Someone asked the question “What is the greatest sacrifice that comes with having a hearing loss?” People flooded the hard-of-hearing message board with various answers such as “Not getting the promotion” or “Feeling misunderstood.” Finally, a grandfather wrote, “Missing what my granddaughters are saying.”... Read More
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Hearing Loss Issues, PockeTalker, personal amplifier | admin | 
June 5, 2009 7:54 am | 
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Years ago, my dad lay dying. His voice was so faint that it was difficult to hear. We purchased a small bell so that he could ring it if he needed us. During the night, I worried that my mom and I might not hear the high frequency tinkle-tinkle sound of the bell. During the day, I felt exhausted because of the nighttime vigil.... Read More
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Hearing Loss Issues, PockeTalker, hearing assistive technology, personal amplifier | admin | 7:29 am | Comments (0)
My 3-year old granddaughter is in the learning stage when it comes to communicating with me. Our conversations are sometimes frustrating, sometimes funny, and sometimes baffling to her. One day she asked for juice, and I calmly replied that her shoes were next to the computer. After another weird exchange, she gave me a quizzical look and said, “It’s OK grandma, I’ll just ask grandpa.”... Read More
Tags: ALDs, Hearing Loss Issues, personal amplifier, PockeTalker
ALDs, Hearing Loss Issues, PockeTalker, personal amplifier | admin | May 27, 2009 5:54 am | Comments (0)
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