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Connecting People | May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!

Living with hearing loss can be difficult at times. As a hearing loss develops it slowly erodes parts of words and sentences that you can perceive, making everyday conversation between friends, family, and co-workers and source of stress and anxiety. It’s all too common that you have to ask people to repeat themselves and over time you may just defer …

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Talking about Hearing Loss: Why Your Disclosure Method Matters

Many people with hearing loss underestimate not only the toll it takes on themselves but also those around them. For the people who love and care for you, it becomes an added stress as you both struggle to communicate together day after day. You may find that you must ask people to repeat themselves or they may assume that you …

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All About Tinnitus

Do you ever settle down to rest at the end of the day only to be confronted by a ringing in the ears? It can be distracting, confusing, and stress-inducing even trying to understand what is happening. This ringing is the symptom of tinnitus, a phantom sound that is generated from your mind. What is Tinnitus? The U.S. Centers for …