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Living with hearing loss

Sometimes a cupped-hand can work wonders

Feb 6th, 2012 | By | Category: Information, Living with hearing loss

Even though digital hearing aids do a remarkable job of helping us to hear better it is sometimes good to go back to basics. A cupped-hand behind the ear can work wonders. If you are like me then you’ll sometimes put your hand behind your ear if you didn’t hear someone as an indication that [...]



Using psychology and body language to hear more

Dec 20th, 2010 | By | Category: Information, Living with hearing loss

“Mirror mirror on the wall, who speaks the clearest of us all?” Mirroring is a behaviour in which one person copies another. It usually happens when two people are talking to each other or are in close proximity. Common mirror behaviour is things like copying someone’s body language or movements, saying the same words or [...]



Waiting rooms – the scourge of the hard of hearing

Nov 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Living with hearing loss, Thoughts

I hate waiting rooms, they make me nervous. Doctor surgeries, opticians, dentists, business foyers, hospital waiting rooms – they’re all the same: large rooms full of people with lots of potential for embarrassing hearing mistakes. Waiting rooms are either incredibly noisy, full of chatter, kids playing and parents shouting; or they are deathly silent with [...]