Yuua Abe
Hobbies and Specialties: playing instruments ( electronic organ ), sewing, and dealing with computers
Hello, I’m Yuua Abe from Iwate, the northern part of Japan. I wear a hearing aid because I have fairly suffered from sensorineural deafness. When I was 10, I was diagnosed with hearing loss, which happened after acquiring a language. I do not have trouble pronouncing, but listening.
While visiting a special school for the hearing impaired, I encountered sign language for the first time. However, I did not change to that school and I still went to a local school. Studying with friends there, I struggled with problems caused by hearing loss. For instance, I couldn’t catch what my teacher spoke in a lesson, which made studying difficult. I also couldn’t catch what my friends talked and I had a hard time getting along with friends. As a result, I was unable to attend school and I had depression.
I was unwilling to accept my condition and to put on a hearing aid. One day, an attending otorhinolaryngologist – a physician specializing in ear, nose, and throat – taught me the importance of going along with hearing loss. Getting interested in the deaf, I found and joined DEAF-SHIRU when I was in high school. I would like to take part in several activities and projects. In addition, I desire to help make our society more comfortable for all of us regardless of difficulty. Finally, I hope I can get along with the deaf. Thank you.
