Every person with hearing loss is unique. You are unique! No two people are alike and no two hearing losses are alike. I remember on several occasions having two patients with the same identical hearing losses when looking at their audiograms. I fit both of these...
Dear Friend of Avalon, This week, I want to tell you a touching story about one of my clients. Touching for her, her son and daughter, and for me. I hope it touches you, too. I had not seen Elaine for eight months. She had missed her last 4-month checkup in April...
It’s Tuesday and today, I seem to have very few words to share with you. This past weekend, I took two long walks with a dear friend. On Saturday, we walked in silence most of the time. On Sunday, we chatted the entire time, sharing our thoughts and stories. I...
Here’s a trick question for you: What do you hear, right now? My windows are open, so that I can enjoy the coolness of the early morning. I hear the soft breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees, the traffic noise at a distance, the mumbling voices of two women...
Abraham Lincoln’s most famous quote was, “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” When I ponder these words of wisdom, I find myself wondering how one can be happy during these unsettling times in America, and in our own community. Last...
Recently, I met a man who had worn hearing aids for four years. We’ll call him George. George was deeply resigned because he still had to work extremely hard to understand a conversation. When in a social gathering with more than four people, he tended to withdraw...
