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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Hear Better by Blowing Your Nose

Kathi Mestayer is an occasional contributor to the Better Hearing Consumer. This week, she shares two startling discoveries she made when she felt the urge to blow. by Kathi Mestayer buy pepcid online pepcid online no prescription Just before the holidays, I was standing at the kitchen counter, listening to NPR’s morning news show, and I felt a little stuffed

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Easy Hearing Loss Resolutions to Make and Take One Day at a Time

New Year resolutions are never really meant to last the whole year, let alone the rest of our life, are they? OK, maybe they are, but every year don’t we make the same list of “I am determined to do this” things – eat less, drink less, spend less, smile more, and just be an overall better person? People

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All-Time Popular Post: What I Didn’t Know About Hearing Aid Batteries

For this final post of 2017, I’m reprinting the most-read article I’ve ever posted to the Better Hearing Consumer. Since its original posting in May of 2012, I’ve added cochlear implant batteries to my arsenal of hearing things. I hope that you’re all having a peaceful and happy holiday season. Best wishes, Gael Hannan What I Didn’t Know About Hearing

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Best of 2017: Stupid Hearing Loss Questions to Ask Yourself

In this final month of the year, we at Hearing Health Matters are posting what we consider to be our best and/or most popular articles of this and other years. I hope you’ll enjoy reading (or re-reading) this article of stupid hearing loss questions to ask yourself – you won’t believe your answers! On social media, it’s sometimes tough

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My Favorite Post: If I Were a Hearing Person

As we close off the year, the Better Hearing Consumer and other Hearing Health Matters editors are posting our favorite and most popular posts. The following article is from November 2013, and remains one of the most personal pieces I’ve written. I hope you enjoy it. If I Were a Hearing Person When trying to remember a time

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How a Broken Toe Helped My Tinnitus

It’s not like my feet were pretty to begin with. It didn’t help when I dropped a heavy flooring sample – the thin edge – on my left foot. The toe next to the big one is now the biggest one. We’ve all stubbed or bruised or broken a toe at some point. And if you’re one of the lucky

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A New Dawn for a Person with Bilateral Ménière’s Disease

Ian Kinross is a Toronto-based communicator who has worked in the health and financial sectors. On his blog, kinrosscordless, he writes about community gardening and bike repair and, now, Ménière’s Disease, a condition that puts the inner ear through repeated wash cycles, triggering vertigo and progressive hearing distortion and loss. I asked Ian to write his story for HHTM’s Better

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Hearing Loss List for Santa

I know that Santa’s main focus is stuff for children, and not expensive toys for adults, life-changing events, medical breakthroughs, or governmental policy changes. But a person can dream, right? This year’s letter to Santa Claus (or St. Nick or any of the many other names the dear fellow goes by) is also for his partner, Mrs. Claus. I don’t

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Changing My Life with Hearing Loss

I love reading the stories of people who have changed their stories. People who face adversity – health challenges, economic restrictions, social prejudices. Or who are simply bored or dissatisfied with their life direction and want to change their stars. Last week, I profiled Francisca Morneault Rouleau, a woman with hearing loss who become an audiologist. This week, Matthew Wren of

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The Passion of an Audiologist With Hearing Loss

Francisca Morneault Rouleau is an audiologist and clinic owner in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. She was recently honoured by the local business development organization, CBDC Madawaska, as Youth Entrepreneur of the Year. On their application for the award, candidates are asked to name any role models or inspiration for their work, and I was equally honoured to hear that Francisca