These findings support the idea that comprehension challenges can stem from cognitive limitations besides language structure. For educators and clinicians, this suggests that sentence comprehension measures can provide insights into children’s cognitive strengths and areas that need support.
The Challenge I Live With and Want to Share With You
I do feel like something is lost when older adults are put into what feels like isolation chambers due to our hearing ability. We have something unique to contribute from the perspective of our years, and I would like us to find a way as a society to allow us to do that.
How Losing My Hearing Taught Me to Listen
I turned my gaze inward instead of outwardly to seek answers and I began taking better care of myself, seeking personal growth opportunities, reconnecting to aspects of life that I loved, learning meditation, and seeking alternative therapies for my sudden hearing loss.
The VA Hearing Disability Calculator
The VA Hearing Disability Calculator is designed to help veterans determine their potential VA disability rating for hearing loss.
Genetic Reprogramming Regenerates Lost Hair Cells in the Mature Mouse Inner Ear
Our results suggest that mature cochlear supporting cells can be reprogrammed into sensory hair cells, providing a possible target for hair cell regeneration in mammals.
Halloween Tips for Families With Hearing Challenges
For children with hearing loss and their families, Halloween traditions can be adjusted to make sure everyone enjoys a comfortable experience. Here are a few tips to help make the holiday fun and safe.
Why Do Prescription Hearing Aids Cost So Much?
Cost remains one of the most significant barriers to hearing aid uptake. At an average price of $4,000 a pair, hearing aids are prohibitive to many who need them. But what exactly determines hearing aid price, and why is there such a wide range?
Emerging Research Grants: Call for Applications
The Emerging Research Grants program is a competitive process that awards grants to only the most promising investigators. Recipients are exceptionally well-positioned to secure subsequent funding from major federal funders. In fact, ERG awardees (2002–present) have gone on to be awarded an average of $59 in federal research funding for every dollar of their ERG grant.
Tackling Hidden Hearing Loss
Individuals with hidden hearing loss may have “normal” hearing on a typical audiogram but still struggle to comprehend speech, especially in noisy environments like crowded restaurants.
A Lesson in Self-Compassion After Fleeing a Bad Sound Situation
Hearing loss is definitely a challenge. It can separate us from hearing conversations, making us feel disconnected. But we try our best to do what’s necessary for our best hearing experience.