This summer’s violent storms in the East and out-of-control wildfires in the West, after a winter that included a deadly freak snowstorm in Texas, are reminders that emergency preparation is important, especially for people with hearing loss. Your hearing aid is not going to do you any good without batteries, rechargeable or replaceable. Your cochlear … Continue reading Be Prepared
Sleeping with Dogs
When my dog was a puppy he slept in a crate, then he moved to a chair, then onto the bed. My husband would pick him up like a little lamb, when he came to bed after me, and move him back to the chair. After my husband died, Oliver moved permanently to the bed. … Continue reading Sleeping with Dogs
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Affordable Hearing Aids are Already Here, but We’ll Still Need Audiologists.
We all want hearing aids to be more affordable. That’s the impetus behind the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017. Although signed into law by President Trump, it is still not active, though it’s been on the FDA’s schedule a few times. In July, President Biden signed an executive order on Promoting Competition in the … Continue reading Affordable Hearing Aids are Already Here, but We’ll Still Need Audiologists.
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It’s Summertime and the Livin’ is Noisy
It’s July 4th weekend and for many of us it marks our return to at least some degree of socializing. Picnics are good. But beware fireworks, marching bands, ceremonial cannon shots. These are all part of celebrating our nation’s birthday. They are also all hazardous to your hearing health. Fireworks can easily be 150 decibels. That … Continue reading It’s Summertime and the Livin’ is Noisy
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What does new drug for Alzheimer’s have to do with hearing loss?
What does last week’s approval of a new drug for Alzheimer’s have to do with hearing loss? Nothing, according to the articles and commentary that I read about the drug. Hearing loss was not mentioned in a single news story or commentary. The drug, brand-name Aduhelm, is the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s in 18 … Continue reading What does new drug for Alzheimer’s have to do with hearing loss?
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The Best Hearing Aids of 2021
Forbes Health has just published an excellent guide to hearing aids. Best Hearing Aids from Audiologists 2021. Forbes assembled a panel of three audiologists to come up with a list of best hearing aids in a variety of categories, including best hearing aid overall, best hearing aid for low budgets, best for tinnitus, best for … Continue reading The Best Hearing Aids of 2021
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Rain Delay
Here on the East Coast, Memorial Day weekend was rained out. Not only rained out but chilled out. I am currently in western Massachusetts, where the temperature hovered at 45 or lower and the rain was incessant. I worried about my newly planted vegetables. Frozen eggplant? But it was also kind of a relief. The … Continue reading Rain Delay
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The New Bose Hearing Aid
This week a new hearing aid goes on the market that costs a fraction of most hearing aids, has FDA approval, and can be bought directly by the consumer without seeing an audiologist. Moreover, it comes from Bose, which has a stellar reputation in the field of sound technology. Three and a half years ago … Continue reading The New Bose Hearing Aid
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The Mask Problem: Solved
No question about it, masks have been a pain for people with hearing aids. The elastic ear piece gets tangled with the behind-the-ear hearing-aid component and sometimes pulls it off. Wearing a mask has been not only annoying but sometimes disastrous when coupled with hearing aids or cochlear implants. I lost a cochlear implant (found … Continue reading The Mask Problem: Solved
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Zoom Fatigue for People with Hearing Loss
Zoom fatigue is real, as an article in National Geographic lays out very clearly: "'Zoom Fatigue' may be with us for years. Here's how we'll cope." But let me just say that the author of this article has no idea what Zoom fatigue is like for people with hearing loss. We don't just endure those … Continue reading Zoom Fatigue for People with Hearing Loss
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 