If you are looking for a way to talk to your young children or grandchildren about your hearing loss, Papa, Can You Hear Me Now?, a new children’s book by audiologist Dr. Amit Gosalia, may be the answer. With colorful illustrations and simple to understand language, the book tells a positive story about the ways Continue reading
Coping Strategies for Hearing Loss
How Providers Can Help Us Manage Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a common condition for people with hearing loss that can be just as or even more bothersome at times. We need our providers’ help in sifting through the fads and scams that abound on the Internet so we can find the tools that really help. In my recent article for Ida Institute, I discuss Continue reading
Announcing My Hearing Loss Helps Me Communicate Better
It takes effort to let people know about our hearing loss and educate them (perhaps for the umpteenth time) about what assistance we need from them to ease conversation. But what choice do we have? Good communication is a two-way street and without the critical step of self-identifying, difficult listening situations cannot be remedied. My Continue reading
Living with Hearing Loss Year in Review
No matter the challenges we face, time marches on. It seemed like 2020 would never end, but now another year has already come and almost gone. Thank you to all my readers for their support, engagement, comments and tips this year. The more we share with one another, the more successfully each of us can Continue reading
Sometimes I Forget How Hard It Is for Me to Hear
Thanksgiving was the first time our extended family had come together in two years. All eight of us were hyped up, excitedly talking at once in our attempts to say everything we had missed sharing during the pandemic. Cross-talk abounded. Our voices reverberated and bounced around the high ceilings and hard surfaces of my in-laws Continue reading
