Hearing Health

An Invisible War Wound

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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

Scientists Meet the Consumers

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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

What’s in a Name?

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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?