August 31, 2016
Ask Anna is a weekly advice column for the hearing loss community. Dear Anna: What is the difference between all the wireless accessories available for hearing aids? I’ve heard about the […]
August 30, 2016
Have you ever wondered what’s going in your inner ear? How it works? And if, like mine, yours doesn’t work properly, what does this mean for its inner workings and […]
August 29, 2016
Having a child first be diagnosed with hearing loss can feel like a completely new world, especially if you haven’t experienced hearing loss in your family before. Around 90% of […]
August 26, 2016
Hearing aids are expensive, which is why many people are turning to crowdfunding for new hearing aids. Rachael Nelson shares her GoFundMe story. By: Rachael Nelson “I lost my hearing […]
August 25, 2016
I once produced a school magazine and a topic of the month was ‘what superpower would you like to have?’ Some said they wanted to read people’s minds, others chose invisibility […]
August 24, 2016
I’m currently in the position where I am looking for jobs and it is a struggle! With a disability, it makes the process even harder. Hearing loss in the workplace […]
August 23, 2016
When I attended the emergency department of my local hospital after suffering sudden profound sensorineural deafness in my left ear, I asked for an MRI scan. I could feel something […]
August 22, 2016
Simon Ollert, a 19-year-old soccer player with profound hearing loss, teamed up with Phonak over the weekend to host an international soccer camp for 30 children between the ages of 12 […]
August 19, 2016
We love it when people share their hearing loss stories with us on social media. Our community often provides comfort, encouragement, inspiration and support for others in similar situations. Recently […]
August 18, 2016
Being able to use discrete hearing technology is nice because it allows me to hear better without being too obvious about my needs. The Phonak Roger Pen, a hearing-aid compatible […]
August 17, 2016
Recently, we shared some tips and tricks for cycling with a hearing loss, but because this is such a popular issue, we wanted to go further into this topic […]
August 17, 2016
BY: Kate Disher-Quill I was born with a mild to moderate hearing loss, which is closer to a moderate loss these days. I was diagnosed when I was 3, yet it wasn’t […]
August 16, 2016
Ask Anna is a weekly advice column for the hearing loss community. This week, we have a special “Ask Anna” column, based on some questions we received during #HearingLossHour […]
August 15, 2016
Hearing Like Me recently shared 9 tips for confident public speaking with hearing loss, but now I’d like to focus more on the equipment and venue side of preparing to undertake public […]
August 12, 2016
It is possible to protect your hearing. If this were five or 10 years ago, the list of tips to protect your hearing might be quite a bit smaller. But […]
August 12, 2016
I have been the proud owner of a Phonak Roger Pen for a good few years now, so the handy little device has been in nearly every possible scenario in […]
August 11, 2016
Concentration fatigue… it’s a topic that’s not really talked about within the deaf community and I’d like to raise awareness of it. Concentration fatigue for people with hearing loss, can […]
August 10, 2016
Many people can use a few tips for talking to others with hearing loss, so let’s discuss ways you can better communicate in that scenario. First off, there’s a misnomer in the “hearing loss” […]
August 9, 2016
I get stopped at least once a day by people passing by in the supermarket or other mums at the playground asking me what my son, Harry, is wearing on his […]
August 9, 2016
#hearinglosshour is an hour a month dedicated to a live chat about living with hearing loss. It takes place between 1pm and 2pm(GMT) on Twitter on the first Wednesday […]