The one question I am asked more than any other is: “How do I talk to my spouse about hearing loss?” Every time I try to bring the subject up, they say, the spouse brushes it off. “I can hear fine,” is the impatient reply. Or, “It’s because you mumble.” Or, “It’s too loud in … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss With Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Listen
Healthy Hearing
Seahawks Fans Break Their Own Noise Record, Set off “Dance Quake”.
Yup. Dance Quake Outdoes Beast Quake. If you thought 2011's "Beast Quake" was loud (see Which NFL Team Has Fans Loud Enough to Trigger Earthquakes?), Seattle fans broke that record when quarterback Russell Wilson shot a pass to Luke Willson, to bring the Seahawks even with Green Bay (a two-point conversion pass, for football fans) with under a minute and a half to go … Continue reading Seahawks Fans Break Their Own Noise Record, Set off “Dance Quake”.
Share this:
Can a Vitamin Supplement Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss?
Interesting study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institute about a vitamin supplement that protects against noise-related hearing loss in mice. The supplement, nicotinamide riboside (NR), is a simple chemical compound that's a precurser to Vitamin B3. It works by protecting the synaptic connections between the hair cells and the nerves … Continue reading Can a Vitamin Supplement Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss?
Share this:
Good News! For a change.
Good news for people with hearing loss. Last week CMS, which runs Medicare and Medicaid, reversed itself on an earlier proposal to eliminate coverage for bone-anchored cochlear implants, like Cochlear’s Baha and Oticon’s Ponto. This is good news for two reasons. First, it preserves coverage for an important and expensive technology. People with certain kinds of hearing … Continue reading Good News! For a change.
Share this:
An Invisible War Wound
An Invisible War Wound: Out of sight, and mostly out of mind. When we think about the injuries our servicemen and -women endure, on this Veterans’ Day, we naturally focus on major life-changing injuries like Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We worry about suicide in veterans. We see veterans struggling to learn to walk again with prosthetic limbs or … Continue reading An Invisible War Wound
Share this:
Scientists Meet the Consumers
SCIENTISTS MEET THE CONSUMERS. Yesterday I was the guest speaker at the 14th annual Forum on Hearing and Hearing Loss, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Audiology and the Boston Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America. Sharon Kujawa, who originated the event and has organized it for 14 years, … Continue reading Scientists Meet the Consumers
Share this:
What’s in a Name?
Ever since I first lost my hearing, 35 years ago, I’ve been frustrated by the fact that no one could figure out what caused it. As the hearing loss progressed to the point where I finally got a cochlear implant in the originally affected ear (the left) and a strong hearing aid for the right, … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
Share this:
Talking About Hearing Loss
Or not, which is more often the case. I didn't talk about it for the first 30 years I had it, except as a joke, a distraction from the fact that I actually couldn't hear what someone said to me. That's okay. We all need to talk less about our various ailments and more about … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 