- stream usage
- Used by Deaf/HoH streamers to indicate they stream with captions or rely on chat text; also used to request text-based communication.
- emote mapping
- Custom channel emote :earHearingAid: used in Deaf streamer communities as a pride and identity symbol.
- chat meaning
- Spammed in chat when a streamer's audio cuts out, or sincerely by HoH viewers appreciating a captioned stream.
- clip context
- Attached to clips of streamers discussing their hearing loss experience or showing off decorated hearing aids on stream.
- subscriber context
- Some Deaf/HoH streamers use it as a subscriber badge tier to represent community identity and belonging.