide open as possible.
I didn't even have pierced ears. They put four holes in each ear, and, weirdly, that hurt the most.
In 1967, I found out I was losing my hearing. I went 10 years without any help. I had otosclerosis - hardening of the bone in the middle of the ear.
I did not develop my ear. I discovered I had an ear, and it was an accident.