Category: Tinnitus

Random Thoughts on Drinks, Dementia, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

Gael Hannan 2 Comments Acceptance of hearing loss / Acceptance of tinnitus / Accepting help for hearing loss / Advocacy about hearing loss / Alcohol and hearing loss / Anxiety of hearing loss / Assistive Technology / Dementia and hearing loss / Tinnitus / Tinnitus sounds

(Note: I’ve adapted this blog from my 2016 article, Drinks, Dementia and Hearing Loss. A great title, but as I don’t want to confuse Google, I’ve tacked on a couple of important words.) For those who have hearing loss and/or chronic tinnitus, news of breakthrough cures or treatments makes our hearts beat faster. Then it…

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“I Wannabe a Hearing Person”: The Rant

Gael Hannan 7 Comments Acceptance of hearing loss / Cochlear Implants / Communicating with Hearing Loss / Emotions of hearing loss / Hearing Aids & Technology / hearing aids and cochlear implants / Tinnitus

Ask me how my summer has been, and I will be honest: it’s been a mixed bag. Some great fun, sure, but it’s also the summer when I got a new hearing aid AND a new cochlear implant sound processor. AND new apps on my phone that stream them. All within a few weeks! Summer…

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