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Articles about hearing aids, including our perceptions about them, common issues, troubleshooting, expectations, and everyday use.
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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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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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: The kids are…
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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 article shares a Deaf Perspective on what it’s…
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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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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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