I love attending the theater, but with hearing loss it can be challenging. The dialogue moves quickly, performers sometimes speak in heavy accents, and the phrasing of the songs can make it hard to understand what is being said. What a dream it would be if the performances were captioned. Well, it turns out some of them Continue reading
Coping Strategies for Hearing Loss
Why Is It Still OK To Make Fun of Hearing Loss?
“Do you mind if I switch seats with you? I have a hearing loss and it would help if I had a better view of the speaker,” I asked a well-dressed man at a recent lunch meeting. “What?” he replied with a smirk, not because he didn’t hear me, but because he was making a Continue reading
What Would You Do If You Couldn’t Hear Your Children?
My children are not allowed to listen to music on their iPods like all their friends. They can’t turn their backs to me when they talk. They must keep their mouths free and clear of debris and food or I won’t understand what they are saying. And they definitely can’t bellow “Mom!” from another room Continue reading
How Delta Air Lines Made Traveling Better For This Person With Hearing Loss
I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately, which I very much enjoy, but with hearing loss, the logistics can be challenging. From gates changes at the airport, through the complexity of the boarding process and the various security announcements on the plane, there is a lot of important information being shared — and in Continue reading
Lipreading In Paradise
Do you lipread? I do. Most of the time, I am not aware of it, but I know I must be doing it, because it annoys me terribly when people cover their mouths when they speak! I have gotten quite skilled at it over the years, because the other day at a meeting, a colleague across Continue reading
