Last week, I gave one of my favorite types of presentations – to first year Audiology university students. My goal is always the same – let these future audiologists know about all the other stuff tha...

I’m making some New Year’s hearing resolutions. They aren’t radically different from my vows of previous years, some of which I’ve kept. Some of them. For a while. But even though my resolutions might...

As the microphone battery pack inched down inside my underpants, heading towards the leg opening and ultimately to the floor, I thought – Why do I keep doing this to myself?! The answer to that questi...

My life has changed for the better since I started wearing an Apple watch. If you have hearing loss, as I do, there is no downside  and a multitude of upsides to using a smart watch. It tells me the t...

Business meetings involve being able to follow what people are saying. I can’t do the meeting minutes. Phone calls with strangers are difficult because of unfamiliar speech patterns. Can you make this...

Imagine a wellness retreat where classes are designed for everyone, including people with hearing loss. One center aims to do just that.

Pardon?  Sorry, one more time? I’m not catching what you’re saying, it’s so noisy in here. Are you asking me if I want a bag, have a membership card, or something else to which the answer is no? I had...

You are not alone this holiday season. The hearing loss community is here to support you. We hope “Hear & Beyond” is part of that for you.

People who have tinnitus will try almost anything to make it go away. On tinnitus social media groups, if someone writes about a thing that reduced their head noise or even – omg, a miracle – made it ...

It’s here – the time of year that amplifies all the biggest challenges for those of us with hearing loss. Music that we love but can no longer hear or enjoy the way we used to. Lots of people gathered...

One of the biggest challenges of hearing loss is not understanding what’s being said – especially if it’s being said in an emergency. Like a bank robbery. Being in the bank during a robbery is my all-...