Your child has hearing loss, so Now What?

Dear Parent - It can be incredibly overwhelming when your child has been identified with a hearing loss. You are NOT alone. Join Dr. Michelle Hu, an audiologist and mom who can actually relate. She has grown up with hearing loss herself. Together, we will empower you on this journey. Our course offers a safe space for answers, guidance, and connecting with a supportive community. With comprehensive modules and resources, you'll have the knowledge to make informed decisions for your child's hearing health care. Embrace hope and start thriving as a deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) family.

Welcome to our supportive community - we're so glad you're here.

Meet your guide, Dr. Michelle Hu.

I’m happy you’re here and honored you’ve chosen me to guide you on your family’s journey with hearing loss. I’m Dr. Michelle Hu - pediatric audiologist with over 14 years of clinical experience, a mother of three young children, and I am hard of hearing myself. This course I’ve created is built specifically for parents and children navigating this new journey. 

Learn More About Dr. Hu Here

Imagine if you…

  • Knew how to find emotional support throughout this journey. 

  • Were backed by a team of professionals who have helped thousands of deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) children thrive in life.

  • Understood the purpose of audiology testing and how to correctly prepare for these appointments.

  • Knew how to best prepare yourself, your family, and your child for the road ahead.

Finally felt confident, empowered, and prepared to parent your DHH child.

My Child Has Hearing Loss, Now What?

The Complete Guide

Includes: Handbook + Video Modules + Bonus Interviews 

  • 125+ page handbook. Shipping is built into pricing and is available worldwide. 

  • Video modules sharing both personal experiences and professional information to support you throughout your family's DHH journey.

  • Bonus interviews featuring  healthcare experts that are essential for your child's hearing healthcare and amazing parents who have been through this journey successfully.

  • Your child has been identified as deaf or hard of hearing.

  • You don't know how or where to start.

  • You already feel overwhelmed searching for answers on the internet.

  • You're  worried about being a good enough parent for your child.

This course is perfect for you if…

  • You're looking to learn from someone who is part of the deaf/hard of hearing community.

  • You're ready to begin living life as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) family.

  • You want to be the best advocate for your child.

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Take A Peek Into The Modules

  • Support and tools to process your grief/emotions and how to move forward after receiving a diagnosis.

    Strategies and resources focusing on how to empower your child to find their own way.

    Ideas to help set your child up for success in school.

    Tools on how to shift your mindset away from fear and towards hope. Instead of worrying about what your child may miss out on in life, we’ll instead focus on the opportunities they WILL have.

    Resources to explain what an audiologist does and why it’s important to choose someone who supports you.

    Easy-to-understand explanations of audiological testing and amplification options.

    Plus 13 bonus content interviews with: ENT, Speech-Language Therapist, Marriage Family Therapist, World-renowned Audiologist, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TOD/HH), Deaf parents, hearing parents and my own mama!

  • PART ONE

    •Acknowledging and Processing Your Emotions

    •Choosing an Audiologist and Understanding Testing

    •Hearing Amplification: Understanding Your Child's Options

    •Reframing Hearing Loss: From Fear to Opportunity

    PART 2

    •It’s Your Choice: Family Lifestyle & Communication

    •Supporting Yourself as a Caregiver

    •Empowering Your Child to Succeed

    •Growing Up - Navigating School with Hearing Loss

  • Over 125 pages of information, resources, exercises, prompts/conversation starters and forms to help you feel guided, supported and organized throughout your hearing loss journey.

    This is physical hardcopy book to be delivered to your address following purchase.

Not ready for the course?

handbook for parents who have kids with hearing loss

Start With The Handbook

Over 125 pages of information, resources, exercises, prompts/conversation starters and forms to help you feel guided, supported and organized throughout your hearing loss journey. Your purchase does not include the video modules. This is a physical hardcopy book to be delivered to your address following purchase.

Shipping is built into pricing and is available worldwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Eight main videos approximately 10-20 minutes per module with supplemental materials but not necessary to utilize. Additional thirteen bonus interviews with experts in the field related to hearing healthcare.

  • I offer guidance and resources. My goal is for you to take away what works for you. I really love to honor that each child and family is different. What works for some may not work for others. Disclaimer: Program content is not medical advice, rather for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by your healthcare provider(s). Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional medical treatment based on the information in the videos.

  • You can follow me on Instagram @mama.hu.hears or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mamahuhears for tons of free content and Q&A opportunities!

  • No - this program is great for mentors, teachers, hearing healthcare professionals and students!

  • Absolutely! This program covers every stage from identification (which can be as young as a few days old) through high school aged teens.

  • Absolutely - there's a gift card option available!

  • My heart and my feedback/test group say ABSOLUTELY. Imagine 10+ years of appointments with an entire hearing health care team and village wrapped up into one package and textbook. Bottom line - I created this program to save you TIME, stress and energy that you would otherwise spend on research and worry!

  • Since you get everything and unlimited time - go at your own pace. I recommend this because it can be a lot to process and you won't be ready for some topics for a few years (such as navigating school if your child is very young). Bottom line - I created this program to save you time, stress and energy that you would otherwise spend on research and worry!

  • Not at this time; however that's one of my long-term goals. I see this as one of the best ways to reach all pediatric populations.

    You may be able to use FSA/HSA - give it a try!

  • I graduated from the Northeast Ohio Audiology Consortium via the University of Akron (Go Zips!) and have been practicing as an audiologist since 2009.

  • Yes! In English and Spanish.

  • To the video and modules and the bonus interviews YES! The handbook will be shipped within 14 days.

  • Unfortunately, not at this time.

  • Absolutely. My job is to provide resources and information for you so YOU can make the choices that best fit YOUR family.

    Just because my parents navigated our journey one way does NOT mean it is the right or best way for everyone.

  • I do not address their specific hearing loss. The common thread that I've seen with DHH parents/family is how you feel and what information you have to go about your journey. This program provides the information, experiences (not just my own) and tools to enable you - you can do this!

  • YES! We will be able to provide a course outline, learner objectives and a certificate of completion once the course modules have been marked as complete. Log these 8 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) using the appropriate avenues with your governing agency. Please contact hello@mamahuhears.com for further information. Hold onto/ keep record of the certificate you receive for completing our course. We will not keep records of these for you.

  • Janna Cowper, California

    As a hard of hearing mom, with hard of hearing kids - it’s so hard to find someone who “gets it.” Michelle has been an amazing resource for me. Because she is also hard of hearing, she understands some things that I can’t explain in words. When we talk about my hard of hearing kids, she is able to speak from both an audiology perspective to give me valuable information, as well as understanding where I am coming from as a parent. I really appreciate the straightforward and to the point discussions we have, and then I feel more comfortable and empowered in my decisions moving forward. 

  • Jessica Mieden, Wisconsin

    I am so thankful to have met Dr. Michelle and to have experienced her "Mama Hu Hears: Your Child Has Hearing Loss, Now What?" course! I am a parent of a hard of hearing child. My daughter was diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of 6 weeks old. She is 21 months old now and is thriving! Early in her journey, it was so difficult not knowing what she is experiencing or what her journey would look like in the future. However, through Dr. Michelle's amazing content and program, I feel so much more empowered and educated on the things my daughter may be experiencing. Thank you, Dr. Michelle for this amazing program! You are an invaluable resource and I am so appreciate of all the knowledge and supportive you've given me. Thank you!Dr. Michelle is very professional, but is also very relatable and personal. She has made me feel so much more educated and confident going into my daughter’s appointments.

    Not only is Dr. Michelle an invaluable resource, she personally has become an amazing friend. Thank you for all you have taught me, Dr. Michelle!Source

  • Valli Gideons, California

    Ironically, Michelle and I connected because we are both military spouses. What I learned next, though, bonded us. She’s not only an amazing advocate for kids and families who are navigating hearing loss (I have two teens who are hard of hearing) but she also has hearing loss and utilizes cochlear implants. Her unique perspective is not only insightful for me as a parent, speaker, and author. It’s also an invaluable view that has helped me to better understand my kids and some of what they may experience as teens who use hearing technology. She’s a solid and trusted voice and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to collaborate with her and exchange ideas in both personal and professional settings.

    Valli Gideons is the founder/blogger at My Battle Call and a children’s book author.

  • Erin Brant, California

    Dr. Michelle has been part of our family’s audiological team for almost a decade. We were already a couple of years into our hearing loss journey when we met her, and I can’t stress enough how much she positively impacted my children. As I worked through this course all I could think about was how much I needed this all those years ago (when my oldest son was first diagnosed)! Everything that felt so overwhelming is clearly and lovingly distilled throughout the course materials!! I am so grateful to know Michelle personally and I’m beyond thrilled for other families like ours to now have access to her wisdom, compassion and inspiration! This course is such a gift to parents of children with hearing loss!!