No, only mammals sweat. But over the course of this hot and humid summer, I’ve felt like my hearing devices are definitely damp. That's because the ear sweats. Sweat encourages wax, or cerumen. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com If you’re very hard of hearing, like me, your hearing aid may have a custom-made ear … Continue reading Do Your Hearing Aids Sweat?
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Hearing Loss and Henry James
It’s not often that you encounter in a novel a secondary character who has hearing loss, and whose hearing loss is incidental to her role in the story. In Colm Toibin’s brilliant 2004 novel “The Master,” about Henry James, he writes from James’ perspective about Henry's deep friendship with the American writer Constance Fenimore Woolson, … Continue reading Hearing Loss and Henry James
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Talking About Hearing Loss — in Phoenix
I’m just back from the annual HLAA convention. This one was in Phoenix, where the average temperature at this time of year is 107 degrees. That’s average! I thought I’d skip this one, which was my 13th. Not only is Phoenix hot but it’s a long flight, 5 and a half hours nonstop from New … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss — in Phoenix
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Advocating for an Invisible Disability
This post is adapted from my acceptance speech for the Ruth Green Advocacy Award given by the Center for Hearing and Communication. To read more about CHC go to chchearing.org. To hear more about The New York City Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America, of which I'm the president, go to hearinglossnyc.org. My … Continue reading Advocating for an Invisible Disability
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Tools for the Workplace
Even the smallest meeting can pose challenges. There’s been a revolution in hearing technology over the past decade. A recent presentation on hearing loss in the workplace at our HLAA Chapter reminded me how far we’ve come. What a difference these tech advances would have made in my own workplace experience. Whether you work at … Continue reading Tools for the Workplace
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Do You Have a Hearing Partner?
The term “hearing partner” is often used in the context of aural rehabilitation. Your hearing partner is a spouse or someone close to you who will be part of the process of adjusting to a new hearing aid or cochlear implant. They might go through a course of regular listening exercises with you to help … Continue reading Do You Have a Hearing Partner?
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A Poignant Memoir of Hearing Loss and Music
John Cotter’s memoir “Losing Music” is full of unanswered questions. The cause of his loss may be Meniere’s disease, but no one really understands Meniere’s and he may not have it. His disabling vertigo may be related to migraine, or it may not be. His tinnitus drives him crazy, then goes away, and inevitably returns. … Continue reading A Poignant Memoir of Hearing Loss and Music
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The Golden Bachelor and His Hearing Aids
Can the hugely popular TV show “The Golden Bachelor” make hearing aids cool? When the spinoff of ABC’s “The Bachelor” premiered on September 28, the audience saw Gerry Turner, 72, a handsome widower from Indiana, getting ready for his big night, putting on his tuxedo – and his hearing aids. In an interview with USA … Continue reading The Golden Bachelor and His Hearing Aids
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Cochlear Implants Then and Now
I’ve had a cochlear implant since 2009. If you’ve read about my initial experience with the implant (in my book "Shouting Won’t Help" and elsewhere), forget everything I said (about cochlear implants... I stand by the rest of it). It’s a whole new world out there. The October meeting of the New York City Chapter … Continue reading Cochlear Implants Then and Now
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Excellent, Positive Article on Hearing Loss!
Thanks to reporter Neelam Bohra and The New York Times for this informative and upbeat article on hearing loss. "Hearing Aids are Changing. Their Users are Too." Zina Jawadi, pictured, is on HLAA's National Board of Directors. Let's spread this far and wide. If you can't read the article because it's behind a paywall, put … Continue reading Excellent, Positive Article on Hearing Loss!
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 