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Hearing Loss Association of America | Boston Chapter – Serving Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding area, our mission is to empower people who have hearing loss by facilitating opportunities for social engagement, education and skill development.

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Through informational meetings (online and in-person), communications (newsletter, web, social media), accessible events, community outreach, and advocacy we help people with hearing loss communicate better to live more fully.
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New England Conference
The first hearing loss New England Conference is happening from March 28-30th in Marlborough!

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

  • Woo Sox DHH Awareness Day

    May 23rd is Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day for the Woo Sox! Scan the code above or go to https://www.gofevo.com/event/Deafhard66 to get discounted tickets! If you have any questions or need any help, contact Jonathan Ozek at [email protected].

  • March 19th HLAA BOS Meeting

    Complimentary Aural Rehab & Discounted Hearing Aids

    Register here: March 19th

     Nicole Laffan is the Director of Audiology Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor at Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Nicole Laffan Bio
  • Museum of Science – March 21 @ 7PM

    “Aging and Disability”

    Register Here: MOS event

    Join the Museum’s Center for Life Sciences for an evening of dialogue led by 3 esteemed researchers. They will consider the concept of aging and ask:

    1) What does it mean to age while disabled? 2) How does disability prepare us for aging? 3) How does disability disrupt expectations of aging? 4) What about those who experience time differently?

    ASL Interpreters and live captioning available; you can also view via ZOOM. 

  • NE Regional Convention – Living Well w/ Hearing Loss

    March 28-30, Hilton Garden Inn – Marlborough MA

    Keynote speaker Barbara Kelley, HLAA National. Other topics include emotional resilience, coping skills, the latest tech + AI, cybersecurity and safety.

    Conference fee: $35 ($25 students) includes Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner plus Friday night buffet.

    To Register: [email protected]

    Stay: NE Convention Hotel

    ADA accommodations are available upon request.

eNews

  • March 2025 Newsletter

    Some of the highlights of this month’s newsletter:

    New member Julie Dematteo-Lane introduces herself and her show on hearing loss

    Social media director, Jonathan Ozek is appointed to the Statewide Advisory Council (SAC) for the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH).

    Dr. Tian Wang and the Hearing Restoration Project is looking for consumer product review volunteers.

    Curious to learn more? Read the newsletter here!

  • Tinnitus Support

    Shari Eberts latest blog post has some great advice for those of us suffering from tinnitus.

    While there is no cure for #tinnitus, don’t tell patients there is nothing they can do. Many options exist to help ease the burden. #TinnitusSupport

    Read the article here.

  • Apple Enhance Dialog feature. 

    Boosts speech vs. background sounds on Apple Devices

    From: Tom’s Guide reviews Read the rest of the article.

    To enable Enhance Dialog on iphone: 1) Go to Settings, 2) Select “Accessibility”, 3) Select “Audio & Visual”, 4) Tap switch to “Add Voice Isolation”

  • AirPods2 offer Hearing Help

    Apple AirPods2 offer a Hearing Test, Clinical-Grade Hearing Assistance, and Hearing Protection for those with mild to moderate hearing loss.

    More information here: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/hearing-health/