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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Hearing-Accessible Political Events: Bring It On!

Hearing loss advocate and loop installation expert, Reverend Mary Dyer, puts up the passionate cry for political meetings that are accessible to those with communication and hearing issues. By Mary Dyer It was with mixed feelings that I recently read about a political picnic where a number of the gubernatorial candidates were to meet with constituents to share

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The Best Place to Meet HoHs (People with Hearing Loss)

I’m hungover. And not from wine – although I did have a glass or two – but from a fabulous overload of people and information. Several days of chat, discussion and discoveries about my hearing loss issues have left my tired but content. It’s the best hangover I’ve ever had. The 35th conference of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

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A Baby’s Cry – Test My Hearing!

I’m a baby who has just been born. That was some tough passage, but hey, I’m here and breathing. Well, I’m pretty sure I’m breathing, because I’ve been poked, handled and stared at closely. That Apgar thing about my vitals: appearance, do I have a pulse, do I grimace, am I moving and finally, am I breathing. Yay, I got

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Is Hearing Loss Your Loyal Companion?

One of the good things you can say about hearing loss is its loyalty – it just never leaves you. It sticks by your side, your insides, no matter how much you beg it to give you some “alone time”. It’s hard to get that kind of loyalty these days but, honestly? I could do without the devotion of chronic

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At My Service!

Editor’s Note: If this blog seems familiar, thank you – it means you’re reading weekly! This post ran last week – but it was incomplete due to technical problems on my part. I hope you will read it again, or for the first time. Service, as defined by online dictionaries, with my additions in italics: A valuable action, deed,

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The Space Between Hearing and Loss

There’s a space between a hearing person and me. buy https://www.healthyrecipeecstasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/augmentin.html online https://www.healthyrecipeecstasy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/augmentin.html no prescription pharmacy An expanse that changes shape and size as it Fills with the sounds and meanings of spoken language. To the hearing people, this space is invisible. They don’t even know it exists, As they converse easily, crisply, back-and-forth. But the people with

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10 Sound Reasons to Use a Hearing Aid or Cochlear Implant

Listicle – my new word of the day. List + article = listicle. You’re reading one right now – a hearing loss listicle (go ahead, say that tongue-twister out loud) – about the little sounds we can hear thanks to amplification. Sometimes a simple sound can make me pause, grateful and surprised, “I wouldn’t be able to hear THAT without hearing aids.” In

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The Best Hearing Advice I’ve Ever Received

When hearing problems start, so does the advice. The first suggestion is usually, “You should get your hearing checked.” But to be honest, when loved ones first start lobbing that advice, most people don’t immediately jump in the car and drive madly to the hearing clinic. And they probably won’t mention a possible hearing problem to their family doctor, either—who should

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The Sniff (And Other Curses of Better Hearing)

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Stupid Hearing Loss Questions to Ask Yourself (You Won’t Believe Your Answers!)

On social media, it’s sometimes tough to tell the difference between clickbait and real posts. Clickbait are the teasing posts that tempt us to click—and then immediately regret it. She opened her front door, and what happened next—I couldn’t stop laughing! Clickbait also secretly gathers information by urging us to reply. “Type yes and share if you agree” or “Can I