2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/09/2015 | 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Growing Up: Being a Teen with Hearing Loss | Willis | 7
Growing Up: Being a Teen with Hearing Loss
Hi! I'm Anna Wagner. I'm 14, live in a small town in Michigan and have worn hearing aids my entire life. My mom has been active from day one in ensuring that I was enrolled in early intervention and lots of programs for kids with hearing loss. Well, I'm now a teenager and in high school. I want to share my story about what it's like to be entering a whole new world with new friends, tougher classes and doing sports like cheerleading and track.
I was diagnosed at age 4 months, aided 2 weeks later and started Early On by 6 months. My mom says that followed exact guidelines that EHDI established when it started. In fact, I'm the same age as EHDI! I want to help new parents, audiologists and service providers understand what it's like to be a teen with hearing loss.
I have attended 2 previous EHDI and would really like to be apart of another to help families. Thank you for your consideration.
Anna Wagner
(and my mom, Melissa Wagner)
- Supporting your patient/child deal with teen specific issues with hearing loss
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Presenters/Authors
Anna Wagner
(Primary Presenter), Mason County Central High School, annawagner2000@yahoo.com;
Anna is teen whose hearing loss was identified by the Newborn Hearing Screens performed at the time of her birth. She has taken a large interest in helping families understand how hearing loss has affected her life and wants to share her story.
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Melissa Wagner
(Co-Presenter), MI Hands & Voices, melissa.a.wagner@gmail.com;
Melissa is the mother two 2 children with hearing loss. She has been invovled with the MI Guide By Your Side program in the past as well as MI Hands & Voices.
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