Posted at 11:34h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4205" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]I was recently given a gift. It was a copy of the book, Fade Not Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found, by Rebecca Alexander, a psychotherapist, who is deaf and blind...
Posted at 14:06h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4197" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Many who begin their investigation about cochlear implants are confused about the differences between cochlear implants and a device called a BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Assistance or Aid). They are under the impression...
Posted at 13:41h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="3896" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Dr. Jack Wazen is an otolaryngologist in Sarasota at the First Physicians Group. He has more than four decades of experience. I interviewed him in 2019 on the topic of cochlear implantation for...
Posted at 10:27h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4180" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]For more than four decades, Dr. Herb Silverstein has been a leader in otology and has developed surgical and diagnostic procedures in the area of Ménière's disease and hyperacusis. He is recognized as...
Posted at 09:05h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4164" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Because less than five percent of those who could benefit from a cochlear implant either do not take advantage of the device or fall outside of the criteria for coverage, I am constantly...
Posted at 11:02h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4157" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Resilience is an understatement when describing Susanna Dussling.
Suffering from a severe hearing loss, possibly from birth, once diagnosed, her parents took every measure to be sure she was mainstreamed in school.
The setbacks and...
Posted at 09:44h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4142" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]A recurring topic among hearing care professionals is why those with a hearing loss wait for an average of seven years before they seek help.
Vanity and the fear of appearing “weak” are the...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4132" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]
One of the more frequent questions that candidates for cochlear implants have been about rehabilitation.
Once a candidate receives the implant and is activated by their audiologist, the initial sounds might be robotic or...
Posted at 08:55h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4117" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]As soon as I finished recording this interview with Olivia Allen, I started searching for local flying instruction. Why? Because she reminded me of a long forgotten item on my to-do list from...
Posted at 12:35h
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="4113" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]“You don’t look deaf.”
I can’t recall how many times I heard that comment from strangers. I suspect most of us, at one time or another, have been shocked by the public’s ignorance of...
