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Cochlear implants? 13 photokath Dec 2022 Dec 28 3 6717
White House raises concerns about Trump's 'image' in lawsuit over sign language interpreters 0 douglas9 Dec 12 Dec 12 8 651
What do y'all think of the new hearing aid battery packagng? 6 ShazzieB Oct 2025 Oct 2025 14 1178
Just got my new hearing aids! Recommendation for getting rid of the middle man/woman 1 Ponietz Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 2386
If you can't afford good hearing aids, here is a work around. 17 Buddyzbuddy Sep 2025 Sep 2025 54 5986
I'm thinking of getting a sound bar for my tv or a headphone. Any users of either one? Both a little pricey so want 19 SheilaAnn Jul 2024 Sep 2025 0 4711
Sundance Jury Members Walk Out Over Closed Captioning Issues 10 sheshe2 Jan 2023 Aug 2025 18 9215
Noisy restaurants, muffled voices: How hearing loss creeps up on us 2 canetoad Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 1434
iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here's how they work. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Jun 2025 1 4258
Welp, I'm finally going to go about getting hearing aids. So I'll be reading a lot from your experiences. 11 electric_blue68 Sep 2024 Nov 2024 3 3925
Deaf Woman Detained and Harassed in Front of Her Twin Daughters - How NauNauSOS Could Have Helped 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 1974
In the ear or behind-the-ear, that is the question 14 peggysue2 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 12 4730
Tinnitus.........this is the only place I saw to post this in..... 11 mrmpa Mar 2016 Apr 2024 3 13289
Basic phone for hearing impaired ? 6 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Mar 2024 2 5220
How long do hearing aid batteries last? 8 TrogL Sep 2022 Mar 2024 1 5757
ASL Music Videos - Russell Harvard 1 ihaveaquestion Nov 2023 Jan 2024 5 4329
Usable hearing aids for an elderly parent 9 ThoughtCriminal Sep 2023 Nov 2023 7 6983
Good debt ceiling video for us hard of hearing folks. 0 blm May 2023 May 2023 4 9408
Use live captions to better understand audio 2 ItsjustMe Oct 2022 May 2023 7 4725
The power of understanding: School bridges the gap between English and ASL - The 11th Hour - MSNBC 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 8491
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 Tetrachloride Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 7384
Who at DU has looked into the new OTC hearing aids? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Jan 2023 1 9284
Hearing aid advice - 'over the ear' loop or 'in the ear' button? 12 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Nov 2022 1 17085
Deaf America's Team: the rise of the Gallaudet University Bison 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 6525
Miraculous 21 TygrBright Jan 2022 Sep 2022 41 9080
I have had tinnitus since about 1986. Most of the time I don't even notice. 12 Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 11225
Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US 1 douglas9 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 6204
Odd phrase 4 FraDon Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 3502
Big Five Personality Traits are Associated with Tinnitus Improvement Over Time Scientific Reports 3 sprinkleeninow Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 8116
NYT Article on the changes in ASL b/c of digital life 0 irisblue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3368

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Continued...

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Here's how Helen Keller describes listening to #Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" 0 elleng May 2022 May 2022 4 8326
Just inherited a pair of new Eargo 6 5 Auggie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 6152
Locally developed hearing aid cuts through the noise -- and masks -- with help of AI 11 SheltieLover Feb 2022 Mar 2022 7 11901
Watch Live: ASL interpretation of Biden's first State of the Union address - CBS News 0 Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 5848
Apple Airpod Pros make not bad hearing aids 7 TrogL Jan 2022 Feb 2022 7 8319
FTC submits comment in support of FDA's proposed rule to establish over-the-counter hearing aids 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 7246
What am I actually paying for, and is it worth it? 14 TygrBright Dec 2021 Jan 2022 3 17693
The World is a Very Noisy Place! LOL 4 peggysue2 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 6554
I can't hear most smoke detectors because the tone frequency is too high. 5 Xoan Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 7736
I don't know anything about hearing aids, but I think my BIL is about to be scammed big time. 23 Grasswire2 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 14165
Looks like I'll be getting aids, so I'm adding this forum to my faves. 4 TygrBright Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 7159
Any Hearing Aid users here? I'm having trouble. 29 leftieNanner Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 18631
Seeking loud, pulsating, mid-tone alarm clock 11 uppityperson Apr 2016 Apr 2021 2 14763
These babies are hearing for the first time... 5 ClearSky24 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 16 29521
A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult mice 0 safeinOhio Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 21212
Simple Online Hearing Test - Headphones Only 1 LVZ Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 7640
Need help with American Sign Language interpretation... 3 targetpractice May 2019 May 2019 1 9709
Frequency Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 1/2 Data for Drug Candidate for Hearing Restoration 3 pscot Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 10333
When is it time to get a hearing aid? 21 Maxheader Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 11966
AAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Dammit, DU! 16 tblue37 Mar 2017 Mar 2019 22 11360
Hope for tinnitus sufferers like me 6 Ohiogal Jan 2018 Mar 2019 7 10415
Day 2 of my 2/5 fast. 7 safeinOhio Feb 2017 Nov 2018 0 9600
Between Sound and Silence 0 elleng Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 5720
Has anyone tried the Caption Call phone? 3 kas125 Jan 2012 Dec 2017 3 8623
ISSNHL - Idopathic Sudden Sensorineural Healing Loss 12 Lisa0825 May 2016 Nov 2017 3 7713
has anyone had an allergic reaction to earmolds? 4 pscot Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 9243
A researcher is trying to document Philadelphia's ASL accent, before it disappear 1 KamaAina Dec 2015 Jan 2016 2 8795
Cat learned to sign to deaf owner to get what it wants: 0 tblue37 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 8 5694
High frequency hearing lost at the movies - 2 hedgehog Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 5501
I am severely hearing-impaired. I wear high-end hearing aids when I interact with other 5 tblue37 Dec 2013 Dec 2015 5 9006

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Continued...

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I think CNN must offshore its closed captioning 9 pscot Apr 2012 Nov 2015 1 10600
Hearing aid info needed: I'm being offered 6 hedgehog Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 6305
Hearing Loss Linked to Accelerated Brain Tissue Loss... 0 TeeYiYi Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 5030
I go to get fitted for hearing aids Tuesday - 14 hedgehog Aug 2015 Sep 2015 3 11198
Further adventures in having recent hearing loss - tinnitus 3 hedgehog Jun 2015 Aug 2015 0 7261
Question re hearing aid/smartphone/audiobook combo 0 Jim Lane Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 4518
I'm new to this - I've lost (am losing?) my ability to hear highfrequency due to chemo treatment. 2 hedgehog May 2015 May 2015 1 6373
Southern California Police Beat and Taser an Innocent Deaf Man 3 jakeXT Feb 2014 Mar 2015 5 7574
Hey, anyone use the Resound Lynx that work with the iPhone? If So What do you think? 0 LiberalArkie Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 5768
No money for hearing aids 12 left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 Dec 2014 1 9252
Sign-language translator uses gesture-sensing technology (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 6111
Hey. Someone directed me to this group. 1 deafskeptic Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 5004
Hearing Aids? 20 kjackson227 Mar 2012 Apr 2014 0 11429
Having a sinus thing has kickstarted the mother of all tinnitus episodes. 7 GreenPartyVoter May 2013 Aug 2013 0 8768
Article in NYT helped my mother hear better! 3 OnionPatch Apr 2013 Apr 2013 9 6969
Does anyone have experience with high-end hearing aids? 3 kskiska Sep 2012 Dec 2012 1 11222
Costco hearing aids 2 eridani Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 7915
Time to get new HAs. Oh my. $1300 for basic bte 6 uppityperson Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 8710
Got rid of the feedback with my HA and can now use phone also 0 uppityperson Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 6266
Where is everyone? 13 GreenPartyVoter Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 9113
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