Hearing Loss and Frustration Go Hand in Hand
Frustration is a very real emotion for someone with a hearing loss. If someone you care about is losing their hearing, frustration will be one of the key emotions both parties will experience. The one that has normal hearing needs to be the one that...Hard of Hearing Helped by LCD Writing Tablets
If you or someone you know is hard of hearing, here is one way to eliminate a potentially uncomfortable situation. After my breast cancer journey, I treated myself to a spa package. As a person who is hard of hearing, I experience a somewhat...Waiters and Waitresses – Repeat or Rephrase
Restaurants are lively, noisy places filled with all kinds of barriers to communication. Soup or Salad? For anyone with any degree of hearing loss, a simple question such as: “soup or salad…” is easy to misunderstand. It is easier to misinterpret the question...Hard of Hearing Witch-A Post-Halloween Drama
A witch had her broom stolen. In this funny cartoon, the witch victim misunderstands the question asked by the policeman. It does garner a chuckle or two. Soft consonants are a challenge for the hard of hearing This cartoon exemplifies how easy it is to misunderstand...
Voice Tonality… IT MATTERS!
When I was younger, and had dogs, I always got a kick out of saying awful things to them in a sweet voice while watching them respond positively. The dogs were not responding to my words; rather, to the tone of my voice. This taught me the tone of our voice (i.e.,...7 Tips from Hearing Loss CPR – Keep the Connection Alive
This is a short book with seven chapters copied from the large edition. This smaller book focuses primarily on communicating with or as a person who is hard of hearing.
T-shirts for the Hard of Hearing
Get happy
Thirty Tips to Get Out of the Pits – Linnaea’s book on overcoming adversity.
Pit to Peach Journal
