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Got Hearing Loss? Go Where the HoHs Are!

Gael Hannan Leave a comment Acceptance of hearing loss / Action on Hearing Loss / Canadian Hard of Hearing Association / Closed captioning / Cochlear Implants / Communicating with Hearing Loss / Connecting people with hearing loss / Hearing Aids / Hearing Aids & Technology / hearing aids and cochlear implants / hearing loops / Hearing Loss Association of America / Help for people with hearing loss / HLAA / HoH / HoHs / telecoils

(Note: HoH = Hard Of Hearing = Slang acronym for a person with hearing loss.)   You have hearing loss and you’re finally admitting you might need a bit of help – who you gonna call? Maybe you mumble to your doctor something about your ears, perhaps it’s wax, or…. Maybe you take your neighbor’s advice…

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I Have Hearing Loss. My Partner Doesn’t. Help!

Gael Hannan Leave a comment Cochlear implant surgery / Cochlear Implants / Communicating with Hearing Loss / Communication strategies / Families affected by hearing loss / Hearing Loss and relationships / Mumbling and hearing loss / Relationships and hearing loss

In the vocabulary of people with hearing loss (PWHL), a person who doesn’t require amplification, implants, captioning, or clear speech from everyone is referred to as ‘hearing’. As in, I have hearing loss and my husband is hearing. I refer to him in my work as the Hearing Husband, but should you meet him, he…

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