Deaf/Hard of Hearing Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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iPhones and AirPods now come with hearing health tools. Here's how they work. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 188

Welp, I'm finally going to go about getting hearing aids. So I'll be reading a lot from your experiences. 10 electric_blue68 Sep 30 Sunday 3 513

Sundance Jury Members Walk Out Over Closed Captioning Issues 7 sheshe2 Jan 2023 Sep 26 18 6281

Deaf Woman Detained and Harassed in Front of Her Twin Daughters - How NauNauSOS Could Have Helped 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 17 Sep 17 5 344

In the ear or behind-the-ear, that is the question 14 peggysue2 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 10 1007

I'm thinking of getting a sound bar for my tv or a headphone. Any users of either one? Both a little pricey so want 18 SheilaAnn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 817

Tinnitus.........this is the only place I saw to post this in..... 11 mrmpa Mar 2016 Apr 2024 3 9826

Basic phone for hearing impaired ? 6 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Mar 2024 1 2767

How long do hearing aid batteries last? 8 TrogL Sep 2022 Mar 2024 1 3272

ASL Music Videos - Russell Harvard 1 ihaveaquestion Nov 2023 Jan 2024 5 2511

Usable hearing aids for an elderly parent 9 ThoughtCriminal Sep 2023 Nov 2023 7 4177

Good debt ceiling video for us hard of hearing folks. 0 blm May 2023 May 2023 4 7679

Use live captions to better understand audio 2 ItsjustMe Oct 2022 May 2023 7 2710

The power of understanding: School bridges the gap between English and ASL - The 11th Hour - MSNBC 0 Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 6881

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 Tetrachloride Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 5415

Who at DU has looked into the new OTC hearing aids? 6 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Jan 2023 1 6906

Cochlear implants? 12 photokath Dec 2022 Jan 2023 3 3235

Hearing aid advice - 'over the ear' loop or 'in the ear' button? 12 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Nov 2022 1 13523

Deaf America's Team: the rise of the Gallaudet University Bison 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 4803

Miraculous 21 TygrBright Jan 2022 Sep 2022 41 3939

I have had tinnitus since about 1986. Most of the time I don't even notice. 12 Ferrets are Cool Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 7956

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US 1 douglas9 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 10 4426

Odd phrase 4 FraDon Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1287

Big Five Personality Traits are Associated with Tinnitus Improvement Over Time Scientific Reports 3 sprinkleeninow Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 6040

NYT Article on the changes in ASL b/c of digital life 0 irisblue Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1915

Here's how Helen Keller describes listening to #Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" 0 elleng May 2022 May 2022 4 6743

Just inherited a pair of new Eargo 6 5 Auggie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 4094

Locally developed hearing aid cuts through the noise -- and masks -- with help of AI 11 SheltieLover Feb 2022 Mar 2022 7 8809

Watch Live: ASL interpretation of Biden's first State of the Union address - CBS News 0 Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4383

Apple Airpod Pros make not bad hearing aids 7 TrogL Jan 2022 Feb 2022 7 5935

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FTC submits comment in support of FDA's proposed rule to establish over-the-counter hearing aids 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 5757

What am I actually paying for, and is it worth it? 14 TygrBright Dec 2021 Jan 2022 3 14232

The World is a Very Noisy Place! LOL 4 peggysue2 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 4510

I can't hear most smoke detectors because the tone frequency is too high. 5 Xoan Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 5516

I don't know anything about hearing aids, but I think my BIL is about to be scammed big time. 23 Grasswire2 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 9498

Looks like I'll be getting aids, so I'm adding this forum to my faves. 4 TygrBright Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 5342

Any Hearing Aid users here? I'm having trouble. 29 leftieNanner Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 13310

Seeking loud, pulsating, mid-tone alarm clock 11 uppityperson Apr 2016 Apr 2021 2 11503

These babies are hearing for the first time... 5 ClearSky24 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 16 27092

A week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing in adult mice 0 safeinOhio Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 19689

Simple Online Hearing Test - Headphones Only 1 LVZ Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 5930

Need help with American Sign Language interpretation... 3 targetpractice May 2019 May 2019 1 7919

Frequency Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 1/2 Data for Drug Candidate for Hearing Restoration 3 pscot Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 8396

When is it time to get a hearing aid? 21 Maxheader Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 7084

AAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Dammit, DU! 16 tblue37 Mar 2017 Mar 2019 22 7483

Hope for tinnitus sufferers like me 6 Ohiogal Jan 2018 Mar 2019 7 8040

Day 2 of my 2/5 fast. 7 safeinOhio Feb 2017 Nov 2018 0 7130

Between Sound and Silence 0 elleng Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 4155

Has anyone tried the Caption Call phone? 3 kas125 Jan 2012 Dec 2017 3 6518

ISSNHL - Idopathic Sudden Sensorineural Healing Loss 12 Lisa0825 May 2016 Nov 2017 3 5043

has anyone had an allergic reaction to earmolds? 4 pscot Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 7281

A researcher is trying to document Philadelphia's ASL accent, before it disappear 1 KamaAina Dec 2015 Jan 2016 2 7074

Cat learned to sign to deaf owner to get what it wants: 0 tblue37 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 8 4235

High frequency hearing lost at the movies - 2 hedgehog Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 3769

I am severely hearing-impaired. I wear high-end hearing aids when I interact with other 5 tblue37 Dec 2013 Dec 2015 5 6543

I think CNN must offshore its closed captioning 9 pscot Apr 2012 Nov 2015 1 7435

Hearing aid info needed: I'm being offered 6 hedgehog Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 4091

Hearing Loss Linked to Accelerated Brain Tissue Loss... 0 TeeYiYi Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 3522

I go to get fitted for hearing aids Tuesday - 14 hedgehog Aug 2015 Sep 2015 2 7507

Further adventures in having recent hearing loss - tinnitus 3 hedgehog Jun 2015 Aug 2015 0 5504

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Question re hearing aid/smartphone/audiobook combo 0 Jim Lane Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3071

I'm new to this - I've lost (am losing?) my ability to hear highfrequency due to chemo treatment. 2 hedgehog May 2015 May 2015 1 4678

Southern California Police Beat and Taser an Innocent Deaf Man 3 jakeXT Feb 2014 Mar 2015 5 5330

Hey, anyone use the Resound Lynx that work with the iPhone? If So What do you think? 0 LiberalArkie Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 4363

No money for hearing aids 12 left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 Dec 2014 1 5950

Sign-language translator uses gesture-sensing technology (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 4595

Hey. Someone directed me to this group. 1 deafskeptic Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 3404

Hearing Aids? 20 kjackson227 Mar 2012 Apr 2014 0 6978

Having a sinus thing has kickstarted the mother of all tinnitus episodes. 7 GreenPartyVoter May 2013 Aug 2013 0 6173

Article in NYT helped my mother hear better! 3 OnionPatch Apr 2013 Apr 2013 9 4963

Does anyone have experience with high-end hearing aids? 3 kskiska Sep 2012 Dec 2012 1 9304

Costco hearing aids 2 eridani Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 5958

Time to get new HAs. Oh my. $1300 for basic bte 6 uppityperson Jul 2012 Aug 2012 0 6332

Got rid of the feedback with my HA and can now use phone also 0 uppityperson Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 4859

Where is everyone? 13 GreenPartyVoter Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 5126

A novel method for the removal of ear cerumen 3 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 5401

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