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Have Yourselves a Better Hearing Holiday

December 17, 2019Gael Hannan 2 Comments Acceptance of hearing loss / Access to Communication / Christmas and hearing loss / Families affected by hearing loss / Tinnitus

Dear Readers, This week in the Better Hearing Consumer, I write simply to wish everyone a holiday season that is stress-free and communication-joyful. When our family and friends speak with us in a way that is absolutely, perfectly easy to understand, we should let them know. We don’t have to grovel with gratitude, but we…

Dear Family: A Holiday Hearing Letter

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019Gael Hannan 3 Comments Communication strategies / Families affected by hearing loss / Holiday hearing tips / Hyperacusis / Tinnitus

Dear Family, Every year, before Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanukkah and all the other traditions observed in our fabulous extended family, I give you the same pep talk. You know the pep talk I mean – the one where I urge you to put some pep into how you talk with me so that I…