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TED TALK: What you don’t know about hearing aids

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For most of us, it is not a matter of if but when we will lose some of our hearing. Yet, we do not give hearing loss or hearing aids much thought until it happens to us or someone we love. It is then that we find out that hearing aids are incapable of restoring hearing to normal, especially in acoustically challenging situations.

The good news is that modern technology continues to bring us new, sometimes hidden, and often unknown features that can help those with hearing loss overcome more of their hearing challenges.

In this TED TALK,  Juliëtte Sterkens, AuD, an audiologist with forty years of experience in hearing rehabilitation turned consumer advocate with the Hearing Loss Association of America, clearly describes the challenges of hearing aids and what people with hearing loss can do to supplement their effectiveness.

Hearing Aid Tips and Tricks

Want to learn how to get the most out of your hearing aids? Then this hybrid meeting is the place for you!

Technology librarian Brad McKenna – who has been wearing hearing aids for almost twenty years – hosts a discussion group where attendees can ask questions and share tips and tricks. Brad gets the conversation started each meeting by showing what technologies he finds helpful. The discussion isn’t limited to just technology. Brad will share practical advice, communication tips – like asking people to rephrase not repeat – and what’s involved in getting hearing aids in the first place. 

Meetings: Monthly, Mondays at 7pm at the Wilmington Memorial Library Library or Zoom. Library information. Registration link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-ytqTwrGd2ky-Lr0hJysewK7hxmx1H3