No, only mammals sweat. But over the course of this hot and humid summer, I’ve felt like my hearing devices are definitely damp. That's because the ear sweats. Sweat encourages wax, or cerumen. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com If you’re very hard of hearing, like me, your hearing aid may have a custom-made ear … Continue reading Do Your Hearing Aids Sweat?
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Treat the Patient, Not the Audiogram
In an effort to provide better hearing health-care, the prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a three-day meeting recently. The academy had appointed a committee of 14 hearing professionals, and invited a panel of six patients to testify about their own experiences. Your audiologist is your most important partner in hearing healthcare. … Continue reading Treat the Patient, Not the Audiogram
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Excellent, Positive Article on Hearing Loss!
Thanks to reporter Neelam Bohra and The New York Times for this informative and upbeat article on hearing loss. "Hearing Aids are Changing. Their Users are Too." Zina Jawadi, pictured, is on HLAA's National Board of Directors. Let's spread this far and wide. If you can't read the article because it's behind a paywall, put … Continue reading Excellent, Positive Article on Hearing Loss!
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The Sounds of Spring, with Soundtrack
It’s spring. There’s so much to hear! And it gets louder and louder over the coming months. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In early spring, the stream I walk along is full of ice-melt and cascades down the rocky gulley that is frozen in winter and dry in midsummer, roaring now like ocean waves. The … Continue reading The Sounds of Spring, with Soundtrack
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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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One Step Closer to Prevention of Hereditary Hearing Loss
Almost half of all hearing loss has an underlying genetic cause. Late-onset hearing loss, which occurs after the acquisition of speech, may appear in generation after generation, often progressing to a severe or even profound loss. Or it may skip generations, passing the faulty gene along to unsuspecting offspring. Those affected, even if they were … Continue reading One Step Closer to Prevention of Hereditary Hearing Loss
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Let’s Make Hearing Loss a Visible Disability
Hearing loss is often referred to as an invisible disability, because there are no telltale markers -- no wheelchair, no white cane. It’s invisible even compared to Deafness, with its vibrant silent language. For a long time, people with hearing loss wanted to keep it invisible. They wanted hearing aids no one could see, they … Continue reading Let’s Make Hearing Loss a Visible Disability
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No Wheelchair Ramp for the Deaf
Getting hearing access for those who are deaf or hard of hearing is a little more complicated. One accommodation for the hard of hearing is an American Sign Language interpreter. But only a small minority of those who need it, use it. — Getty Images Trying to get accommodations for those of us … Continue reading No Wheelchair Ramp for the Deaf
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Relief from the High Cost of Hearing Aids?
Last month the prestigious National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a report with a series of recommendations that, if adopted, could revolutionize the way consumers receive and pay for hearing health care in the United States. Unfortunately, this report was not widely covered in the mainstream press, and although I wrote about this at the time, … Continue reading Relief from the High Cost of Hearing Aids?
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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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