My name is Chris Cunneen and I was born in December 1991 with a severe hearing loss in both ears.

Due to having hearing loss, I have been wearing hearing aids since I was just 6 months old.  I could keep on talking about my hearing loss like it was the end of the world, but in reality, it’s not the end of the world, you just have to work extra hard to hear and sometimes rely on those around you.  However, people who were born with hearing loss would find it much easier to live their life then somebody who could once hear fine.

So I urge you, DO NOT HURT YOUR HEARING.

I know what it’s like to be hearing impaired, and I’ve accepted it because I know I couldn’t help it.  However, if I had damaged my hearing because of something in my control, I would be a lot more bitter about a hearing loss.

So I ask you, think again before you decide to crank your IPOD up, think about how often you do it and what you are really doing to yourself.