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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Telecoils to the Rescue! (When Performers Can’t Hear)

If I didn’t already have enough reasons to love the telecoils in my hearing aid and cochlear implant – I recently discovered another one. Telecoil and loop systems let me hear myself! As a public speaker and performer, I use the amplification system provided by the venue. Often, hearing my voice as it goes out to the room, there’s

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Gulp! First Visit to a New Audiologist

Today, I met with a new audiologist for the first time. Well, she’s not a new audiologist…she’s been practicing for a while. But she was new to me, and as I took the ferry to Vancouver from Victoria, I was nervous because there was a lot riding on this visit. “Breaking in” a new hearing health professional can be as

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I Say “Speak Up, I’ve Got Hearing Loss”, They Say….

“Would you mind speaking up, I’ve got hearing loss.” When you say this to a stranger, a barista in a coffee bar, for example, there’s a list of standard replies you can expect. (“Wow, that sucks” is not a standard or acceptable answer.) “Pardon? Yuk-yuk.” Oh, gosh, I’ve never heard that before, thanks for sharing. 99% of the time, this snappy

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Are You Stressed About Tinni-Cusis?

I have a confession to make. After a lifetime of hearing loss and two years of head noise I still get stressed about it. To be honest, it’s mostly about the tinnitus and hyperacusis. I look back to the days before head noise, when I was “just” severely hard of hearing and think, “Wow, life was great back then”. I

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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