I was inspired by my audiologist and my family to go to school for audiology. In fact, it felt natural for me to become a hard of hearing audiologist to work with and help others living with hearing loss. I […]
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After discovering that some families, including her own family, struggle to afford hearing devices, 8-year-old Carly Waters wanted to change this reality. Although Carly doesn’t have a hearing loss, both of her sisters do. Her sister, Molly, was born last […]
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For most people, making a booking and attending medical related appointments is a very simple procedure, however, this is not always the case for those with hearing loss. There are a number of issues and challenges which can arise for […]
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Ask Anna is an advice column for the hearing loss community. Dear Anna, there are times where it seems like it would be best for me to wear my hearing aids while I am sleeping. For example, when traveling, or […]
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How my friends reacted when they found out about my hearing loss
Since becoming a hearing aid wearer and learning that I am at least partially deaf, I have begun to understand my friends reactions to hearing loss, both before my diagnosis and after. There is a level of acceptance shown by […]
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Let’s face it: Regardless of how well we deaf/hard of hearing folks communicate or how accommodating others are, it’s impossible to catch everything. SpeakSee hopes to change this. Portable real-time transcription specifically developed for people with hearing loss, SpeakSee calls […]
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I recently had an opportunity to attend the World Cup and as a deafie I am happy to report that FIFA and Russia did an incredible job to make sure the event was inclusive and accessible to all. Beyond that, […]
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Walk down any busy street and you will see a plethora of people engaged in their technology. Specifically, their mobile phones. It’s sometimes surprising when we notice a number of these people plugged into cyberspace fall into the 70-80 age […]
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We often hear stories about kids eating toys, and swallowing rings. For the Mulin’s family, they encountered their own experience with finding a bead in their son’s ear when he was 18 months old. Graham Mulins, now five-years-old, was just a […]
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