Whether or not you are open about your hearing loss, there often comes a point at which you just can’t try to listen anymore. I’m very open about my hearing loss. At this point, in fact, my hearing loss practically defines me, since I write and speak about it. The other night at a dinner … Continue reading Is it OK if I Leave Now?
Holiday Gifts for the HOH
What’s an HOH? The acronym (pronounced ‘ho’) stands for Head of Household, House of Hades, Head Over Heels …. And Hard of Hearing. This highly subjective list is for your favorite HOH, last definition. The books are some of my favorites, personal endorsements. The technology is randomly chosen. You may find a better or cheaper … Continue reading Holiday Gifts for the HOH
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I Have a Disability. How About You?
December 3rd (that’s today) is National Disability Day, a United Nations recognized event also known worldwide as the International Day of People with Disability. National Disability Day promotes education about the needs of people with disabilities as well as compassion and understanding of the challenges they face. Some disabilities are visible at a glance. People … Continue reading I Have a Disability. How About You?
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How To Make Your Audiologist Office Hearing Loss Friendly
Interesting 3-part series by Shari Eberts via How To Make Your Audiologist Office Hearing Loss Friendly
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“Affordable” Hearing Aids
There’s a lot of talk about “affordable” hearing aids, much of it in anticipation of the Food and Drug Administration’s final approval of an over-the- counter hearing aid. We don’t know the specifics of the future OTC hearing aid but some have speculated that the cost will probably be around $1000. Comparatively speaking, that is … Continue reading “Affordable” Hearing Aids
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Interesting Reads: Smart Hearing by Katherine Bouton
via Interesting Reads: Smart Hearing by Katherine Bouton
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Will Your Health Insurance Cover Hearing Aids?
The second installment of Hearing Tracker's survey of 2000 hearing aid users has just been published, and it includes some interesting facts and figures. Paying for Hearing Aids with Medical Insurance, the new Hearing Tracker report, is based on a survey of 2000 hearing aid users conducted earlier this year by Hearing Tracker and its founder, … Continue reading Will Your Health Insurance Cover Hearing Aids?
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My New Book
SMART HEARING: Strategies, Skills and Resources for Living Better with Hearing Loss. You can get it online at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, in paperback or ebook for Kindle or Nook. If you're one of the the millions of Americans who have experienced hearing loss, whether newcomer or longtime veteran, this book is for you. It's also … Continue reading My New Book
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FDA Approves an OTC Hearing Aid
For the past year or so since the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 was passed, I and other hearing-loss advocates have patiently explained time and again that right now there are no OTC hearing aids. That’s because the FDA approval process includes a three-year comment period before it publishes its final regulations. And until … Continue reading FDA Approves an OTC Hearing Aid
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Want to Help People with Hearing Loss?
Dear Readers, This is an unabashed pitch for contributions to the Hearing Loss Association of America, which has helped me and millions of others to live better with hearing loss. Please help sustain HLAA’s advocacy and education by supporting me in this year’s Walk4Hearing, our annual fund-raising and awareness event, which takes place September 23. Click … Continue reading Want to Help People with Hearing Loss?
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