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Health Writer01 April 2021For anyone who uses social media, you know you don’t have to scroll long before hitting videos that aren’t captioned. For Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) people—and for those with auditory processing disorders and second language learners—videos without captions are inaccessible.
Health Writer30 March 2021 Image via Wikimedia Commons/Acroterion The first trial began yesterday for multinational corporation 3M—for its defective military-issued earplugs. There are over 229,397 lawsuits from veterans and soldiers who claim that 3M knowingly gave defective earplugs to soldiers to use in combat. Two subsequent trials will take place in May and June.
Health Writer04 February 2021Maybe you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves more often or notice that you’re nudging the TV volume louder than in the past. Or perhaps you’ve seen a family member having these issues. In any of these situations, it’s natural to wonder if hearing loss is to blame. Deciding whether to see an audiologist and find out for sure, however, can be a big decision. There’s the stigma and ageism that still swirl around hearing loss and can keep us from taking that next step. And then there’s also the current challenge of going on appointments during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health WriterUpdated 04 February 2021There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has triggered fear in all of us. “Will I get it?” and “How will I fare?” are questions that have flickered through most of our minds at one time or another. Yet as more people contract the illness and survive it, we discover new concerns, like the symptoms that afflict people known as “long-haulers” — those who cope with symptoms weeks or months after they recover.
Doctor of AudiologyUpdated 23 December 2020The long-awaited missing feature—Headphone Accommodations in Transparency Mode—is now available (as of the Sept 14 release of AirPods Pro firmware version 3A283). After upgrading, please restart your devices to enable the new functionality.
Doctor of Audiology03 June 2020As COVID-19 wreaks global havoc on the hearing care industry, audiology practices around the world are trying to understand whether (and how) to incorporate virtual audiological care into their service offerings. Earlier today, the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) aired a fantastic Zoom meeting with guests Professor De Wet Swanepoel, Paul Dybala, PhD, and Mark Truong, which explored the viability of incorporating virtual care into a best practice model of audiology.
Guest Author16 March 2020Like many of us in response to COVID-19, your home is now your office and/or classroom. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing like me, you may be scrambling to figure out the best way to communicate in this virtual space.
Hearing health advocate10 February 2020"When do you want to come back?" the receptionist asked me in a voice barely above a whisper. Yes, the waiting room was quiet, but I still struggled to hear her. "When do I want to come in?" I repeated in a questioning way to make sure I heard her correctly.