Hearing Loss Magazine January/February 2006 Volume 27, Number 1
Steve Largent on The Wireless Association and You Interview by Barbara Kelley
Here’s what former NFL hall of fame member and congressman says about the wireless phone industry and people with hearing loss.
Hearing Aids that Hear the Music By Marshall Chasin
Many of the strategies that work for speech cannot work as well for music.
An audiologist has some suggestions for listening to music with hearing aids.
I Hear a Symphony! By Kathleen Galvan
A musician and music lover drifts away from music, until a cochlear implant brings her back.
One Family, Four Cochlear Implants By Janet McKenna
In one week, each member of the Matchett family received a cochlear implant.
What’s On Your Mind? By Michael A. Harvey
A wife of a hard of hearing spouse initiates a discussion on co-dependency.
TV Listening Devices in the Comfort of Your Home By Mark Ross
Technology comes to your home thanks to this report by Mark Ross.
Emergency Warnings Save Lives By Ken Putkovich
How are people with hearing loss notified about emergency situations?
Going to the Movies: An “A” in Advocacy 101 By Sharon McGinnis
The author talks about her personal advocacy efforts in her community.
Moving Forward: The Executive Director Talks About Our Name Change By Terry D. Portis
Message from the President of the Board By Richard H. Meyer
National Update By Brenda Battat
Study Advocacy 101.
Ad*vo*ca*cy n. Active support, as of a cause.
For people with hearing loss, the “cause” is communication access. SHHH advocates at the national level for federal legislation that benefits our members.
Here is what you can do for yourself and others in your community.
Hearing
Aids That Hear The Music By Marshall Chasin
Why is it someone
who wears a hearing aid can hear speech but can’t
hear music? The answers and what to do about it are
here.
“These new hearing aids are so much better than
my old pair. I can hear you speak so much clearer,”
said Phil.
“Hush dear, the symphony is about to start,”
said his wife, Lil.
About an hour later. “… well, that was
a waste of my time. These hearing aids are the worst
I ever had. Nothing about the music even remotely
sounded like I remember it.”
How can properly adjusted hearing aids be so useful
in some situations and not others?
Why did Phil have no trouble hearing Lil speak, but
was not able to enjoy music?
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Dr. Marshall Chasin, AuD.,M.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, Aud(C)
is an Audiologist and the Director of Auditory Research
at the Musicians' Clinics of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.
He received his bachelors in Mathematics and Linguistics
at the University of Toronto. He is also the Co-ordinator
of Research at the Canadian Hearing Society, Associate
Professor in the School of Communication Sciences
& Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences (Audiology)
at the University of Western Ontario, and Adjunct
Professor at the University of Toronto (in Linguistics).
Marshall has been involved with hearing and hearing
aid assessment since 1981 and is the author of over
100 clinically based articles. He has lectured extensively,
and is frequently on TV and radio (he's the good looking
balding guy sometimes on Much Music).
Marshall has won
several awards over the years including the 2003 Professional
Leadership Award for clinical and research work with
musicians and performing artists from the Audiology
Foundation of America.
Marshall is the author
of several books, including "Musicians and the
Prevention of Hearing Loss" (1996) “CIC
Handbook" (1997), “Noise Control- a primer"
(1999)- all published by Singular Publishing Group,
San Diego, CA, and Hear the Music, 2001. He has three
kids, two cats, and one wife.
After years of playing the viola, Kathleen thought she had lost music for life. Until a cochlear implant gave her the chance for music to “speak to her” once again.
Steve Largent on The Wireless Association and You Interview by Barbara Kelley
Meet Steve Largent, one who believes that wireless technology should be used and enjoyed by everyone, including people with hearing loss.
Former Congressman from Oklahoma and National Football League Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent became president and CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association in November 2003. Largent served more than seven years as a member of the United States Congress and, among several assignments there, served on the Telecommunications Subcommittee.
Reminder on Hearing-Aid-Compatible Phones The FCC regulation for hearing-aid-compatible mobile phones became effective September 16, 2005.
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Going to the Movies
An “A” in Advocacy 101 By Sharon McGinnis
Since I began losing my hearing 15 years ago, going to the movies has become more and more of a challenge, not to mention just plain frustrating. Never to be one to get left behind, however, I continued to go and just “wing it.” I managed by asking my hearing husband or friends lots of questions when it was over.
One Family, Four Cochlear Implants By Janet McKenna
A Rochester, New York family of four all received cochlear implants during one week in 2004. As “Deaf community” members, how do their experiences compare with those of other cochlear implant users? The Matchetts tell their story.
Message from the President of the Board By Richard H. Meyer
Last October, I was in California for the 60th anniversary of my wife’s parents. It was a wonderful weekend of celebration, capped off with a dinner dance for about 150 people that Saturday evening. Since the majority of guests were well over age 65, hearing aids were more the norm than the exception. I fit in like a glove. Spend an evening in a group like that and you can’t help but marvel at the huge positive difference advanced technology and an understanding of our disability is making in people’s lives.
A New Name Sends a Powerful Message
By Terry D. Portis
I am excited to be able to tell you that our Board of Trustees voted on November 6, 2005, to change the name of our organization to the Hearing Loss Association of America. This change will enable us to more effectively reach out to the 30 million Americans who have hearing loss. Our new name sends an inclusive message that no matter what generation you are, or the level of your hearing loss you have — this organization is for you.
How are you notified about an emergency situation that could put you and your family at risk? You don’t have to live in isolation and at risk because you have a hearing loss.
Do you have to rely on family and friends or local officials to wake you if you need to evacuate your neighborhood in the middle of the night due to flooding or a wildfire?
How do you know if a severe thunderstorm or tornado is about to strike your area?
TV Listening Devices in the Comfort of Your Home
By Mark Ross
In face-to-face encounters, you can use various strategies when communication breaks down. You cannot, however, do the same with the TV set. There, a listener either gets it or doesn’t. Here are some devices that can help.
Safety During Emergencies for Workers with Disabilities
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has compiled a comprehensive guide and related Web site to ensure that the federal government workplace emergency plans address the needs of individuals with disabilities.
The guide addresses employer and employee perspectives, viewpoints of first responders, successful practices and legal considerations. ODEP launched the web page especially dedicated to workplace emergency preparedness issues and related resources:
