5. Changing?
After 12 years of increasing deafness, could a routine trip to the audiologist change Bella's life? Concluded by Adjoa Andoh.
By 2009, Bella has made her peace with her hearing loss.
She's found ways to cope, and ways to be happy. And she assumes this is the way life will always be.
Then a routine visit to her audiologist changes everything.
In 1997, Bella began to go deaf. Within a few months, she had lost half her hearing, and the rest was slipping away. She wasn't just missing punchlines, she was missing most of the conversation - and all of the jokes. For the next 12 years deafness shaped her life.
Sound draws on this experience, exploring the practical and emotional impact of losing your hearing, and what it teaches you about listening and silence, music and noise.
Concluded by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Jo Coombs.
Producer: Hannah Marshall
A Loftus production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Author | Bella Bathurst |
| Reader | Adjoa Andoh |
| Abridger | Jo Coombs |
| Producer | Hannah Marshall |
Broadcasts
Fri 26 May 2017 09:45大象传媒 Radio 4 FM- Sat 27 May 2017 00:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 18 Mar 2022 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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