/r/deaf/

r/deaf

50k members
r/deaf is a subreddit with 50k members. The community frequently discusses deaf, asl, looking for, struggling, and hearing loss, and they frequently recommend/review baby monitors, hearing aid, and headphones/earbuds, and the most common flair used is deaf/hoh with questions, hearing with questions, technology, daily life, and other.
There are many distinct Deaf communities around the world, which communicate using different sign languages and exhibit different cultural norms. Deaf identity also intersects with other kinds of cultural identity. Deaf culture intersects with nationality, education, race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other identity markers, leading to a culture that is at once quite small and also tremendously diverse. There is a Discord: https://discord.gg/3yUGZNz2qb

Popular Topics in r/deaf

#1

Deaf

223 posts
#2

Asl

48 posts
#3

Looking For

40 posts
#4

Struggling

23 posts
#5

Hearing Loss

22 posts
#6

Hearing

19 posts
#7

Communication

17 posts
#8

Deafness

15 posts
#9

Hearing Aids

12 posts
#10

Sign Language

11 posts

Products Discussed in r/deaf

Baby Monitors

10 reviews
#1
SereneLife
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Nanit
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Bebcare
5.0★ from 1 review

Hearing Aid

5 reviews
#1
Oticon
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hearing Aids
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Oticon Xceed BTE
4.0★ from 1 review
#1
Blackberry
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
JLab
2.0★ from 1 review
#3
JBL
5.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/deaf

#1
Deaf/HoH with questions
: "What's with all the AI"
26 posts
#2
Hearing with questions
: "How can I interact with a Deaf infant when my hands are occupied?"
20 posts
#3
Technology
: "Gargi Agrawalla built a smoke alarm for people who can't hear, and it won the British James Dyson Award."
8 posts
#4
Daily life
: "Deaf baby at Sign Club!"
6 posts
#5
Other
: "Finally settled a human rights complaint after waiting a year and a half! (Canada)"
6 posts
#6
Question on behalf of Deaf/HoH
: "Coworker is taking ASL classes provided by our employer and I am curious on how accurate some of his claims are."
6 posts
#7
Vent
: "The worst thing about cookie bite hearing loss"
4 posts
#8
Writing/creative project
: "looking for deaf/hearing couple for a movie"
3 posts
#9
Sign language
: "Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask my question. I'm deaf and I use American Sign Language (ASL). I live in the United States. I'd like to learn French Sign Language, but I don't know anyone who can teach it to me. If you know anyone who speaks it, please let me know."
2 posts
#10
Deaf event
: "TN School for the Deaf"
1 post

Member Growth in r/deaf

Yearly
+6k members(12.6%)

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Last updated: September 30, 2026