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….
10 Reasons Why Your Hearing Aid is Whistling
A whistling hearing aid is annoying. But what does it mean? Most of us that wear hearing aids are familiar with one of two things: the sound of our own hearing aid whistling or a well-meaning (and…
A Tale of 2 Hearing-Aid-Wearing Parents
Hubs just got his hearing aid fixed after being out of commission for a week + and is now hyper-aware of the sounds in all the land once again. Our children are playing in another room. Hubs:…
Deaf Mama at the Movies
My first solo venture to the movies with both kiddos to see Sing! was an ad-venture as everything seems to be with them.. I burned a hole in my popcorn bowl prior to leaving. I am an…
Deaf at the Pool
As a Deaf person who wears a hearing aid, swimming in a pool has always felt like flipping a switch to me. Sound to silence. Add kids and weather, antics ensue. This summer, my family made a…
The 10 Most Dangerous Places for a Hearing Aid
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…
Deaf in a Restaurant
Date Night! My husband and I score a babysitter, boom out the door and into the car. Floor it to freedom. A much needed couple of kid-free hours awaits. Into the restaurant, yes we’d like to sit…
A (Deaf) Disney Adventure
Once Upon a Time, you could get into Disneyland for FREE on your birthday. And one year, after we were recently married, my husband and I decided to go for his birthday. So, as carefree (read childless)…