During a recent conversation, a friend asked if my hearing aids helped me to hear. I explained the pros and cons of my aids and indicated that my aids did improve my hearing, even in challenging noisy environments. It’s a … Read More
What Does Late-Deafened or Hearing Loss Look Like?
We all know what hearing loss is, but what does it look like? I’m often asked how I feel about my hearing loss, how I treat it, and how I cope. Truthfully, I ignore the fact that I don’t hear … Read More
Staying Healthy Might Help Your Hearing!
My audiologist sends his patients a quarterly newsletter. It usually has announcements about the latest in hearing technology and his columns always have helpful advice about things you can do to hear better. This month the newsletter focused on … Read More
Healthy Hearing Resolutions
We get wellness physicals, have our blood pressure checked, blood drawn, perhaps an x-ray or two. Unfortunately, we don’t always put our hearing into the same category. Having our hearing checked is often tucked it away or deemed not being … Read More
A Hearing Sunday Afternoon Experience
Last Sunday morning, my husband surprised me when he said, “Let’s go out on a date this afternoon.” After twenty years of marriage and ten years of dating before we wed, I still get all tingly when he says such … Read More
Give Yourself the Gift of Understanding!
Its holiday season once again A time when inspiration is lingering in my head I have a few words to be said. Are you walking in a world hearing less than you could? Working hard to do your best Yet … Read More
Late-Deafened – New Beginnings!
Your Personal Invitation to a Special Brainstorming Session/Business Meeting and Nominations! What do you wish to see happen to help those who are late-deafened or hard of hearing? The Association of Late-Deafened Adults, Inc. (ALDA), has more exciting news to … Read More
Deaf entrepreneurs share success stories as featured Lyon lecture presenters Oct. 8
The founders of Mozzeria, a San Francisco-based pizzeria with all deaf employees, will share their success stories as part of the Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. “Getting a Piece of the Pizza Pie: … Read More
Pop-up Hearing Technology Problems
It happened again this morning. I was watching a news video on my iPad when I noticed my husband moving his lips. He was trying to talk to me but hooked up to my pad, I couldn’t hear him. Let … Read More
What You Don’t Hear in Restaurants
I can’t remember the last time I heard a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. Ten years? Maybe longer? My husband and I eat out at least once a week, sometimes more. We tend to frequent the same restaurants, our … Read More
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