hearing-aids
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Three Hearing Loss Life Hacks that Save the Day
These simple hacks may seem obvious, but as a person with hearing loss, they can make all the difference in my outcomes. What are your best hearing hacks? Continue reading
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Self Advocacy is Exhausting
Self advocacy can be grueling but its importance cannot be overstated. I hope this encourages you to keep on putting in the hard work to be your own advocate. Continue reading
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Situations Where I Use a Remote Microphone
Once I learned about how remote microphones could be used with my bone anchored hearing aid to make hard to hear situations easier, I knew that I wanted one. In the nine months I have been using a remote microphone I have found more and more situations where it is helpful. Continue reading
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Making My World Quieter Improves My Life
I recently found a small way to quiet my home and it was such a game changer and improvement to my quality of life. This reminded me how important it is to audit the sound in my world to see how I can adjust things to make my life more comfortable and ease communication. Continue reading
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Favorite Hearing Loss Finds
Sometimes the perfect find can help me feel seen or give me the tools I want to represent myself. Other times, it can be just the item I needed to solve a problem. These are some of my favorite hearing loss items I have come across. Continue reading
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Dry Your Hearing Aids
My audiologist told me the best thing I could do for my hearing aid was to dry it every night. Removing moisture from your devices is so important. However, shopping for a hearing aid dryer can be overwhelming. Continue reading
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The Importance of Community
I recently enjoyed the most amazing weekend connecting with other bone anchored hearing device users. I have learned that networking with other people who have hearing loss brings immense joy to my life. Continue reading
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Why Did I Choose to Get a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid?
People often wonder why I picked a bone anchored hearing aid to help with my hearing loss. Choosing a hearing device is very personal, but here is a look at the factors that impacted my decision. Continue reading
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My Review of Oticon Ponto 5 Superpower
I recently received a new Ponto 5 Superpower bone anchored hearing aid. I love it. There are several improvements over my old Ponto. I have found a few surprises in the upgrade as well. Continue reading
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The Upgrade Process for My Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
There are so many barriers to the hearing aid upgrade process: information, cost, appointment availability, and insurance red tape (to name a few). Despite researching, I encountered some surprises while upgrading my device. But I am so glad I did get a new aid. Continue reading
About Me
Emily was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 27 and decided to make that experience worthwhile by paying it forward to other brain tumor warriors. She is passionate about supporting people and advocating for hearing assistance around motherhood and running a family business.
The "Lucky" Brain Tumor 