By JenLeoraPosted on It can be hard to know just what to expect from hearing aids. Here's some great Deaf advice based on decades of hearing aid wear! What to expect from hearing aids may seem like common sense.. until it's ...
By JenLeoraPosted on 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 ...
By JenLeoraPosted on 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, ...
By JenLeoraPosted on 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 ...
By JenLeoraPosted on If you wear hearing aids, emergency backup communication is essential. In 1994 I was living in the San Fernando Valley, when a catastrophic earthquake shook the Los Angeles area to its core. Just a few miles north of ...
By JenLeoraPosted on For a Deaf or hard of hearing person, having confidence in explaining what's needed to better communicate with kids is crucial. My best strategies. For most of us that are Deaf or hard of hearing understanding children’s speech ...