Chickens may unlock a cure for hearing loss one day. They (and some other birds) can regrow the tiny, hair-like nerve cells in their inner ears after injury. Scientists at Stanford University are studying chickens in hopes of restoring human hearing in the future. But...
I learn so much from you. What seems like a standard check-up for you and your hearing instruments so often becomes a wonderful connection between two human beings. That connection may be between You and me, You and Emily, You and Alan. Or those connections on the...
How are you? I mean, really, how are you feeling and doing this past week? I awoke one morning feeling incredibly stressed about life. I found myself judging everything especially myself. “You should have put away the laundry last night. You should have worked on...
01/11/21 WOW…What an intense, scary, and crazy week of events. Many of us watched as a group of people literally broke down the doors of the U.S. Capitol and desecrated the sacredness of our government. These and other violent acts have become part of America. Some...
Who you are, matters, and how you participate in life makes a difference. I believe that we are all connected to one another in some divine and wonderfully, mysterious way. But when hearing loss is present, that human connection can be easily broken. Simple things in...
In a couple of days, 2020 will be over. As humans, we are funny creatures! So many of us, including myself, say, “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over.” “These are not beautiful times but they are our times.” ~ Jean Paul Sartre The turbulent waters we have been living...
An angel on her tree I was about 6 years old. It was the last day of school before Christmas break. My teacher asked some of us, kids, what we wanted for Christmas. The only thing I wanted was an Easy-Bake Oven. After all the kids blurted out what they wanted, our...
11th Annual 12 Days of Christmas Hearing Mission This holiday season is different. We have to do what we can to stay healthy, for our family and our community’s sake. We were not able to have our normal, big-party Hearing Mission. We toned it down and socially...
I keep hearing Frank Sinatra singing in my head. Does that ever happen to you? A song gets stuck in your head and you can’t stop thinking about it? “Have yourself a merry, little Christmas” keeps playing, over and over, in my head! I decided to look up the...
Sara and David are at odds with one another. Their 32-year marriage which had been loving, tolerant and interesting had gradually turned into misunderstandings, snide remarks and regular arguments. Both Sara and David have a hearing loss. Sara has a set of hearing...
