Mafikizolo music star Nhlanhla Mafu recently took to social media to unveil a deeply personal battle she had been fighting in silence.
In an emotional video shared with her followers, Mafu opened up about her journey of losing her ability to hear and the struggles she faced along the way.
For far too long, Mafu silently endured the challenges that accompanied her diminishing hearing. Overwhelmed by embarrassment, she hesitated to confide in anyone about her hidden struggle.
“For me, at some point in my life, I felt embarrassed when I had to do interviews and I’m with my partner Theo and he has to always repeat the questions,” Nhlanhla Mafu disclosed.
The toll of her hearing impairment even extended to her social interactions.
Mafu revealed instances of laughing along without truly understanding the cause or nodding in agreement to conversations she couldn’t fully grasp. The weight of her silence became unbearable.
“Even when I was just chilling with friends, sometimes I would just laugh without knowing what people are laughing about or be agreeable basically to everything because I can’t hear and I was really embarrassed to just say I am having this problem,” she added.
Realising that her situation would only worsen if left unaddressed, she mustered the strength to seek professional help for her hearing loss.
“I realised that I’m doing this for my own good and I needed to do it because the longer I let it go, the longer my hearing keeps getting worse and worse,” she confessed, emphasising her determination to take control of her condition.