Making tiny adjustments creates a more favorable learning environment for all learners. We can minimize background noise and improve classroom acoustics to enhance clear communication and understanding.
What People With Hearing Loss Want You to Know
I write this to help people I encounter—whether family, friends, or passing acquaintances—to better understand my daily challenges with hearing loss and hearing loss in general.
How I Cope When They Can't See That I (Sometimes) Can't Hear
I said, “I have a hearing problem. I couldn’t catch what you said. Please can you look this way and repeat that?” It’s amazing how this combination inspires an appropriate and thoughtful response. I almost always find people are pleased to accommodate the differently abled, once you’ve given them the information they need.
8 Tips for the New Hearing Aid User
I am a second-generation hearing aid specialist, now retired. My father had a hearing loss, caused from noise exposure on the artillery range while serving in the U.S. Army. I share this advice I’ve gleaned after decades of dispensing the instruments.