Better Hearing Consumer

By Lynne Kinsey   I got a cochlear implant in October 2013. Remarkably, I am hearing things I haven’t heard in almost 25 years: birds, leaves crunching beneath my feet, leaf blowers, traffic noises, the furnace, dishwasher and refrigerator noises, children playing and babies cooing, some music and instruments – even my computer keys as I’m typing this. Many of

Dear Mommy and Daddy,   I’ve got a question.  The first of about a million I’m gonna ask, but right now I’m only five months old and this first one is important.  Do you know if I can hear you?    If so – are you absolutely sure?  Did somebody test my hearing before we all left the hospital –

My name is Lauren Sherwood.  I’m pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Professional Writing at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.  A few years ago, I participated in a talent contest.  I was inspired by Gael Hannan, whom my parents had seen at a conference, to write a comedic monologue on living with hearing loss – and

By Dr. Charles Laszlo   I am a hard of hearing person who wears hearing aids.   People think this solves all my communication problems – after all, that’s what the hearing aid advertisements say, don’t they?  But I have many communication needs that require more than hearing aids can provide. There are many faces to the hard of hearing person.

In hindsight, we should have picked the movie about the spelling bee over the cute animals marching two by two into Russell Crowe’s ark. I mean, how loud can a spelling bee be, whereas Noah turned out to be a surprise candidate for the Loudest Movie I’ve Ever Seen award.  But who knew?  The other choices for a movie night

For hearing aid and cochlear implant users, one of the most important people in our lives is our hearing care professional (HCP). This person has more influence on my peace of mind, bank account and quality of life than I would normally give to anyone not a husband, child, parent or BFF.  I see my HCP more frequently than I

Answer me this:  in one house, why do three TVs have to be on at the same time?  On the same station. With the sound on.  Loudly. Right now, in our house, the answer would be that the race is on to the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. My stepson plays for one of the teams, and, at this point, every

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“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