Adaptations

I recently found an article about talk-show host Rush Limbaugh who lost his hearing at an astonishing rate thanks to autoimmune inner-ear disease (AIED). AIED is an inflammatory condition of the inner ear. It occurs when the body's immune system attacks cells in the inner ear that are mistaken for a virus or bacteria. AIED is a rare disease, occurring in less than 1 percent of the 28 million Americans with hearing loss. It usually begins with a sudden loss of hearing in one ear, which progresses rapidly to the second.

This must have been very traumatic for a man whose livelihood depends on his ability to speak, hear and communicate. Thanks to the use of his new CI Rush has been able to adapt to his loss and continue to do what he loves. I think we can all be guilty sometimes of letting our short comings get in the way of what we love to do ... sometimes we just have to find a different route to get there.