What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss

The past two years have been a learning curve for everyone around the world. The waves of COVID-19 took the world by storm and threw our way of life upside down. As humans, we adapt rather quickly to changing environments due to our evolutionary genetic makeup, but for some, the adaptations were harder to process and execute. Communities with disabilities had to take additional steps to accommodate to these new norms for our society. Specifically, the deaf and visually impaired communities were some of the groups of individuals who struggled the most. With the overuse of video broadcasting and online meetings, as well as the now taboo-like sense around touch, COVID-19 has worsened the living experience for many individuals in these vulnerable groups.