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How to Enjoy Music after Hearing Loss December 27, 2016 8 Memes that Describe the Deafie Struggle December 29, 2016 WordPress › Error

How to Enjoy Music after Hearing Loss December 27, 2016 8 Memes that Describe the Deafie Struggle December 29, 2016 WordPress › Error

Relationships can be tricky at the best of times, but many of us find them most difficult in the early stages. Whether you’re quite comfortable talking to others about your hearing loss, or you feel ill at ease about it, telling someone you have a crush on might seem like an obstacle that you need

Using the phone can be a challenge with hearing loss. But luckily there are more and more technology options that make it easier to communicate with loved ones. For example, my dad – who has never been one for chatting on the phone – and I recently started to chat via text messages. Then, we

A Deafie’s Guide to Sunday’s Big NFL Football Game February 2, 2017 Baby with Little, Pink Hearing Aids Featured in National Ad Campaign February 3, 2017 We all know that having hearing loss can affect our ability to communicate, which may, in turn, affect our relationships. So, what happens when we wish to embark on

Valentine’s Day is here!  A day of pink hearts, red roses, sometimes even golden rings, and—for those of us who struggle with hearing loss—it can be totally nerve-wracking. We want to be romantic. We want to be attentive to our dates. We want to have fun. But what if we can’t hear enough to follow

What are the best ways to teach your loved ones about hearing loss?  Gianluca Trombetta, a HearingLikeMe contributor who has moderately severe hearing loss, presented an entertaining  monologue at  a BBC Ouch Storytelling Live event last month, sharing his experiences on what has worked.. and what hasn’t.  He says he hated it when his girlfriend

  A video of a deaf grandmother and baby girl is winning the hearts of many, especially those raising children with sign language. Shari Joy McMahon uploaded the video of her mom teaching her daughter, Aria, on Facebook. In the video, Grandma Pamela signs with Aria. The 9-month-old eventually starts to babble and move her

Auditory training might improve the ability of older participants with hearing loss to recognize the speech of their spouse and improve communication interactions between couples, according to a new study.  Historically, audiologists have tended to assume that familiarity with a voice might limit the patient’s ability to further improve understanding of that same voice, but researchers at

Have you ever asked your parents if they can hear the birds? Or if they are able to enjoy the tones in music like they used to? I’ve been working in the hearing aid industry for a couple years now, but it wasn’t until recently that I had a conversation with my parents about hearing