I finally got my cochlear implant, and on July 1 they turned it on. The surgery on June 20 had gone well, but like everyone else who must await activation, I had no idea how well it would work in restoring my hearing once it went live. But when the audiologist attached the external processor and activated it, I experienced a modern miracle. … [Read more...] about They Turned On My Cochlear Implant, And I Feel Like I Won The Lottery
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Starkey Hearing Foundation Gets Its Newest Volunteer: Former President George W. Bush
Former President George W. Bush has signed on with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help give away hearing aids to people with hearing loss in Africa. Last week, he joined a Starkey Foundation mission in Tanzania where a team fit 222 people with custom hearing aids. Bush has had an interest in Africa since he served as president, when he surprised many of his critics by … [Read more...] about Starkey Hearing Foundation Gets Its Newest Volunteer: Former President George W. Bush
How To Make Office Work Work When You Have Severe Hearing Loss
In the years since I experienced my sudden severe hearing loss, I've worked at home managing my own business as a marketing and communications consultant. All the phone work and meetings required of a communication consultant made it difficult at times. But with the assistance of several great business partners and some extremely accommodating long-term clients, I managed … [Read more...] about How To Make Office Work Work When You Have Severe Hearing Loss
Take It From The Hearing Aid Makers: Without Great Design, ‘Wearable Computing’ Products Will Go Nowhere
Google is stoking up the PR for Google Glass, its still-in-development "wearable computing" project that will let you view the web all day long through a tiny computer monitor attached to a pair of high-tech eyeglasses. But like many other tech companies that try to make consumer products, Google is struggling mightily in the design department. It's time they took a closer … [Read more...] about Take It From The Hearing Aid Makers: Without Great Design, ‘Wearable Computing’ Products Will Go Nowhere
Buy Katherine Bouton’s Book, “Shouting Won’t Help” Today — It’s The Best I’ve Read On Hearing Loss
I've only read the first hundred pages. But so far, Katherine Bouton's book, Shouting Won't Help...Why I--and 50 Million Other Americans--Can't Hear You, has been like an out-of-body experience. It's as if someone who was living in my head for the past ten years finally escaped and wrote a book about the experience of being me. This book is a MUST READ for anyone with … [Read more...] about Buy Katherine Bouton’s Book, “Shouting Won’t Help” Today — It’s The Best I’ve Read On Hearing Loss