10daysofscience

By Fiona MacDonald

Ask someone what they couldn’t live without and music is often near the top of the list.

I struggle to imagine a world without sound. A world without the option to listen to The Kinks on repeat for hours when I’m working is an unbearable thought!

But the more I imagine being sound-impaired, I realise it’s less the sounds themselves I’d miss and more the interactions with people – when you’re deaf you’re partially cut off from everyone around you. Continue Reading »