{"id":105799,"date":"2020-01-07T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//?p=105799"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:41:30","slug":"ucf-student-commits-to-helping-individuals-with-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//ucf-student-commits-to-helping-individuals-with-hearing-loss/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Student Commits to Helping Individuals with Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sophia Grilla, one of the newest students in the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//healthprofessions.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//communication-sciences-disorders/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">School of Communication Sciences and Disorders</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//a>, doesn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019t remember the exact moment she received her first pair of hearing aids. Pictures from the day show a 4-year-old Sophia opening a box with her brand new baby blue hearing aids. Sophia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s mom, <strong>Wendy Grilla /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201996</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong>, had color-coordinated her daughter/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s outfit to match.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia had been very particular about the color choice for her new accessories. She did not want flesh-colored hearing aids, which might have been less noticeable. Sophia was never one to hide her gifts.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cI have one foot in the hearing world, and one foot in the deaf and hard of hearing world./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d &#8211; Sophia Grilla, UCF student</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia is proud to show off her hearing aids, which are now a snazzy purple, and also uses American Sign Language to communicate. She learned how to talk before she lost her hearing, so it is hard for the casual listener to discern any deficiencies in her speech.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cI have one foot in the hearing world, and one foot in the deaf and hard of hearing world,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d Sophia says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cSometimes I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019m not considered deaf enough, and sometimes I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019m not considered hearing enough./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<h2><strong>Communicating and Connecting with Others</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia has attended some of UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s ASL classes and begun formal instruction in ASL this month. The <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//communication-sciences-and-disorders-ba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">communication sciences and disorders</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//a> student hopes to receive her interpreter certification while at UCF.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cShe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s always been a child who has overcome and done things with a smile on her face,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d says <strong>Franco Grilla /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201992</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong>, Sophia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s dad a UCF <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//criminal-justice-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">criminal justice</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//a> grad. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cI can/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019t even explain it. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s amazing what she/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s had to overcome, and you would never know it./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>This quest to find her place in the world became crystal clear in middle school when she started acting with Shakespeare with Heart, a collaboration between UCP of Central Florida, the Exceptional Education Department of UCF and the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Here, students with and without special needs work together to produce a Shakespeare play.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cInvolved in these productions are people with Down syndrome, people with autism, and/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//or people who use wheelchairs. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s just so amazing, gratifying, and beautiful to watch and be a part of,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d Sophia says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia performed in numerous plays with the group, alternating between using her voice and using sign language. Once, she taught the entire cast sign language to the closing musical number. Through this experience, Sophia learned that being able to bridge the gap between the hearing, deaf and hard-of-hearing population was a gift.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"attachment_105802/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"figure-img  img-fluid w-100 size-full wp-image-105802/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">UCF student Sophia Grilla uses sign language during a musical performance. (Photo courtesy of&nbsp;Michelle Harper of Clara Michelle Photography)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<h2><strong>Parents Use Their Faith and Experiences as Athletes to Persevere</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Wendy, who studied <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//health-services-administration-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">health services administration</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//a>, and Franco met at UCF back in the /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201990s when they were both student athletes. She was a cheerleader and he was the kicker for the football team.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Both say the lessons they learned as athletes helped them tackle life/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s challenges: perseverance, hard work, trusting your coaches and the importance of teamwork. All these skills came in handy when finding the best care for their daughter.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>They met their first /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201ccoaches/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d as parents when Sophia was born almost two months premature. Being first-time parents, they devised a game plan with the help of multiple healthcare professionals to help Sophia thrive.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Later, when Sophia was in preschool, they found another coach. Her teacher told Wendy and Franco that Sophia preferred to play independently and that sometimes her speech was /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cfunny./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d They brought these matters up at her next pediatric visit and asked the pediatrician for a referral to an audiologist.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Over the course of several months the Grillas pushed for answers. After many tests, Sophia received the diagnosis of mild-to-moderate progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>According to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), a SNHL is the most common type of permanent hearing loss. Doctors told Wendy that the hearing loss was most likely unrelated to Sophia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s premature birth and could not be fixed by medicine or surgery. They recommended hearing aids for 4-year-old Sophia.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cFrom physicians, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and deaf and hard of hearing itinerant teachers, this community of supporters is vital,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d Wendy says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cWe relied on this team of experts to help us bridge the gaps and provide the best care for Sophia./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>The Grillas realized that their daughter would benefit from speech therapy to help her overcome any deficits in that area. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/">Former UCF student-athlete Franco Grilla &#8217;92 holds a young Sophia Grilla at the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. (Photo courtesy of the Grilla family)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<h2><strong>Life Amplified</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia debuted her hearing aids at her father/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s induction into the UCF Football Hall of Fame.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Franco was wearing a new accessory too /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2014 a receiver that linked directly to Sophia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s hearing aids, so she could hear her father speak.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>As Franco was introduced and started talking about his UCF football career, a tiny /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2014 but mighty /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2014 voice came from the audience, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cI hear you, Daddy!/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia has been told that story ever since she can remember, but she says,&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cI don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019t really remember when I got the hearing aids. They/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019ve just always been a part of who I am./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>While it might sound like a /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cfix/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d to wear hearing aids, users hear differently than their hearing peers.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cIt can be hard to describe what the world sounds like to a person with hearing loss, because no two people hear exactly the same way,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d says Linda I. Rosa-Lugo, an associate professor in UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the director of UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s Listening Center.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Rosa-Lugo met Sophia through community outreach events for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families. Rosa-Lugo noticed that Sophia was outgoing and welcoming to new families and cheerfully answered questions, many of which were regarding hearing aids.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Hearing aids are fine-tuned to each user/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s specific hearing loss and only amplify sounds that are not naturally heard clearly.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u2019s never 100 percent perfect,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d Rosa-Lugo says.&nbsp; /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201cThere can be feedback and interference from ambient noise; there can be listening fatigue to the user because it can be difficult to keep background noise at bay./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<h2><strong>Listening to Her Calling</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/105799/n<p>Sophia plans to major in communication sciences and disorders. 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