The death last week of 29 year-old-Daniel Harris, who was Deaf, is a reminder for all of us who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing that we need to be extra cautious when pulled over by a police officer. Here's a link to the New York Times article, which also includes heart-breaking photos of this … Continue reading The Hazards of Driving While Deaf
Author: Katherine Bouton
How Dogs Can Help with Hearing Loss
One of the dangerous side effects of hearing loss is isolation. You have trouble hearing in social gatherings, so you tend to say home. Isolation can lead to depression, and depression is a risk factor for cognitive decline. Cognitive decline can end up being dementia. You can't cure hearing loss, but you can treat it. … Continue reading How Dogs Can Help with Hearing Loss
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No Wheelchair Ramp for the Deaf
Getting hearing access for those who are deaf or hard of hearing is a little more complicated. One accommodation for the hard of hearing is an American Sign Language interpreter. But only a small minority of those who need it, use it. — Getty Images Trying to get accommodations for those of us … Continue reading No Wheelchair Ramp for the Deaf
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Join the Fight for Affordable Hearing Aids
H This post is reprinted from the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Help HLAA in its fight for affordable hearing health care. Now, more than ever, we have an opportunity to change the face of hearing health care in America. The Health and Medicine Division (formerly the Institute of Medicine - IOM) of the … Continue reading Join the Fight for Affordable Hearing Aids
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Give That New Hearing Aid a Chance
Don’t reject a device too quickly. You need time to adjust. by Katherine Bouton, August 5, 2016|Comments: 0 Don’t give up on hearing aids. There’s a right one out there for you. — Phanie / … Continue reading Give That New Hearing Aid a Chance
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Hiding Your Hearing Loss? Not Worth It
New York’s second annual Disability Pride Parade on July 10 included representatives of various national hearing loss associations. They marched because hearing loss is a disability, but more importantly, because hearing loss is a hidden disability. We can never remind people too often that people with hearing loss need accommodations as much as someone in … Continue reading Hiding Your Hearing Loss? Not Worth It
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Young and Deaf: Lessons for All Ages
Boomers and millennials living with hearing loss experience similar and different challenges. — Shutterstock At 33, Anna Pulley has already gone through a lifetime of what she wryly calls "adventures in deafness," a litany of funny, frustrating, painful experiences that those of any age with hearing loss can appreciate. Pulley recently wrote an essay about … Continue reading Young and Deaf: Lessons for All Ages
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Deaf? Hard of Hearing? Hearing Impaired? Be Careful What You Call Us
The debate over how to refer to those with hearing loss. —Illustration by Scott Davis/AARP Recently, my editors used the term "the hearing impaired" in a headline, to refer to people with hearing loss. As soon as I saw it, I knew there would be protests. The debate over what exactly to call people with … Continue reading Deaf? Hard of Hearing? Hearing Impaired? Be Careful What You Call Us
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Relief from the High Cost of Hearing Aids?
Last month the prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a report with a series of recommendations that, if adopted, could revolutionize the way consumers receive and pay for hearing health care in the United States. Unfortunately, this report was not widely covered in the mainstream press, and although I wrote about this at the time, … Continue reading Relief from the High Cost of Hearing Aids?
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It’s Summertime and the Livin’ Is Noisy
Monday is the 4th of July and possibly one of the worst days of the year for your ears. The 4th is a day of parades and picnics — but also fireworks, which are at the top of my list for damaging sources of summer noise exposure. Read here: HuffPost. First posted last year on AARP … Continue reading It’s Summertime and the Livin’ Is Noisy
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 