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 What the Bad Guys Say

I have a recurring nightmare. Technically I suppose it’s not a nightmare because I fret about this while I’m awake, not when I’m sleeping. online pharmacy zantac for sale no prescription I worry about being caught in a bank robbery – not doing the robbery, but being in the bank just when Jesse James’ great-great-grandson decides to carry on

Hearing Loss – It’s All in the Face

“I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.” Dave Barry I am a reader of faces. Not a professional one, although there is such a profession, according to several websites. Chinese doctors

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The Poetry of Hearing Loss

This week, I’m doing something a little different. Hearing loss packs a powerful emotional punch, and many people use poetry to express its impact – rhyming verses, blank verse (which has rhythm but no rhyme), or a free-flowing collection of thoughts that don’t adhere to (or care about) any of the usual poetic rules. A few months ago, I received

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Hearing That Pesky ‘S’

Heard any good s’s lately? A person with hearing loss goes into a bar and asks, “What’s on tap?” The bartender replies, “I’ll tell ya.” They look at each other for a long moment, and finally the patron prompts, ‘So?” The bartender raises his eyebrows and replies, “So…what?” “So, don’t just say I’ll tell ya – and then don’t. So,

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Nitty-Gritty Tips from a Hearing Aid User

I don’t pretend to be a hearing care professional. But for anyone looking for non-biased, trial-and-error insider advice about hearing aids, I reckon that experience is worth at least a year or two of audiology courses. Maybe even a degree. Because after almost 40 years of hearing aid use, I’ve learned an important thing or two about hearing aids.

Unheard Melodies Can Still Be Sweet

Editor’s Note: This week, I am delighted to welcome as guest blogger Katherine Bouton is the author of “Shouting Won’t Help: Why I — and 50 Million Other Americans — Can’t Hear You,” which has just been reissued in paperback with a new introduction. She speaks and writes as an advocate for those with hearing loss, and she is a member of the Board of

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How to Serve Diners with Hearing Loss

“Hi, I’m Chelsea. Welcome to the Cacophony Café. I’d like to tell you about our specials tonight.” Our group of six is seated at a round table. This is a good thing, because it’s easy to see everyone. The restaurant is dark-ish and the noise is rising by the moment. This is not a good thing, because noise interferes with

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My First Hearing Loss Hero – Cindy Gordon

I remember the first moment I saw her. It was hard not to notice her as she mingled at coffee break with other conference attendees who were mostly seniors – she was holding a baby. As she walked towards me, I didn’t know that an amazing woman was about to give me two gifts – peace of mind and friendship.

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Can Hearing Loss Make Your Life Better?

Ever had a bad hair online pharmacy buy sinequan with best prices today in the USA day? A phrase that once meant you and your hair were living on different planets now refers to an overall cruddy day when nothing seems to go right. People with hearing loss have days like that, but we call them bad hearing days. A

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My Wine, My Hearing Loss: The Relationship

The wine-and-martini holiday season of Christmas/New Year’s/University Break is over. Now, at the start of the traditional detox month of January, I have time to think about the relationship between alcohol and hearing loss – not just mine but everybody’s. Spoiler alert – I like wine. It tastes better than beer and it’s a prettier color than coke or pepsi. But