I’m just back from the annual HLAA convention. This one was in Phoenix, where the average temperature at this time of year is 107 degrees. That’s average! I thought I’d skip this one, which was my 13th. Not only is Phoenix hot but it’s a long flight, 5 and a half hours nonstop from New … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss — in Phoenix
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Tools for the Workplace
Even the smallest meeting can pose challenges. There’s been a revolution in hearing technology over the past decade. A recent presentation on hearing loss in the workplace at our HLAA Chapter reminded me how far we’ve come. What a difference these tech advances would have made in my own workplace experience. Whether you work at … Continue reading Tools for the Workplace
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Do You Have a Hearing Partner?
The term “hearing partner” is often used in the context of aural rehabilitation. Your hearing partner is a spouse or someone close to you who will be part of the process of adjusting to a new hearing aid or cochlear implant. They might go through a course of regular listening exercises with you to help … Continue reading Do You Have a Hearing Partner?
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Would You Ask for Help With Hearing Problems at Work?
Dealing with the stigma of both hearing loss and aging at work can keep some employees from asking for accommodations — Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Older workers with hearing problems face a double whammy: They're dealing with the stigma not only of hearing loss but also of age. If they ask for accommodations on the job for … Continue reading Would You Ask for Help With Hearing Problems at Work?
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“Sounds that Punch Right Into Your Hearing”
Are we out of our minds? Just when you think awareness of the dangers of noise might be beginning to catch on, you get a New York Times review of a pop concert headlined "Finding Balance in Braying, Shattering, Crackling Electronics." (Yes, The New York Times.) In case you think that's a rhetorical flourish, the critic … Continue reading “Sounds that Punch Right Into Your Hearing”
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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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What’s With the Purple?
Why purple? I like it, for starters. But it's also part of the color scheme of the logo of the Hearing Loss of Association of America. I'm a fan of HLAA, and a member, and a member of the board. I'm grateful to it for advocacy and support on the national and local levels. And … Continue reading What’s With the Purple?
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An Invisible War Wound
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
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The Walking Deaf
As I get this blog up and running, I'll be republishing some of my favorite posts from my other blog, What I Hear, on the Psychology Today Website. You can also click on that link to read many earlier posts, dating from early 2013 when I started that blog. This post began as a lament … Continue reading The Walking Deaf
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Talking About Hearing Loss
Or not, which is more often the case. I didn't talk about it for the first 30 years I had it, except as a joke, a distraction from the fact that I actually couldn't hear what someone said to me. That's okay. We all need to talk less about our various ailments and more about … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 