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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Fessing Up to Hearing Loss: It’s a Gender Thing

Comments from three different conversations at a Class of ’65 high school reunion, held in the gym. Man: Jeez, it’s hard to hear with all this noise. Man: I’m wearing hearing aids these days. Woman: I have hearing loss, and this noise is awful. Can we move outside to continue talking? Who do you think is going to have the

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Pygmalion, Golem and Little Engines

HearingHealthMatters.org features two blogs by teacher Bonnie Stone this week. In Hearing Views, she questions the rationale behind the advice to keep expectations low for the success of her cochlear implant. When you are finished with this article, read her guest blog in the Better Hearing Consumer, where she discusses how the devastation of sudden hearing loss and her ultimate implantation have

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I am a Teacher with Hearing Loss

Editor’s Note: HearingHealthMatters.org is pleased to feature two related articles by teacher Bonnie Stone this week. In the Better Hearing Consumer, she discusses how a devastating sudden hearing loss and subsequent cochlear implantation have affected her career as an elementary school teacher. When you are finished this article, visit Hearing Views, where she questions the rationale of advising CI candidates to keep expectations

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People with Hearing Loss: How Do We Explain Ourselves?

People with hearing loss are unique. We occupy an awkward place in this world that spins on the sounds of people, nature, and machines that most other people can hear and understand. And it’s not always easy to explain what it’s like to be in that place. We are set apart, defined—not by choice, not by faith, gender, color, political views

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Employees with Hearing Disability: Know Your Rights

Editor’s Note: Job-related issues are a major area of concern for people with hearing loss everywhere. In this article, Lisa Klop of Sivantos shares important information that is valuable even for those not covered by the American ADA. by Lisa Klop, Au.D. When you have a disability you are likely to find yourself in situations where you have to

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The Contrarian: Start It Up!

Michael Metz fires up The Contrarian, a monthly column that debuts in this space today, inviting considered opinion and informed debate within the Audiology profession. He gave HHTM a sneak peek in December with his post “Don’t Shoot the PCAST Messenger.” online pharmacy buy fluoxetine online no prescription pharmacy Blogs, list-services, chat rooms, interactive web sites, and the lot have

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Wasting Time on Hearing Loss?

People with hearing loss – have you ever considered the time you’ve been wasting? If we no longer had hearing ‘issues’—if our hearing was suddenly and miraculously restored—what on earth would we do with all that extra time? How would we replace all those minutes and hours spent on the technology, rituals and emotions of hearing loss? When I was a

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A New Year’s Blessing for HoHs

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice.” T.S. Eliott, Four Quartets (HoH: slang for person with hearing loss, derived from hard of hearing) People with hearing loss must work hard to make communication a positive, not negative, element of their lives. There are things we have to do: processes to

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Best of Hearing Health: Boundary Area Between PSAPS and Hearing Aids, Part 1

Another chance to enjoy the best of Hearing Health, in the first post of the Device Disruptions series edited by Richard Einhorn. Mead C. Killion, Ph.D., Sc.D.(hon) Editor’s Note: In the 70’s, Mead Killion, PhD, ScD (hon), urged high sound quality for hearing aids when hardly anyone else cared, let alone understood, its crucial importance. He is the inventor of

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Best of Hearing Views: Making a List – Checking It Twice: Someone’s Been Very Naughty

By Angela Loavenbruck, Ed.D. Over the past several months, the Crabby Audiologist has been doing a little historical review of Audiology’s transition from a tiny, barely known profession to one that’s made it onto the 10 Best Jobs List the last several years running. In that transition, no one can deny the importance of ASHA’s early work (1950’s and 60’s)