Gael Hannan

Gael Hannan is an author, speaker and advocate on hearing loss issues. In addition to her weekly blog at the Better Hearing Consumer, which has a passionate international following, Gael has written two acclaimed books, “The Way I Hear It: A Life with Hearing Loss”and “Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss”, written with Shari Eberts. She is regularly invited to present her uniquely humorous and insightful work to appreciative audiences around the world. Gael has received many awards for her work that advocates for individuals to become more knowledgeable and successful at dealing with their hearing loss and a more inclusive society for them to live in.

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Being a HoH in the Workplace

by Michele Nealon (Note: HoH = hard of hearing, person with a hearing impairment) It was a precarious beginning. I came into this world with a range of medical issues and it’s presumed that the medications damaged my hearing. The unaided sounds I hear today are the sounds I have always heard – a brass orchestra, the breaking of

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Does It Matter? Losing Your Hearing?

How do I feel about my hearing loss? I accept it, I live with it, but there are days, now and then, of struggles. How do others view hearing loss – in general, and mine in particular? Does it matter? Some years ago, I read the stunning poetry of Siegfried Sassoon, a World War 1 English poet. In 1917, already a

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A HoH’s Guide to Common Sounds

In this week’s edition of What’s That Sound?, we’re talking about sounds we don’t understand, new ones that are weird, startling, and just plain incomprehensible – and that turn out to be common, everyday noises in our lives. There are about a million causes of hearing loss and hundreds of thousands of them can be helped with some form of amplification

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Paying Hearing Loss Forward

I once was lost, but now I’m found…. The words of the old hymn, while written about faith, also talk of renewal, which describes the emotions of people who have been freed from fear or pain or frustration. Or from the isolation of hearing loss. Paying “hearing loss” forward doesn’t mean that you pass it on; you don’t touch someone

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You Gotta Laugh About Hearing Loss

Dear Shannon, How are you doing? It was great seeing you again at last year’s Hearing Loss Association of America convention! I’ve never laughed so hard like when we shared all those hearing loss stories in the lounge – my stomach laugh-muscles were sure sore the next morning. Remember that guy who didn’t hear his morning wake-up call – but

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Control Over Hearing Aids: A Consumer’s Perspective

By Carolyn Haas When I got my first hearing aid, I was an immature 13-year-old high school freshman. I was meeting weekly with a special education teacher because I am blind. She noticed I was struggling with orientation and navigating the school hallways, and I wasn’t always responding appropriately to questions. A trip to the school nurse and a hearing

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Snap Out of It!

Recently, I had to give myself a slap in the face. The kind of “snap out of it” slap-a-thon that Cher gave to Nicolas Cage in “Moonstruck” when he was acting dopey-lovestruck – although not so hard. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself, having tinnitus and hearing loss and all. Poor me, why me, how did I pull

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Don’t Waste Money on Facebook Ads For Your Audiology Practice

by Evan Knight online pharmacy buy amoxil online no prescription pharmacy It seems like every small business owner is interested in Facebook Ads in 2018. Perhaps you’ve heard about your colleagues trying them, a marketing agency has pitched them to you, or the collective hive mind (read: social media) has lodged them into your subconscious. Whatever the case may

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Get Found in the Hearing Loss Crowd

Last week, I did a presentation at a hearing health fair in Victoria, BC. The popular event by Broadmead Hearing has been running for nine years. Free of charge, people can talk to manufacturers of hearing aids and assistive technology, as well as organizations that offer other hearing-related services such as counseling, job support, speechreading, etc. Throughout the morning, there

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How Hearing Aids Got Me Back on My Bike

It took Robert Seidler a few years – almost 40 – to reach out for hearing help. Here’s his story. By Robert Seidler buy seroquel online buy seroquel online no prescription I am a filmmaker living in Sopchoppy, Florida. I’m also an avid bicyclist, who has long enjoyed the special Zen-like environment of riding through nature. Whether discussing