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Jul. 12, 2021

Biden’s Latest Executive Order Is a Boon for People with Hearing Loss

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Editor’s Note: Today’s post is written by Richard Einhorn, a hearing technology consultant, composer, hearing aid wearer, and a recording producer/engineer. In this post, Richard explains why we, as people with hearing loss, should care about the pending Over the Counter hearing aid regulations.   President Biden’s Order Highlights the Need for OTC Hearing Aids    On July 9, President
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Jun. 16, 2021

How Should Hearing Aids Look?

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“Wow, your new hearing aids look really sexy,” said no one ever. While our hearing aids can help us feel sexier — because we can communicate better — the beige-colored arcs behind or in our ears don’t often look the part.   But maybe that is changing.   Large hearing aid manufacturer Sonova recently purchased the consumer electronics division of
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May. 13, 2021

Post-Pandemic, What’s Next for People with Hearing Loss?

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With vaccine #2 under my belt, my thoughts have turned to the post-pandemic world, filling me with both elation and dread. I can’t wait to see friends and family in person, but I worry that communication will remain difficult as mask wearing continues. I am thrilled to start traveling again but wonder if my favorite destinations will be ready to accept visitors.
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Apr. 16, 2021

How to Make Your Media Content Hearing Loss Friendly

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I am sometimes asked to share podcasts about hearing loss with my readers. And while I love to raise awareness about hearing loss topics, my first question is always, “Is there a transcript of the audio available?” Often, the answer is one of confusion. “But it’s a podcast,” they reply. “Podcasts don’t have transcripts.” The truth is that many of
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Mar. 20, 2021

Exercising Virtually with Hearing Loss

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Yoga and exercise are an important part of my daily routine. Almost every morning I hit my mat for a heart pumping HIIT (high intensity interval training) class or a rejuvenating yoga practice. On my best days, I follow this up with a short meditation. I used to take these classes in a studio and developed a method for practicing
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Feb. 14, 2021

When Your Hearing Loss Self-Advocacy is Viewed Negatively

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Sometimes hearing loss can feel like a no-win situation. If you don’t self-advocate, you will be left out of the conversation. But when you do, your self-advocacy behaviors are met with resistance, or worse — contempt. This happened to a hearing loss friend of mine recently. She did all the right things to handle her hearing loss in the workplace — she
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Jan. 26, 2021

What People with Hearing Loss Can Teach Everyone About Better Communication

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Today’s post is written by Zina Jawadi, a medical school student at UCLA with prelingual bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. In this post, Zina explains what people with hearing loss can teach industry about better communication.  At the end of our first full week of working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, my team held a 20-person meeting over Zoom.
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Jan. 19, 2021

Does Your Audiologist Think Beyond the Technology?

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This is the fifth and final post in a series on why people with hearing loss should care about person-centered care. Today’s post discusses person-centered care’s fourth tenet: Think Beyond the Technology. For many of us, audiologist visits center around our hearing technology. Are our hearing aids working properly? What adjustments do they need? What accessories might come in handy
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Dec. 22, 2020

Is Your Audiologist Creative?

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This is the fourth post in a series on why people with hearing loss should care about person-centered care. Today’s post discusses person-centered care’s third tenet: Embrace Creativity. Innovation is the only constant in technology and patient care, a double-edged sword for hearing aid wearers. On the plus side, advances make communication better and easier, but keeping up with all
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Nov. 29, 2020

Jacoti Brings Medical-level Hearing Technology to Affordable Consumer Earbuds

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Today’s post is written by Richard Einhorn, a hearing technology consultant for Jacoti, a composer and a recording producer/engineer. In this post, Richard explains why we, as people with hearing loss, should be excited by Jacoti’s recent announcement that it will embed its technology on Qualcomm chips. Read on for the details.    A Hearing Aid Alternative for People with