Tag: hearing loss
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Why I Created the Sensory Pathway Project: Turning Personal Upheaval into Purpose
How My Hearing Changed Overnight When I was working as a care home manager, I loved my job. Making a direct, positive difference in people’s lives was everything to me. Then, in 2016, my life changed overnight. A sudden drop in my hearing, plunging me from severe to profound deafness. Up until then, I had…
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How to Make Dining Inclusive for People with Hearing Loss
Dinner Table Syndrome For many people, sharing meals is a joyful way to connect. However, for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, dinners can be isolating. This challenge, often called “Dinner Table Syndrome,” arises because conversations during meals tend to bounce around quickly. Add to this the distraction of eating. Therefore it’s no…
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Lipreading Classes
The Power of Lipreading: A Lifelong Skill I’m Excited to Teach in 2025 Lipreading is an essential part of my life. To someone living with severe hearing loss since childhood who has now become profoundly deaf it is a lifeline. It’s a skill I’ve honed over a lifetime, and I’m excited to be able to…
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Why Deaf Awareness Matters for Everyone
Deaf awareness is crucial, not just for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, but for everyone. Here’s why: How We Can Help Why Early Intervention Matters Many people are unaware of the connection between hearing loss and dementia. This is why I strongly advocate the taking of regular hearing checks. Early detection allows…
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Do Hearing Aids Help?
As part of creating podcasts for Dr Caroline Green for her new app Dedicate, funded by Zinc and Oxford University, I asked some of my contacts what they would like to know about hearing loss. This led to some very interesting questions and made me reflect on some of the barriers people face when experiencing…
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Hearing loss and Stigma
Tips for getting hearing support sooner than later. Here we share some of the barriers and how to overcome them.
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Empowering Your Care Team: Supporting Individuals with Learning Disability and Hearing Loss
Our latest training course really has the potential to open up a new world of sound for individuals with a learning disability and hearing loss. The training focuses on the shared understanding that everyone has a desire to communicate and be understood. You will explore different ways of communicating and think about what works for…