Physical fitness and yoga promote overall well-being, but with hearing loss, it takes more than getting a workout to have an enjoyable experience at the gym or fitness center. As individuals with hearing loss, we’ve more things to care about besides getting the downward dog pose done correctly. It can be frustrating not being able …
When we meet someone new, we don’t want to experience the uncertainty that comes from the other side of disclosing we have hearing loss. Revealing something that feels vulnerable to you is hard. You want to be honest and open from the start. However, sometimes being open and honest can get you into trouble. You …
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You just accepted your very first job in customer service, either as wait staff, bartender or front staff. Now you’re probably excited but crazy nervous inside. No one has told you anything about managing a customer service job, let alone with a hearing loss. The last thing you want to do is get fired on …
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The desire for career advancement can come to a halt if you make a mistake. You may feel you should pull back to stay where you are, not get your hopes high. You see a potential opportunity to take on more challenging assignments at work. In fact, your manager has been encouraging you to take …
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You know how it will exactly turn out when you ask someone for the third time to repeat. After the second time, you could tell their facial expression is changing. And it isn’t a positive one either. You seek to get more clarity and ask for the third time, hoping it will be the last …
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When summer rolls around the corner, travel season picks up as people take time off work to relax and rejuvenate. Relaxing is far from the mind of some hard of hearing or deaf people who navigate the airport either by themselves or with a companion. You did everything right. You showed up at the airport …
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