Growing up, it’s important for children to feel included and recognize similarities in themselves and others. Children with hearing loss can sometimes feel different, especially when they wear hearing aids and their friends don’t. Dolls with hearing aids are becoming more popular, as brands such as Barbie, American Girl Dolls and Lego have all added …
A deaf customer’s recent incident at a Taco Bell Drive-Thru in Rochester, NY has renewed attention on the need for employee training and understanding for deaf and hard of hearing customers. Deaf Customer Denied Service On November 19, Karen Putz, who is a deaf author, speaker and coach, approached a drive-thru at a brand …
Brand new patient-led research suggests that Covid-19 can infect the inner ear through the Eustachian tube, which connects the nose to the middle ear, potentially causing tinnitus, deafness, and dizziness. COVID and hearing loss Research recently carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Eye and Ear showed that Covid-19 can be …
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Before Beth Weller discovered the rugby, she hadn’t interacted with other people who had hearing loss. Hearing Loss Diagnosis Beth Weller, deaf rugby player, was born 25 weeks premature. Despite this, her hearing loss wasn’t diagnosed for quite some time. Her mother was told that Weller’s issues were due to colds and ill …
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Noise-induced hearing loss, also known as sensorineural hearing loss, has up until now been impossible to block in order to prevent. However, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, claim a new drug compound may have the ability to block damaging high volume sounds. New Drug Compound for …
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Lucy Findlay has a job to be proud of: She’s a midwife. Findlay considers herself lucky. She has a job that she loves, and every day is different: “Every day I am involved in life-changing and life-affirming situations. The people I work for will never forget how I made them feel. Every day I …
Sue Phillips started to lose her hearing at the age of 40, but between a busy family and work life, she hadn’t realized the severity of the loss. Once she received her audiogram and advice to be fitted with a hearing aid she realized she needed a way to cope with hearing loss upon her …
Learning to manage your stress levels can extend your lifespan and directly impact the relationships around you at home and in the workplace. Being a person with hearing loss adds more stress causing issues and problems. Whether it’s communication issues, fear of performing tasks without your hearing aids, or embarrassment over your hearing loss, there …
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A new medical breakthrough could save thousands of babies from hearing loss. An antibiotic called gentamicin can cause hearing loss when given to babies at signs of infection. Now there’s a fast test that will help prevent gentamicin-induced hearing loss. Gentamicin Induced Hearing Loss According to the Independent, if a newborn in the UK …
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When Michelle Hu Lapid was first diagnosed with hearing loss, her mother was told she would probably not go beyond a third grade reading level. Fast forward 35 years, and Michelle has become a pediatric audiologist and chef, military wife and mother. We’ve talked to her as part of our Community Spotlight series, …
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