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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Reflections on Hearing Loss
Interview with Stu Nunnery, After hearing loss, Katherine Bouton finds new purpose in life. This paragraph about HLAA is just one part. Click on the link to read the whole interview. Stu: Hearing loss has many side effects short and long term and most troubling to many of us is the isolation, depression, and other long … Continue reading Reflections on Hearing Loss
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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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Hearing Loss? Think Opportunity.
“Hearing loss is such an adventure,” a new acquaintance wrote to me not long ago. This is one comment I’d never heard before. Wow, I thought, she really has reached that elusive state of acceptance. Many people talk about the hearing loss “journey,” from denial to anger to bargaining to depression to acceptance. But an adventure. … Continue reading Hearing Loss? Think Opportunity.
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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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Talking About Hearing Loss With Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Listen
The one question I am asked more than any other is: “How do I talk to my spouse about hearing loss?” Every time I try to bring the subject up, they say, the spouse brushes it off. “I can hear fine,” is the impatient reply. Or, “It’s because you mumble.” Or, “It’s too loud in … Continue reading Talking About Hearing Loss With Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Listen
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Seahawks Fans Break Their Own Noise Record, Set off “Dance Quake”.
Yup. Dance Quake Outdoes Beast Quake. If you thought 2011's "Beast Quake" was loud (see Which NFL Team Has Fans Loud Enough to Trigger Earthquakes?), Seattle fans broke that record when quarterback Russell Wilson shot a pass to Luke Willson, to bring the Seahawks even with Green Bay (a two-point conversion pass, for football fans) with under a minute and a half to go … Continue reading Seahawks Fans Break Their Own Noise Record, Set off “Dance Quake”.
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Loud enough to cause an earthquake. So what’s it doing to your hearing?
If you’re lucky enough to attend this coming Sunday’s NFL playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers, bring your noise-canceling headphones. It might also be a good idea to tie down your valuables before you leave home. Seismographers from the University of Washington have found that the crowd noise at CenturyLink … Continue reading Loud enough to cause an earthquake. So what’s it doing to 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.
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 