As a result of numerous childhood ear infections, I never enjoyed great hearing, and as I grew older my hearing continued to slowly decline. I…
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In this month’s “Through the Eyes of an Elder” column, Colin Wood eloquently describes how the consequences of hearing loss have affected his …
I’ve found that after I’ve asked someone to repeat themselves — for the third time — they just shake their head with that look that says, “Oh,…
Along my journey of growing older, I desperately tried to avoid my preconceived ideas of what old looked like, such as wearing hearing aids — …
Wayne Jacobson’s career as an internationally recognized expert on hearing aids and hearing health became his passion after he fitted his first patient with a hearing aid in 1976. Forty-two years later, in early December of this year, Jacobson became the fourth-ever recipient of the Marylene Freshley Award, which honored his “years of exemplary service and commitment to the hearing health industry.”
DEAR DOCTOR K: After years of living with hearing loss, I am soon going to get my first hearing aid. Anything I should know ahead of time to be prepared? DEAR READER: The first thing many new users of hearing aids notice is that sounds seem strange. Think of how different your own voice sounds when you listen to a tape recording of yourself. You may also be more aware than ever before of your footsteps, your car’s motor, the sounds you make as you chew your food, and just about any other environmental noise. Many hearing aids can be adjusted to lower the volume of unwanted noise. But more important, with time, your brain will get better at tuning it out.
Over the last six years since I turned 60, I have found getting older is a series of adventures: never knowing what to expect next.
DEAR DOCTOR K: I am losing my hearing, and my doctor wants me to get two hearing aids. Is this really necessary?
A moment of laughter, amidst a solemn occasion, dramatized the new reality of Veterans Day.
