It's not too late to register for the Hearing Loss Association of America's annual convention, held this year in Washington DC. from June 23-26. Don't miss innovative Hopkins otolaryngologist/epidemiologist Dr. Frank Lin, who will update members on the latest research. Get a first hand report on the influential PCAST and IOM Reports, both of which signal … Continue reading Convention 2016!

Two scholarship opportunities: The HearStrong Foundation is offering scholarships to two college-bound student athletes with hearing loss. For information, click on their  website. This is a national scholarship program. ***** Hearing Loss Association of America—HLAA New York City Chapter 2016 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR NYC HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH HEARING LOSS Applications are time-sensitive. Late submission of materials will … Continue reading Scholarship Opportunities

                              Tips for the best ways to enjoy recorded music and books. The average American drives 13,746 miles a year, according to the Federal Highway Administration. What is the safest activity to fill those hours? Listening. Listening to recorded books, music, … Continue reading Driving and Listening When You’re Hard of Hearing

Two Good Reasons to Get Your Hearing Checked Now The negative health effects of hearing loss may affect people at a younger age than was previously believed. “Higher Health Care Costs in Middle-Aged US Adults With Hearing Loss,” published online April 7 in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, found significantly greater health costs in middle-aged adults … Continue reading It May Be Later Than You Think

I'm traveling in Sicily. Many wonderful things including fabulous food, wine, Greek and Roman ruins, Sicilians, olives. These photos are from archeological park near Siracusa. This cave is called Dionysius's Ear, Orecchio di Dionisio. It was carved out of limestone in Greek/Roman times as a place to store water. The digging technique was ingenious and also labor … Continue reading This is One Big Ear

This article ran in the National Law Journal this week. Progress! Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal April 11, 2016 Anat Maytal.Courtesy photo Thirteen deaf or hard-of-hearing lawyers are set to be sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court bar on April 19, in a first-ever mass event that symbolizes the strides lawyers with disabilities have … Continue reading Deaf Lawyers to Join Supreme Court Bar in Mass Ceremony

This has nothing to do with hearing. It's an exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. But I love the picture. Ears, ears, ears. And some earrings. 

Most of us have been at events with a sign-language interpreter, but how many have ever seen a CART screen? CART (Communication Access Real Time) is the workhorse of hearing assistance, the one tec… Source: Hard of Hearing? A Simple Solution.