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Adult hearing loss can be a challenge.
Communication and daily life can feel harder, but you’re not alone.
With the right tools and support, it can open the door to a whole new perspective.
Hearing aids can make noises just for you. They’re not your imagination, but a hearing aid “alert”. If you’re a hearing aid wearer or someone in your household is, you know hearing aids can make weird noises. What’s weirder: they…
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If your hearing aid is whistling, it’s usually caused by feedback. In most cases, it’s something you can resolve quickly. But, hey… your hearing aid whistling is annoying, as you know. Most of us that wear hearing aids are familiar…
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For people with hearing loss, holidays can be hell (-ish). Communication with those you haven’t seen for awhile or just trying to converse while gathered in groups can leave you out of the loop and feeling less than merry. It’s…
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Hearing loss is a strange, new world. Losing an ability you once took for granted can be a soul crushing aspect of the human condition. *WARNING* This article contains Star Trek references, puns and (circa-1990) spoilers. Please proceed with your…
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Signs of hearing loss are not always obvious… when it’s your own. Learn the most common and uncommon clues. Signs of hearing loss sure look a lot different on someone else than when it’s happening to YOU. You may already…
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If you’re getting hearing aids for the first time, here’s what you can realistically expect–from a Deaf perspective. Knowing what to expect from hearing aids may seem like common sense.. until it’s you who gets them. It takes awhile get…
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I feel like I really learned something recently. I’ve had hearing “loss” all of my life. This term was always funny to me since I was born with the same hearing ability (or lack thereof) that I have now, more…
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You’re supposed to take good care of hearing aids, right? A technological marvel, they are and.. expensive. But, they’re vulnerable! Here’s some common places that they’re used or stored but are potential pitfalls that can mean disaster for your hearing…
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Hard of hearing people often live in between a hearing world and a deaf world. This Gray Zone can be challenging. Someone needs to explain to my 3 year old how secrets are supposed to work. In theory, one person…
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Solutions for hearing loss can be difficult to accept for most people because a lot of people think of it as an “old person’s problem”. But is it? Hearing aid jokes have always annoyed me. Ditto for Granny-yelling-with-a-bullhorn-in-her-ear stereotypes. By…
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