Steve Borden, The Opportunity to Hear Again.

Waking up on May 10th, 2021 was a very silent experience for Steve Borden when he lost hearing in one ear. Thinking it was a clogged eustachian tube, he saw the doctor. It turned out, the guitar player had Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, an experience that approximately 60,000 people in the United States go through per year. 

As a Media Infrastructure Engineer at LinkedIn, Steve could have been worried about his future without full sound. Instead he got the accommodations he needed, but what happened when he turned on the radio and listened to one of his favorite songs, Don Henley’s Boys of Summer?

What is it like to grocery shop or enjoy a meal at a restaurant when sound is no longer filtered in through both ears? Listen in as these questions and many more get answered by Steve’s year-long journey to turn a sudden loss into the opportunity to hear again. 

Show Outline:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 05:30 - The Journey to LA
• 13:13 - May 10th, 2021
• 21:02 - Boys of Summer
• 27:58 - Noise in the Grocery Store
• 30:53 - Cochlear Implant
• 39:39 - Employer Accommodations
• 42:49 - Connect with Steve Borden

Next Steps:

• Connect with Steve Borden on LinkedIn
• Share your takeaways from this episode @OpportunityMade or #OpportunityMade on LinkedIn
• Send this podcast to your network as a first step in making new opportunities! 
• Be on the lookout for Steve’s next album

Episode Resources:

• Steve Borden | LinkedIn
• Episode 6 | Transcript