March 20, 2018
depression and hearing loss

How depression and hearing loss are connected

Depression is a heavy topic to deal with. It’s one that’s pretty personal as I’ve been there myself, but it is important to recognize how depression can affect people with […]
January 17, 2018
Can hearing loss make you less empathic?

Can hearing loss make you less empathic?

When we think of using our hearing aids, we tend to think of clarity, loudness and sensitivity. We home in on hearing the words spoken to us clearly, so that […]
July 31, 2017
sudden hearing loss from meniere's disease

How a hearing aid helps my mom live with Meniere’s disease

I will never forget when my mom started losing her hearing. It began with frequent vertigo episodes. Doctors eventually diagnosed the dizzy spells as Meniere’s Disease, and it began to affect her […]
June 29, 2017
is my hearing damaged?

5 Loud Noises That Could Damage Your Hearing

What happens when sounds are too loud or if we are exposed to them for too long? You may think, "is my hearing damaged?"
April 28, 2017

How an inspirational quote put me on track to accept my hearing loss

A sudden deafness in my left ear changed my life forever. I didn't know how to accept my hearing loss, until I read this quote.
April 21, 2017
risks for hearing loss

Lawnmowers, firearms are putting people at risk for hearing loss

Lawnmowers and guns are putting Americans at an increased risk for hearing loss, largely because no one is using hearing protection.
April 7, 2017

World Health Day: 3 tips to deal with hearing loss and depression

More than 11 percent of those with hearing loss also suffered from depression. Here are helpful tips for coping.
April 5, 2017

Is tinnitus hereditary?

A new study shows that certain forms of tinnitus – a persistent ringing or buzzing sound in the ears – may be hereditary. Men, in particular, may be more prone […]
March 9, 2017
how does rehab improve hearing?

3 Steps to Improve Your Hearing through Rehab

Making a commitment to train the brain to hear using hearing technology begins the hearing journey and opens the door to new possibilities.
February 16, 2017
Filing a Disability Benefits Claim Form for Deafness

How People with Hearing Loss can get Disability Benefits

Government disability benefits are designed to help support and provide you with things in life that you need because of your disability.
January 26, 2017
how antibiotics can damage your hearing

How anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics can damage your hearing

Did you know that some commonly prescribed drugs have the potential to damage your hearing or temporarily worsen tinnitus?
December 27, 2016
Tips to Music after Hearing Loss

How to Enjoy Music after Hearing Loss

Does hearing loss affect how we enjoy music? If so, is it possible to regain our enjoyment of music even after hearing loss? Many of us with hearing loss have […]
August 12, 2016
tips to protect your hearing

10 Tips to Protect your Hearing

  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 11, 2016
concentration fatigue in deaf, hard of hearing children

What You Should Know About Concentration Fatigue

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 […]
July 6, 2016

Five Ways to Distract Yourself from Tinnitus

To some degree, I experience tinnitus at all times. But there are some times when it’s not ‘in focus’ so to speak. I’ve found that some activities help me focus less […]
May 13, 2016
Hospital stays with hearing loss

Why Worry: Hospital stays with hearing loss

Going into hospital for an operation can be scary at the best of times but, when hospital stays with hearing loss may come with many other concerns: Will I need to take […]
March 21, 2016

How what I eat affects my sinuses… and my hearing

Wearing a hearing aid has taught me a lot about sound, especially the sound of my own voice. Returning to work as a speaker, singer, voice artist and actor, I […]
November 26, 2015

Health and Hearing — A Way of Eating (Part II)

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 12, 2015

Health and Hearing: A Broader View (Part I)

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… […]
May 11, 2015

Breaking the Surgery Mindset

For the past ten years, I believed I knew everything there was to know about making difficult decisions. In my mind’s eye, the hardest decision I had ever made was […]