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Gulp! First Visit to a New Audiologist

June 27, 2017Gael Hannan 4 Comments Audiologist and client relationship / Audiologists / CI evaluation / Cochlear Implants / Communicating with Hearing Loss / Hyperacusis / Stress and hearing loss / Tinnitus

Today, I met with a new audiologist for the first time. Well, she’s not a new audiologist…she’s been practicing for a while. But she was new to me, and as I took the ferry to Vancouver from Victoria, I was nervous because there was a lot riding on this visit. “Breaking in” a new hearing…

Are You Stressed About Tinni-Cusis?

June 13, 2017June 15, 2017Gael Hannan 7 Comments Acceptance of hearing loss / Audiologists / Hyperacusis / Katherine Bouton / Mental health and hearing loss / Rewiring Tinnitus / Serenity Prayer / Shari Eberts / Stress and hearing loss / Tinnitus / Tinnitus therapy

I have a confession to make. After a lifetime of hearing loss and two years of head noise I still get stressed about it. To be honest, it’s mostly about the tinnitus and hyperacusis. I look back to the days before head noise, when I was “just” severely hard of hearing and think, “Wow, life…