Emilee Segura

Hi everyone! This is Jonathan here, the featured guy in some of Emilee’s videos and her husband. Today is Emilee’s birthday and it would make her day if she got a bunch of comments wishing her happy birthday. I know she has helped hundreds of you through her content, so please take a moment to thank her and wish her a happy birthday. We love you all and it is so amazing to see and hear about all your stories!

Merry Christmas from the Segura’s!

It has been such an incredible year, creating this community. Thank you for being here! We are grateful for you 🤟🏻

I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune!

How a deaf Utah woman is teaching others about life with cochlear implants Emilie Segura, a Utah woman who was born deaf, makes videos for social media in which she talks about living with cochlear implants.

happy halloween from Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca! We just had to stick with the Star Wars theme. We love our little Chewy!

happy wedding Maddie and Anthony, we love you!

This wedding was special because I finally got to meet lots of Jonathan’s extended family and friends. Our wedding was in 2020 and our California reception got canceled, so this was the first time meeting lots of his family together.

I’m so grateful for this opportunity to be interviewed by Deseret News and to share my story!

Emilee is shouting: Make sure the deaf get heard — and helped — early Emilee Segura was born deaf, but early intervention allowed her to hear, and speak, as well as anyone; she’s made it her life’s work to use her story to tell others what is possible.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beach loving husband! I am so incredibly grateful for him. I feel so lucky that I found Jonathan and he was willing to learn ASL for me, dive into deaf culture, become friends with my deaf friends, is patient when I can’t hear him, supports and encourages me with my career goals, and so much more. I love you Jonathan 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

join me in wishing him a happy birthday!

Thank you all for your support so far! I’m excited to continue to spread awareness, educate, and entertain with deaf related content. The support on all my pages has been amazing, ily! 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

This is what I looked like right after my yearly audiology appointment. It was exhausting and scary. I want to take a moment to share my experiences about audiology appointments. I will share some tips at the end!

I’ve never liked audiology appointments. I dreaded them growing up. Every time I got a new map everything sounded loud and different. I hated it. It usually took my brain 1-3 days to adjust before everything sounded “normal” again. I was usually always exhausted at the end of the appointment because of all the testing and changes.

I know the importance of these appointments, and I’m grateful for the new maps and how they help me hear better. I notice a difference once I get a new map, so that’s why I keeping going to my yearly mapping appointment.

In the last couple of years my appointments have been easy. My map has changed only a little bit, it hasn’t been bad. I’ve been grateful because I really do hate when it drastically changes. So I went into my appointment today thinking not much would change and I would be in and out.

We started the first test where my audiologist pulls up my current map and we go through each electrode and she plays a different number of beeps at different loudness at different frequencies. I tell her how many beeps I heard. It’s hard! Sometimes my brain starts making up beeps in my head. This created a new map and it actually changed quite a bit. We turned my processor on with the new map to see how it sounded, and it was louder. I instantly said, “the fan sounds really loud.” My audiologist said that was a good sign since we changed those frequencies and a lot of speech sounds are those frequencies.

Next up was testing in the sound booth. Growing up I HATED the sound booth, I was scared I was going to get locked in there forever 😂 They seriously need to make those look less intimidating. We unplugged my processor from the computer and I put it on and everything sounded quiet again. We did the testing and I KNEW I wasn’t hearing as well. I was struggling to hear the words/sentences and repeat them. I got out of the sound booth and my audiologist asked, “how did you feel about that?” I said I felt like I’ve done better. She calculated my score and found that on that test I got 88% when last year I got 96%. That’s a huge difference, something wasn’t right.

We hooked back up to the computer and my audiologist was trying to figure out what was going on. Meanwhile I’m low key freaking out. I like to do well, so I was upset that my scores weren’t as good. What was wrong?? I immediately was scared something was wrong with the inside part and I would need to get surgery. I burst into tears and I asked my audiologist if something was wrong on the inside. She assured me everything was working on the inside.

We tested and tried a bunch of things. She got on the phone with cochlear, we tried some more things. Eventually they figured out something was wrong with the compliance. I have absolutely NO idea what that means, and my audiologist was so kind and patient as she explained it to me two times. We got it figured out, my new map was working, she gave me some stuff that might help if it gets quieter, and she recommend I get an upgrade. I’ve had this processor for 6 years, and it’s old and I need a new one. She also told me she wouldn’t make me get in the booth again to test “It’s for the best” she said. I absolutely agreed. I was EXHAUSTED and the thought of going into the booth again and doing another test would have pushed me over the edge.

I cried on the drive home, and I took off my cochlear implant because I need a break. I’m planning on taking a nap, letting my brain rest. It worked hard today.

I wanted to share this because I think it’s important for parents who have deaf kids to know this is what might feel like for their child. They might be feeling anxious, scared, overwhelmed, exhausted. They have every right to feel that way. Or they might handle it well and they are completely fine. Every audiologist appointment is different!

Here are some tips:
- First off, make sure you have yearly mappings! They are so helpful! I’m almost 24 and I still need yearly mappings. I’ve had 86 new maps throughout my life.
- Try to schedule the appointment on a day where you don’t have much going on. My mom would schedule the appointment on a Friday so I could have the weekend to adjust without being overwhelmed by going to school. Audiology appointments can be exhausting, so it’s nice to be able to go home and rest.
- Find a good pediatric audiologist! It makes a world of a difference having a pediatric audiologist who knows how to map my implant. My audiologist is so kind, patient, understanding, clear, and knows when it’s time to stop when I’m exhausted. She told me to email her if something still isn’t right. I also loved that she said, “I learn something new everyday!” It shows me that she is constantly trying to learn and improve.

I hope this helps! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

We had a great time on our honeymoon (a year after being married lol)🤟🏽. Jonathan had a lot of practice with ASL as he tried translating from Spanish to ASL. He still has much to learn and needs more practice but it was great seeing the progress that he has made through this experience.

Go check out our new video!! It is long but can be informational and insightful into our life together🤟🏽
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New video is up! This video is about Jonathan and his ability to lipread. We also show the difficulty Emilee has while wearing masks and being in loud, public places.

https://youtu.be/6EbgHFtSSzM

Deaf/Hearing Couple Vlog - The Lip Reading Game Pt. 2 (Jonathans turn) This video is about Jonathan and his ability to lip read. We also show the difficulty Emilee has while wearing masks and being in a loud, public place.

THANK YOU FOR 1K!!!!

We really do appreciate all of your love and support!! 🤟🏻

Here is our newest video!! It is a fun one that gives a little glimpse into our lives!

https://youtu.be/9IE731hkvYY

Deaf/Hearing Couple Vlog - Life with my Deaf wife In this video we discuss what it is like to have a deaf spouse and the many different experiences we have as a deaf and hearing couple! Be sure to like and s...

We asked people on social media whether seeing “deaf” in someone’s bio would affect their decision or not. We had some really good answers and we discussed them in the video! We also encourage more guys to learn ASL!!

https://youtu.be/s88fcKa1VO8

Seeing "Deaf" in someones dating profile bio shouldn't scare you! We asked people on social media whether seeing "deaf" in someones bio would affect their decision or not. We had some really good answers and we discussed th...

Hey everyone!! Here is our new video. This video teaches one of the funnest aspects of ASL and shows why it can be such a fun and unique language. We hope you enjoy!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANrEnM1iKAI&t=16s

Did you know ASL is more than just moving your hands? We discuss and teach various factors of ASL that give another level to the beautiful language and its characteristics. These are called ASL intensifiers or m...

The ASL Dyad updated their website address.

Here is our newest video!! Emilee discusses many different topics and things relating to audism and deaf awareness. We hope you learn something and that you enjoy it!!

https://youtu.be/ragJSpQJhvY

Audism & Deaf Awareness I discuss audism and deaf awareness. I also describe experiences and information so that we can all be more aware of deaf people. https://hearmeoutcc.com/wha...

Go check out our new video. It was a project Jonathan had to do for his ASL class. Don’t judge too hard, it’s his first class😂😅 but he always accepts constructive criticism.

https://youtu.be/BWApSs8onSM

We need your help!! Which one do you guys like more?? Blurry hands or faces?
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Here is our next video! We’ve been busy moving in to our new apartment and traveling from Utah to California and back. Hope you guys enjoy getting to know a little bit more about us!!🤟🏼

https://youtu.be/OoogDCsQcic

Deaf/Hearing Couple Vlog - More About Us Goals, Interests, Hobbies

Here is our next video! We hope you enjoy this lesson and game about GESTURING. Enjoy! 🤟 😊

https://youtu.be/IvTPXiWK-pc

Deaf/Hearing Couple Vlog - Gesturing Game We discuss what gesturing is and play a game that shows how to practice it. We also show a real life example of how it can happen.

Hey everyone!! We posted a new video. This one is about cochlear implants. Emilee goes into the science behind them and answers questions and gives details about what it is and what it does. Go check it out🤟🏼

https://youtu.be/m5Ycp6dZm1U

What is a Cochlear Implant? This video explains Emilee's experience with a cochlear implant, a brief explanation about the science that goes behind it, and the challenges/benefits that ...

Evolution of the cochlear implant. 21 years in the making (missing the first one😢). Hopefully the next one coming soon 🤟🏻😊
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Here is the new video 🤟

https://youtu.be/kYVywV-I9BE

Deaf/Hearing Couple Vlog - The Lip Reading Game We hope that this video shows people the reality of lip reading and how hard it can be sometimes. Also, we give a few scenarios that hearing people can recog...