November 30, 2015
“Deaf,” “deaf,” “hard of hearing,” “hearing impaired”… There are many words that describe someone with hearing loss. Some of them are used to describe how much you can hear, others […]
November 26, 2015
In “Health and Hearing (Part I)” I talked about my journey in finding a reason for his hearing loss and his path for self healing with alternative medicine… I wanted to […]
November 24, 2015
One of the most common and challenging types is sensorineural hearing loss.
November 23, 2015
Lifeguarding requires patience, attentiveness, responsibility and (most importantly) the ability to jump into the water at any given moment. That’s why for me, as a hearing aid wearer and person […]
November 19, 2015
We were still getting used to the fact we had a mini human who was awake most of the night when we found out that Harry was deaf. He was […]
November 17, 2015
Hi there, let me introduce myself. My name is Ellen, but my friends call me Ellie. I live in Norfolk, UK. Some of you may know me as Deafie Blogger. […]
November 16, 2015
Women are able to communicate their hearing loss better than men, according to a new study in the US.
November 12, 2015
All I wanted to know, after losing 100 percent of my hearing in the left ear in 1978, and much of the hearing in my right ear in 1980, was… […]
November 11, 2015
Tinnitus and hearing loss are the most common military service-related disabilities in the United States.
November 10, 2015
A little boy who is fighting cancer got a special surprise recently from his favorite superhero.
November 6, 2015
19.1 percent. That’s the number of people with disabilities working in the US, compared to 68.2 percent without disabilities, according to United States Department of Labor’s September 2015 Disability Employment […]
November 3, 2015
Open Ears is following a group of Sonova team members as they head to Armenia with the Hear The World Foundation. Nazan Yakar and Christiane Schubert, who volunteered for the project, are […]
November 2, 2015
In another lifetime I was a middle-school teacher. It only lasted for two years, but at that time I thought it might be my career. I didn’t wear hearing aids […]