Two Years of Hears

Most people don’t think about protecting their hearing until it’s too late. Every concert, loud commute, and noisy day adds up—and there’s no undo button.

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The Music Inside My Head

My brain now makes up music with a drone tone mostly in the key of D, pounding rhythms, melodies, and harmonies often in different keys.

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From Pain to Purpose

When routine checkups missed our daughter’s hearing loss, we realized how families navigating an invisible disability can fall through the cracks. So we started to build the tools to help them.

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Shifting Perspectives

Eventually I discovered something different: Living with chronic illness is about adapting to a new rhythm with your body. Here’s what I’ve learned.

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A Primer on Buying Hearing Aids

While you can buy OTC hearing aids without a test, or use free online screening tools, I strongly recommend a comprehensive, in-person exam. A professional evaluation includes a physical inspection of your ears to catch hidden medical issues. 

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A Letter to My Son Turned Into a Children’s Book

One of the biggest sources of encouragement during those intense months after getting Shepherd’s diagnosis was hearing the stories of other families who had walked a similar path.

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Single-Sided Deafness, Cochlear Implantation, and Psychological Conditions

Cochlear implantation (CI) has become an increasingly common audiological solution for children with the most significant degree of unilateral hearing loss—that is, single-sided deafness (SSD)—however, highly variable outcomes are being observed with alarming rates of device nonuse. 

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Are String Telephones the Answer?

In theory, advanced hearing aid features are laudatory for sure, but what about affordability? Aren’t advances in technology supposed to lower prices, not increase them?

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What If a Rare Bone Disorder Could Help Explain Why Some People Develop Ménière’s Disease?

A new study suggests that variants of a single gene may alter inner ear development decades before symptoms begin.

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The Ultimate Summer Bucket List for HoH Students

Sometimes the typical recommendation lists feel a little, let’s say, out of touch for those of us navigating the world with hearing loss, so I’ve put together this top 5 list of things to do this summer vacation!

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