It’s Better Hearing and Speech Month Again
May 9, 2016
John M. Burkey— May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. You may have heard this before. Then again, you may have focused on May being arthritis awareness month, get caught… READ MORE
Tag: hearing loss
Gifts for the Hearing Impaired
November 24, 2015
John M. Burkey— Many of us struggle to find the right holiday or birthday gift for friends and loved ones. Buying to a person’s needs is almost always a good… READ MORE
Ten Steps to Help a Loved One Who Has Hearing Loss
July 22, 2015
John M. Burkey— “How can I help?” is a common refrain from family and friends of a person with hearing loss. Spouses want to alleviate their partner’s struggles and frustration…. READ MORE
Hearing Loss and the Big Book of Worms
July 5, 2015
John M. Burkey— A quick glance across the room drew my attention to the “Big Book of Worms.” Not surprisingly, this wasn’t the correct title to the brightly colored children’s… READ MORE
The Story behind the Hearing-Loss Guide
May 5, 2015
John M. Burkey— Good patient care requires careful listening. Sometimes this listening is not so difficult, however, as knowing what to do about what is heard. This story began several years… READ MORE
The Bad News about Hearing Loss
April 4, 2015
John M. Burkey— Greetings from the “bad news room.” This is how a physician I worked with described my office because one of my roles as senior audiologist in our… READ MORE
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