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In May 2011, following a series of routine newborn hearing screenings, my three week old daughter Chi was diagnosed with a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. The months to follow proved to be among the most trying to date.
Shortly after her diagnosis, she was prescribed with little hearing aids and it was now my duty to keep them in her ears during all waking hours. This would ensure she had the best start to life possible. Early intervention meant that she had a much greater chance of learning to listen, speak and comprehend on par with other kids her age.
The moment she developed her fine motor skills, keeping the hearing aids in was a daily battle. I tried everything, headbands, hats, beanies, double sided tape, you name it. I scoured the Internet for hearing aid hats, something that would prevent her from pulling them out, but at the same time allow the sound to get in without producing feed back.
All I found online was a limited range of hearing aid bonnets, most of which looked a lot like water polo caps. I purchased one as that was all there was. We’d often get stares and comments from strangers when Chi wore the cap which was disheartening to say the least. It served it's purpose of keeping the hearing aids in for the most part of the time, but it wasn’t ideal.
And so it was, the Angel Armour range of hearing aid hoodies was born out of a personal need for a more total solution to my daughter's hearing loss.
Shortly after her diagnosis, she was prescribed with little hearing aids and it was now my duty to keep them in her ears during all waking hours. This would ensure she had the best start to life possible. Early intervention meant that she had a much greater chance of learning to listen, speak and comprehend on par with other kids her age.
The moment she developed her fine motor skills, keeping the hearing aids in was a daily battle. I tried everything, headbands, hats, beanies, double sided tape, you name it. I scoured the Internet for hearing aid hats, something that would prevent her from pulling them out, but at the same time allow the sound to get in without producing feed back.
All I found online was a limited range of hearing aid bonnets, most of which looked a lot like water polo caps. I purchased one as that was all there was. We’d often get stares and comments from strangers when Chi wore the cap which was disheartening to say the least. It served it's purpose of keeping the hearing aids in for the most part of the time, but it wasn’t ideal.
And so it was, the Angel Armour range of hearing aid hoodies was born out of a personal need for a more total solution to my daughter's hearing loss.
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I understand the daily battle parents face of keeping hearing aids in little ears, as well as the isolation and rejection hard-of-hearing children can face.
The Angel Armour range of hearing aid hats and hoodies combine functionality with fun & funky designs, suitable for all kinds of kids.
Our vision is to help give hard-of-hearing children a fair start to life and a chance to live confidently as valued members of their communities.
The Angel Armour range of hearing device support is especially designed to deliver security to the little ears & big spirits of our future generations, empowering our kids of tomorrow.
I hope you will find the Angel Armour hoodies and hats as helpful as we have!
The Angel Armour range of hearing aid hats and hoodies combine functionality with fun & funky designs, suitable for all kinds of kids.
Our vision is to help give hard-of-hearing children a fair start to life and a chance to live confidently as valued members of their communities.
The Angel Armour range of hearing device support is especially designed to deliver security to the little ears & big spirits of our future generations, empowering our kids of tomorrow.
I hope you will find the Angel Armour hoodies and hats as helpful as we have!
