2020 Nov/Dec


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In this issue of Hearing Life, we honor five veterans—Don Doherty, Mark Brogan, Carol Halla, David Schible, and Shilo Harris—and learn about their advocacy, adventures, and lives since they last graced the pages of our magazine. The Ida Institute shares a resource on making communication clear when wearing face masks. Audiologist Amy Bernstein explains how Bluetooth technology can help people with hearing loss in her article, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Tooth, Bluetooth. In My Disappearing Hearing, Jane Biehl shows how self-advocacy, perseverance, and a strong support system helped her navigate through her health crises, disappearing hearing, and the COVID-19 pandemic. A week-long college reunion forces Sarah Maas to address trauma and to realize that hearing is vitally linked to self-expression, identity, connection, belonging and acceptance. And finally, clinical psychologist Michael Harvey shares how a patient’s connection to this grandfather through the song, Young at Heart, brought him some relief and coping skills with his tinnitus. Want more? Become a member of HLAA. We want to show you that you’re not alone.

Honoring Our Veterans

Welcome to Our Veterans Issue

By Don Doherty

Veteran and HLAA Board Member Don Doherty shares how the HLAA Veterans Across America Virtual Chapter was formed and how members are building a strong advocacy network to help other veterans.

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A Heart for Advocacy

By Mark Brogan

Mark Brogan and his wife Sunny, featured in our September/October 2009 issue, continue their advocacy for veterans with hearing loss, with four-year-old son, Connor, in tow.

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Hearing Loss Knows No Borders

By Carol Halla

From advocacy to adventure, Carol Halla shares what she’s been up to since she was featured in our Seen & Heard series in our November/December 2013 issue.

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Multi-Tasking to the Max: Graduate Student, Speaker, Advocate—and Daddy

By David Schible

Advocacy, education, and a miracle baby have kept David Schible busy since he appeared on the cover of our November/December 2017 issue.

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A Step in the Right Direction

By Shilo A. Harris

From tragedy to triumph, Shilo Harris shares how with one step in the right direction, your next steps will follow. Shilo was featured in our July/August 2016 issue.

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A Note From Our Executive Director

By Barbara Kelley

The World Got Smaller in 2020

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Thoughts From Our Board Chair

By Richard Einhorn

Let’s Talk

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Making Communication Clear When Your Face Mask Isn’t

By Ida Institute Staff

This resource comes at a time when face masks are becoming mandatory in an attempt to contain the COVID-19 virus, thus adding an additional layer of difficulty to communication challenges.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Tooth, Bluetooth

By Amy Bernstein

Audiologist Amy Bernstein explains how Bluetooth technology works and what it can do for you.

My Disappearing Hearing

By Jane Biehl

Self-advocacy, perseverance, and a strong support system have helped Jane Biehl navigate through her health crises, disappearing hearing, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Communicative Trauma and Hearing Loss: I Had Forgotten

By Sarah Maas

A week-long college reunion forces Sarah Maas to address trauma and to realize that hearing is vitally linked to self-expression, identity, connection, belonging and acceptance.

The Psychological Management of Tinnitus

By Michael A. Harvey

Jim’s connection to his grandfather through the song, Young at Heart, brought him some relief and coping skills with his tinnitus.