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June 27, 2016

Published by Kelly Wassell at June 27, 2016

5 reasons to choose a pediatric hearing aid for your child

With so many choices of hearing aids, and now specific aids made for kids, determining the right aid for a child is not as straight forward as it used to […]

June 23, 2016

Published by Jill von Büren at June 23, 2016

Watch: Bride uses sign language for special father-daughter dance

The father-daughter dance is an emotional moment at many weddings, and one bride wanted to make the tradition even more memorable, by using sign language to give a special gift […]

June 17, 2016

Published by Jill von Büren at June 17, 2016

Community Spotlight: Our journey after a failed newborn hearing screening

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 we […]

June 16, 2016

Published by Lucie Herridge at June 16, 2016

4 Speech and Listening Games for your Hard-of-Hearing Child

At the moment, Harry doesn’t have any specific speech therapy activities, but we do try to take time every week to play some speech and listening games aimed at developing his […]

April 27, 2016

Published by Cecilia Zugaib at April 27, 2016

10 care tips for your child’s hearing aid

As a parent of a hearing impaired child, taking good care of your kid’s hearing aids automatically becomes part of your daily ritual. Besides the hygienic aspect, protecting these valuable […]

March 30, 2016

Published by Anna Biggins at March 30, 2016

Ask Anna: How do I keep my baby’s hearing aids in?

Ask Anna is a weekly advice column for the hearing loss community. Dear Anna: My 8-month-old has hearing aids, but it’s difficult to keep them in her ears! She’s always grabbing […]

March 3, 2016

Published by Ellie Parfitt at March 3, 2016

Childhood Hearing Loss: A conversation with my parents

Today is World Hearing Day and this year’s topic is Childhood Hearing Loss. Thirty-two million children around the world live with disabling hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization. While I was […]

February 29, 2016

Published by Lucie Herridge at February 29, 2016

Cochlear Implants: The Big ‘Switch On’

After Harry had his cochlear implant operation I found myself flooded with messages of congratulations that Harry could now hear. Unfortunately, of course, this wasn’t quite the case just yet. […]

February 12, 2016

Published by Jill von Büren at February 12, 2016

Community Spotlight: Gabby’s first hearing aids

February 3, 2016

Published by Lucie Herridge at February 3, 2016

Support for parents of deaf children

Although we personally don’t refer to deafness as a disability it can be seen as one and does come with its own challenges. Being a parent of a deaf child […]

January 15, 2016

Published by Editorial Staff at January 15, 2016

Parents push the boundaries for deaf kids

Parents play such an important role in helping their children adjust to and be proud of wearing their hearing technology.

January 12, 2016

Published by Lucie Herridge at January 12, 2016

Learning Sign Language with a Baby or Toddler

Learning sign language with your deaf or normal hearing baby

November 19, 2015

Published by Lucie Herridge at November 19, 2015

Finding out our baby was Deaf

We were still getting used to the fact we had a mini human who was awake most of the night when we found out that Harry was deaf. He was […]

April 24, 2015

Published by Samuel Le Morvan at 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 […]

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