/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, question on behalf of deaf/hoh, other, and vent.
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
: "Toddler frustrated with deaf parent’s hearing limitations"
27 posts
#2
Hearing with questions
: "Deaf Advocacy in US, or lack thereof"
24 posts
#3
Question on behalf of Deaf/HoH
: "Does it hurt one’s feelings dating somebody who doesn’t try hard enough to learn sign language due of how difficult they find it?"
10 posts
#4
Other
: "facial expression variation decline?"
9 posts
#5
Vent
: "Nursing school teaches to speak to the interpreter without the patient there."
8 posts
#6
Technology
: "I'm a Deaf creative director who spent 20 years in tech. I'm reviewing smart glasses from an angle nobody else can. Here's my intro."
8 posts
#7
Deaf event
: "Puns in Sign Language"
5 posts
#8
News
: "Captions can be the best alternative…"
3 posts
#9
Daily life
: "Just found out our newborn is HOH"
2 posts
#10
Video
: "Kid-Friendly ASL Videos on YouTube."
2 posts

Member Growth in r/deaf

Yearly
+6k members(12.6%)

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Last updated: September 18, 2026