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April 5, 2024
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Breaking the Silence: The Importance of Disclosing Your Hearing Loss

Hearing loss affects millions of individuals worldwide, yet the topic is often shrouded in silence, and those with hearing loss avoid talking about it. Whether...
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September 29, 2023
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Navigating the Workplace with Hearing Loss: Tips and Rights for Workers

Hearing loss is a prevalent and often under-acknowledged condition that can have a profound impact on an individual’s professional life. As an audiologist and hearing...
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December 22, 2021
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Ways to Accommodate Your Loved Ones with Hearing Loss

You might be surprised how hearing loss can quickly change someone’s life – especially for those who were once social. Hearing loss is an issue...
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February 10, 2020
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships

Perhaps you are starting to notice the need to ask people to repeat themselves more than before. Perhaps you are finding your self-struggling more to...
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October 4, 2019
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Tips for Communicating with Hearing Loss

If you are experiencing changes in your hearing, there are many effective ways to be able to maintain and nurture communication. Whether your hearing loss...
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May 9, 2019
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month!

May signals a month-long endeavor by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association of America (ASHA) to enlighten and empower us for a continued life of health and...
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April 15, 2019
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

How Hearing Loss Interferes with Your Relationships

There’s no getting around the fact that humans are social animals. Communication fills our day. From talking about plans for the day at breakfast to...
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March 21, 2019
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew

When it comes to hearing loss, many of us may be misinformed, ill-informed, or may know nothing at all! This could be due to the...
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February 14, 2019
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Talking about Hearing Loss: Why Your Disclosure Method Matters

The way you choose to reveal your hearing loss may have a significant impact on how you communicate with others.  A study reveals three different...
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December 28, 2018
Bonnie L. Baehr, Au.D.

Encouraging a Loved One to Take a Hearing Test

Though hearing loss is the third most common medical condition in the United States, it is often undiagnosed and undertreated. This is due to the...
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