Miller’s success is all the more impressive given that she suffers from 40 percent hearing loss in her left ear and 20 percent loss in the right, a condition that stems from a missing protective covering on her eardrums. She has put off a skin graft surgery until after the “American Idol” competition because airplane flights could be painful.
In a previous interview with The Salem News, Miller said her condition “definitely makes it harder to sing.”
"I can hear myself fine, but the music and everything else around me can be difficult to hear,” she said. “I’ve learned to work with it over the last few years.”
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In a previous interview with The Salem News, Miller said her condition “definitely makes it harder to sing.”
"I can hear myself fine, but the music and everything else around me can be difficult to hear,” she said. “I’ve learned to work with it over the last few years.”
Miller one of top 3 'Idol' vote-getters » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA