Growing up, Keith Nolan always wanted to join the military. As he says in his April 2011 TED talk, he loved military history and has various family members who fought in WWII. Like them, he wanted the same thing: to […]
0
Life
The dating world can be scary, fun, awkward, adventurous, and nerve-racking, eliciting emotions that are new and unfamiliar. The process of getting to know a partner can highlight your strengths as well as your insecurities. In the end, it’s all worthwhile to […]
When our hard of hearing daughter was first referred for genetic testing, I was skeptical. On the one hand, genetic testing might find a definitive cause of hearing loss. On the other, it might not reveal anything. Not all hearing loss […]
We all create our own perception of hearing loss as we grow and learn from our experiences. Vlogger Jaime shares her hearing loss journey with us and the different perspectives she has about her hearing loss.
Four years ago, I received the most horrific news that my younger sister had passed away unexpectedly. At the time, everyone around me tried to tell me, “She’s in a better place,” “There are lessons to be learned,” or “She […]
Volunteering for two years in another country is no small undertaking. Imagine doing it with a hearing loss, without the accommodations and support our country provides. According to the Peace Corps, whose mission is to promote world peace and friendship, […]
Life is full of humor, and it plays such a huge part in mine that I would be completely lost without it. In fact, without my sense of fun, at times I think I would be totally speechless because of my […]
New research suggests that frequent dialogue between adults and children strengthens connections between brain regions critical for language development. A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience used an in-home audio recording device to track the real-world language exposure of 40 […]
Over 20 years ago I started my journey as a pediatric audiologist and was fortunate to work in one of the few multidisciplinary centers that had teachers of the deaf in the core team. As a new audiologist, I was […]
