Better Hearing Consumer

   HoH = Hard of Hearing = Person with Hearing Loss   I’m a HoH. I like and use this term because it’s snappy and takes less time to say than “I’m hard of hearing” or “I’ve got hearing loss”.  Problem is, not everyone understands this particular meaning of the word, which rhymes with ‘hoe’.  If you’re not sure if

Everybody loves a good story. And we all have a story to tell – our lives, our ‘issues’, our views. But we don’t always have a place to tell it. People with hearing loss are often hesitant to talk about how their hearing loss makes them feel, or perhaps our friends and family have heard the frustration in our voices

by Hatem Ahmed   Dentistry is beautiful.   Have you ever tried to impact a person’s life? Push them to the point where they can’t help but smile?  An eight-year-old boy, coming home from school, leaped onto the doormat, singing primary school anthems as he waited for his mother’s response to his persistent knocking. He was born a smiling kid

If you were to ask a person what bothers them the most about their hearing loss, be prepared to hear a long list, starting with not being able to hear very well. But there are many more, including these: The eternal need to say pardon or would you repeat that, please? Having people reply “oh never mind” when you do.

By Ruth Ilean Fox My life with hearing has been an interesting adventure with many twists and turns.   Hearing loss started at birth, 70 years ago, and progressed from mild to profound over 25 years. My speech developed normally, except for the “L” and “R” sounds, so my loss was not significant until around the age of four when children

Hearing loss is so out of the closet these days. Twice last week I received flyers in the mail asking in big colorful letters – “DO YOU HAVE HEARING LOSS?”  You’ve wasted this 50-cent flyer on me, buddy, that ship has already sailed. Hearing loss is so common now that it’s discussed openly and frequently when people get together –

by Heather Rivera, Ph.D Many people have experienced a “wake-up call”— a defining moment when something in their life has to change. For some, it’s a dramatic event and for others, a seemingly mundane event, but for most people, the moment is life changing. My wake-up call was no exception. For years I struggled with hearing loss. As time went

Pilates, jogging, and yoga all have their place in keeping us physically fit enough so that we can, say, sweep the floor without getting a leg cramp. People are always looking for new things to add to our workout regime or, more honestly, to find something that not only works but is enjoyable. (Good luck with that, says my inner sloth.) But recently,

By Pearl Feder, L.C.S.W.   As the sun goes down and the evening enters my bedroom, I whip my hearing aid off and breathe a sigh of relief. I begin to relax. I enjoy the sound of my tinnitus (yep, you read that correctly), without the words coming at me from all directions.  I haven’t always been deaf. I heard stereo music

“You have hearing loss? Really!? You speak so well!” (Because my mommy taught me.) “You don’t look like you have hearing loss.” (You were maybe expecting a permanent expression of “huh?”) Here’s some breaking news:  I WANT YOU TO KNOW I DON’T HEAR WELL. That way, you’ve got a head start on my needs. You and I just make minor