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Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold has confirmed she will trial wearing hearing aids on the pitch as anticipation builds to the Paris Olympics in July.
The 30-year-old, who was diagnosed with hearing loss in April last year by a specialist in London, has decided to 'try and get used to' the devices.
'I have started training with them for a little bit now, for a couple days throughout the week, just to see how it is and to try and get used to them,' the West Ham shot-stopper told News Corp.
'I feel like I probably struggle more without them now when I don't have them in than I did before.
'It's a completely new world to be honest....it's definitely been a big adjustment but one that I'm grateful for.'
Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold has confirmed she will trial wearing hearing aids on the field as anticipation builds to the Paris Olympics
The 30-year-old, who was diagnosed with hearing loss in April last year by a specialist in London, has decided to 'try and get used to' the devices on the pitch
During the Women's World Cup on home soil last year, Arnold didn't wear hearing aids as she 'fiddles with them too much.'
'I’ve played my whole life without them in. I still consider not wearing them as normal,' she said at the time.
'But I think if I wore
