It’s Thanksgiving, the beginning of the holiday season. In rapid succession come Christmas and Hannukah, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, not to mention parties. Like many with hearing loss, I approach the holidays with some trepidation. Here’s my advice. Practice a little TLC. Happy Thanksgiving T is for Technology Assistive Listening Devices. Use … Continue reading Holiday Tips for Those with Hearing Loss: Try a Little TLC.
Month: November 2025
A Field Guide to Captions
Captions are on almost every screen these days, and they can be a huge help for people with hearing loss. Unfortunately, precisely because they can help, a lot of older people don’t use them, worried about calling attention to their faltering hearing. But good news! Young people use captions at a significantly higher rate than … Continue reading A Field Guide to Captions
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An Invisible Cochlear Implant May Be on the Horizon. Would you want one?
What if cochlear implants were completely internal? No more behind the ear processor, no more magnetized headpiece/transmitter, no more cable connecting the two, no more rechargeable batteries. We’re partway there with Cochlear and Med-El’s single-external-unit implants, which have just the headpiece. Advanced Bionics is said to have a single-unit implant on the horizon. But in … Continue reading An Invisible Cochlear Implant May Be on the Horizon. Would you want one?
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 