April 24, 2015

Son of My Deaf Parents

When Stephanie contacted me, I had actually never heard of Mother Father Deaf Day, which is this Sunday. It’s probably not well known in France, and that’s a pity. On […]
March 31, 2015

Introducing My Mom and her Audeo Ventures

In addition to being the Territory Manager for the state of Virginia at Phonak, I am also the daughter of a wonderful woman who is currently wearing the new Audeo […]
March 18, 2015

Dating with Hearing Loss: the Good, the Bad, and the Stories that Make You Say, “What?”

The audiologist will tell you many things when you get your first hearing aid. Keep it dry and don’t wear it with wet hair. Put it in a desiccating box, […]
March 13, 2015

Talk to Me: Hearing is Not Listening

I’m a talker. Have been since my first words, or so the legend goes. Even as I became part of the “hearing lost” I didn’t stop talking. According to my […]
February 16, 2015
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Talk To Me: Getting Along

For much of the past 37 years in which I’ve been, let’s say, “engaged in hearing loss,” I’ve played the good soldier. I reject labels like “suffering from,” and try […]
September 8, 2014

Cuddling for Amateurs — Part 1

Like anybody, I had to learn how approach the objects of my budding desire. An awkward process, as most of you will recall. There was no manual on how to […]
June 24, 2014

Test Your Own or Family Members’ Hearing Yourself: Why Not?!

If a child has a hearing problem, it’s usually the case that a parent or teacher will notice it, and the kid gets a first visit with an audiologist for […]
June 10, 2014

Tell Them, I Say

The other day I was chatting with my podologist (who is also a friend) and the topic of hearing aids and hearing loss came up. She was surprised to learn i […]
June 8, 2014

How I “Get” People to Talk to me so I Can Understand Them

A complaint I’ve heard a few times lately in the hearing loss support groups I hang out in is that “full-hearing” people resist making the effort to talk to us in […]
January 3, 2013

Dating, Marriage & Hearing Loss.

Dating and marrying a man with profound hearing loss comes with its own set of challenges – and rewards.
March 13, 2012

The Connected and Caring Partner

Hearing loss can be a challenge. Simple conversations, phone calls, and the television become much more difficult to hear.
March 8, 2012

Can We Talk?

7 things you can do to communicate effectively with someone who has hearing loss.
March 7, 2012

Social gatherings & other noisy get togethers.

There’s one thing that often struck terror in my heart when I was a teenager: social gatherings.