There is an interesting article in Sunday's New York Times titled "Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fight to Be Heard." Unfortunately it addresses only a small proportion of the "deaf and hard of hearing" that it purports to be about. People who are deaf like me -- functionally deaf as adults with no knowledge of ASL -- are … Continue reading Hard of Hearing? Nobody’s Listening.
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Hearing Aid Batteries: Tips for Longer Life
Hearing aids are certainly an improvement over the ear trumpet. But that unexpected extended beep in your ear that means your hearing aid battery is about to go dead can be annoying. This is especially true if you don’t happen to have any spares. The life of a hearing aid battery is unpredictable, even in controlled … Continue reading Hearing Aid Batteries: Tips for Longer Life
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Advocacy Works!
On Monday March 14, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law two bills sponsored by Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Ritchie Torres making it easier for people with disabilities to access city services and civic life. You can read more on Council Member Rosenthal's Facebook Page: helenrosenthal.com. HLAA Member Jerry Bergman was instrumental in shaping … Continue reading Advocacy Works!
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Times: Push for Less Expensive Hearing Aids
Good New York Times article on need for lower cost hearing aids. Below is my published comment. Click on the link to add yours. Hearing aid companies need to hear our voices. New York Times: A Push for Less Expensive Hearing Aids. As a person with severe adult-onset hearing loss (and the author of two books about living … Continue reading Times: Push for Less Expensive Hearing Aids
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The Shared Experience of Music
I've written often about music, just a few weeks ago in fact, and how much I've missed it since I lost my hearing. I recently wrote this post for Psychology Today and want to repost it here, because I came to a different understanding of my sadness about losing music: the loss of shared experience. “In … Continue reading The Shared Experience of Music
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Trouble Hearing in Your Book Club?
Are you in a book club? If you’re hard of hearing, the answer may be no. Even a hearing book club member may miss a lot of the discussion. An estimated five million Americans are in book clubs,some of them are in more than one. I know people in couples’ book clubs, mother-daughter book clubs, … Continue reading Trouble Hearing in Your Book Club?
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Dogs, Debates and Doorbells
My dog is trained to respond to the doorbell when it rings. During last night's Republican debate, the candidates repeatedly went over their time limit. The timer signal sounded just like our doorbell. Thus he barked through most of the debate, no doubt also agitated by the shouting and buffoonery on stage. He looks kind … Continue reading Dogs, Debates and Doorbells
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Boomers, Hearing Loss and the Workplace
Americans are working longer than ever, whether by choice or necessity. It's created a problem the workplace has tried to ignore: hearing loss among the millions of boomers still on the job It’s 2016, which means that the first of the baby boomers turn 70 this year. 2.5 million of them. Having survived to 70, their life … Continue reading Boomers, Hearing Loss and the Workplace
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The Elusive Sound of Music
Hearing aids and cochlear implants are designed to maximize speech comprehension, which is as it should be. But for many of us, this means compromising on one of life’s joys, music. As Natalie Angier wrote in an article in Science Times last week, “In international surveys, people consistently rank music as one of life’s supreme sources of … Continue reading The Elusive Sound of Music
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Workplace Challenges
Excellent article in MoneyWatch (the title is a bit misleading). Should You Tell Your Boss You're Hard of Hearing. (Link was not working before. I think this one is.)
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 