Volume 3

When a HoH Meets A Pro

In this issue’s instalment, Gael Hannan tells us about the magic that can happen with the right kind of HoH meets the right kind of Pro.

Drinks, Dementia & Hearing loss

In this issue’s installment, Gael Hannan tells us why you might want to drop by your local watering hole to help protect your hearing.

Don’t Make Us Beg

Gael Hannan points out that consumer advocates want to work with the hearing health industry to bring about change but Canadians with hearing loss are waiting. Please, don’t make them beg.

Am I A Hearing Person Wannabe?

Gael Hannan reveals her secret guilty pleasure to and how it’s OK to give in to her inner Green-Eyed Monster now and again.

How Do We Explain Ourselves?

Gael Hannan explains how people with hearing loss occupy an awkward place in this world that spins on the sounds of people, nature, and machines that most other people can hear and understand.

When Hearing Changes, So Does Life

Gael explores her feelings about being recommended for a cochlear implant.

Volume 2

What You SHOULD Say to People Who Have Hearing Loss

Advocates are often posting articles about what NOT to say to deaf people. In this instalment of “The Way I Hear It,” Gael Hannan tells us what we SHOULD say.

The World’s Shortest Audiology Course (Delivered by a Client)

Gael Hannan taps into her inner professor and gives us “The World’s Shortest Audiology Course.”

Hanging with the HoHs

Gael Hannan give us the wonderful lowdown on what it’s really like during an intimate gathering of 150 people with hearing loss at the recent CHHA Conference in Halifax.

A HoH’s Credo

Gael Hannan lays some wisdom on us with A HoH’s Credo.