Awareness

A Guide to Social Security Disability Insurance

I’d read about how challenging the Social Security Disability Insurance process can be. There are so many variables: your work history, income, disability type, age, and more.

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Of Starships and Phantom Sounds

Tinnitus is a symptom, not a condition itself, and can be an early indication of hearing damage. A person with tinnitus perceives sounds without an external source.

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What Is the Cingulo-Opercular Network?

Effortful listening is mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. Learn how it affects the brain—and what to do about it.

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Do You Wear Earpieces or Earbuds Daily?

Earpieces and earbuds, by design, channel sound directly into your ear canal. While this ensures clarity in communication, it also increases the risk of overexposure to harmful noise levels.

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A Lost Dachshund’s Lesson About Connection

Dogs, like human beings, need social interaction and the company of others. That’s important for people with hearing loss to remember. So as challenging as it may be, it’s important that we stay connected and try to communicate.

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Despite Challenges, Les Paul Persevered

Les Paul persisted to refine the design for a solid body electric guitar, create multiple gold records, invent today’s recording techniques, be inducted into multiple halls of fame, and play his guitar until two months before he died at 94 years old in August 2009.

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Join the Hyperacusis Heroes Book Project

What I have discovered is that unlike many other disabilities and chronic conditions, there are no anthologies or collections of personal stories published in book form about hyperacusis. So by publishing this book, I hope to develop greater awareness and understanding about hyperacusis.

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The Hidden Impact of Hearing Loss on Mothers and Grandmothers

When I was obtaining my doctorate in audiology, I started noticing some telltale signs of hearing loss when talking to my grandmother.

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Inclusive Stories for Children With Hearing Loss

My firsthand experience with hearing, speech, and language development challenges, both personally and as a parent, helped shape my writing.

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Are Low Frequency Sounds More Safe for Hearing?

Our information is based on evidence-based research studies and scholarly articles that support the adverse effects of both intense and chronic high and low frequency noises on our hearing. 

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