Remember the ABLE act? I wrote about it in December: Helping People With Disabilities Help Themselves. It's being signed tomorrow. Congratulations to all! Here's a release from the White House. MEDIA ADVISORY: Vice President Biden to Host ABLE Act Event with Members of Congress Washington, DC – On Tuesday, February 10th, Vice President Biden will host an … Continue reading Big Victory for People With Disabilities.
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A Cure For Hearing Loss?
All you boomers who listened to too much rock ’n’ roll may eventually get back your hearing by popping a pill. Researchers are closing in on a way to reverse sensorineural loss, the most common cause of hearing loss. Just as important, pharmaceutical companies are putting big money into the effort. Garnering the most publicity so far is a clinical … Continue reading A Cure For Hearing Loss?
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Hearing Loss Deniers, This is for You.
Great guest post on Gael Hannan's blog. Upholding the Family Hearing Aid Tradition, by David Drake. If you don't have time for the whole post (but I do recommend reading it in full), here's an excerpt: “David,” she said, “You think your hearing loss is your disability to endure, right? It’s your cross to bear, right?” It … Continue reading Hearing Loss Deniers, This is for You.
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The Paradox of Hearing Loss: Noise Can Be Painful
Even if I’d known that the Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime would, in Ben Brantley’s words, push all my “emotional and sensory buttons,” I wouldn’t have been prepared for the experience. I was stunned by the brilliance of the production. But I was also stunned by how familiar … Continue reading The Paradox of Hearing Loss: Noise Can Be Painful
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Talking About Hearing Loss With Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Listen
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
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Loud enough to cause an earthquake. So what’s it doing to your hearing?
If you’re lucky enough to attend this coming Sunday’s NFL playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers, bring your noise-canceling headphones. It might also be a good idea to tie down your valuables before you leave home. Seismographers from the University of Washington have found that the crowd noise at CenturyLink … Continue reading Loud enough to cause an earthquake. So what’s it doing to your hearing?
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What Do Football and a Chainsaw Have in Common?
This is a reprint of a January 2014 post. Once again it’s Super Bowl time and the end of this season’s dual opportunity for players to knock themselves silly, and for fans to damage their hearing. The former is finally being treated as a serious matter. In the January 25 New York Times, Juliet Macur … Continue reading What Do Football and a Chainsaw Have in Common?
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Hearing Loss? Denial Doesn’t Work. Trust Me.
This post first appeared on my blog "Healthy Hearing" on the AARP website, on January 14, 2015. Because the AARP blog is difficult to subscribe to, you can subscribe to this blog by pressing the "Follow" button below right. You will receive a brief email notice when I put up a new post and you can … Continue reading Hearing Loss? Denial Doesn’t Work. Trust Me.
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AARP Focuses on Healthy Hearing.
AARP is making a big foray into the hearing loss field, which is great for those of us who have -- or will have -- trouble hearing. Even now, more than half of those with hearing loss are under the age of 60 -- that means 24 million of us are already not hearing as well … Continue reading AARP Focuses on Healthy Hearing.
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Helping People With Disabilities Help Themselves
It’s taken eight years, but on Tuesday Congress passed, by a large bipartisan margin, the ABLE Act, which will allow people with disabilities and their families to create tax-exempt savings accounts to pay for expenses associated with disability. This means that for the first time a disabled person will not have to be virtually impoverished to receive … Continue reading Helping People With Disabilities Help Themselves
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 