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 the dog back to the chair. After my husband died, Oliver moved permanently to the … Continue reading Sleeping with Dogs
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Do Your Hearing Aids Sweat?
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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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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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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Are Your Hearing Aids Surviving Social Distancing?
Mine are getting a workout. And the batteries are showing it. I have an Oticon Made for iPhone hearing aid, which means that whatever I hear via the phone is channeled by Bluetooth to my hearing aid. This is wonderful! I can hear phone conversations, I can listen to podcasts, I can watch and hear … Continue reading Are Your Hearing Aids Surviving Social Distancing?
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Surfer Girl Wears Hearing Aid
One of the things that makes wearing hearing aids easier is having a good role model. This is especially true of children. This year American Girl, the hugely popular doll company, named as its 2020 doll of the year Joss Kendrick, who was born with hearing loss and wears a hearing aid in her right … Continue reading Surfer Girl Wears Hearing Aid
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Medicare and Hearing Aids
Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids. This is the one thing about hearing loss that never fails to surprise people new to the field. The fact that Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids even for the most severe and disabling hearing loss is even more shocking. Despite universal agreement among health care practitioners that untreated hearing loss … Continue reading Medicare and Hearing Aids
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Captions Wherever You Go
It’s rare that a new app or product comes on the hearing device market that seems revolutionary. But Google has come out with a voice to text app that is potentially game-changing for those of us with severe hearing loss. Although I have an excellent hearing aid and a state of the art cochlear implant, … Continue reading Captions Wherever You Go
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It’s About Attitude
Ten years ago when my hearing dropped suddenly and severely, I despaired of ever living a hearing life again. Despite a cochlear implant and a sophisticated hearing aid, that despair seemed justified. I could hear, but I could not function in a hearing world Some terrible times are burned into my memory. Taking my daughter … Continue reading It’s About Attitude
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Answers to Questions About Hearing Health
We all have questions about our hearing, our hearing aids, and our life with hearing loss. How can we enhance our hearing experience? How do we deal with hearing related issues like tinnitus and vertigo? How does hearing loss affect cognitive health? Sometimes these issues may be addressed at HLAA chapter meetings, or through informal … Continue reading Answers to Questions About Hearing Health
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