By Jake Copithorne Former Boston Celtics great and current Minnesota Timberwolves General Manager Kevin McHale has recently made news for his 5-for-1 NBA mega-trade, but it’s his 4-for-1 deal that's been turning heads outside the basketball world: four cochlear implants for the cost of one. In partnership with four other board members, McHale has co-founded the Help Me Hear … [Read more...] about NBA Basketball Legend Kevin McHale Supports Cochlear Implants For Kids
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My Dad’s Hearing Loss Is A Challenge Our Family Confronted Together
By Jake Copithorne "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" my dad asked for the third time. The line at the bookstore was growing at an alarming pace. Six, seven, eight people were waiting behind us now, more agitated by the minute. … [Read more...] about My Dad’s Hearing Loss Is A Challenge Our Family Confronted Together
Introducing Jake Copithorne, Our Summer Intern At Hearing Mojo
The more news, information and stories we post on Hearing Mojo, the more interest there is in the site. Traffic has doubled in recent months and a lot of readers have emailed. Keeping a blog fed can take up a lot of time, so I've brought in some help this summer. My son Jake is entering his senior year in high school and has been helping me out. Now I've asked him to start … [Read more...] about Introducing Jake Copithorne, Our Summer Intern At Hearing Mojo
Josh Swiller Can Tell You Exactly What It’s Like To Be Hard-Of-Hearing
Josh Swiller, who started an excellent blog several years ago about what it's like to get a cochlear implant, wrote a great article for the New York Times Sunday Magazine today that may be the best description I've read of what it's like to be hard-of-hearing. … [Read more...] about Josh Swiller Can Tell You Exactly What It’s Like To Be Hard-Of-Hearing
USA Today: How Starkey Founder Bill Austin Does Well By Doing Good
USA Today has published a wonderful profile on Bill Austin, Founder and CEO of the biggest hearing-aid manufacturer in the U.S., Starkey Laboratories. It focuses rightly on the phenomenal degree of philanthropic work he's done, distributing free hearing aids to millions of people in need throughout the world. It also reviews his history as a super salesman of hearing aids, with … [Read more...] about USA Today: How Starkey Founder Bill Austin Does Well By Doing Good