Since there is a lot of information out there right now about the current COVID-19 virus outbreak HLAA-TC wanted to gather a list of resources together to recommend. We will be updating Facebook and LinkedIn with more articles as they come to our attention in the passing days. Websites (in no particular order): Centers for […]
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The board of HLAA-TC has decided to cancel the Saturday, March 21st meeting of HLAA-TC due to concerns over COVID-19. This is a proactive decision based on published advice from the CDC and other medical experts regarding COVID-19. Please stay home and stay healthy!
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Since World Hearing Day (as declared by the World Health Organization) was on March 3rd, this is a “Hearing News” segment with information about maintaining healthy hearing “across the lifespan,” making listening safe and how to successfully use hearing protection. HLAA teamed up with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to produce literature on how to
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Each year the World Health Organization (WHO) declares March 3rd as “World Hearing Day.” The idea behind this day is to bring awareness to deafness and hearing loss. Key messages for World Hearing Day 2020 (from The World Health Organization’s World Hearing Day website): At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us
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Amazon (the shopping website) has a program that allows charities and nonprofits like HLAA-TC to receive a small donation every time an Amazon customer shops using a special Smile URL and specifying HLAA-TC (actually “Hearing Loss of America Twin Cities Chapter”) as the charity to which they want to donate. HLAA-TC is registered as a
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Those who have been following this blog and our announcements at our monthly meetings know that we have steadily been preparing for the “Live Well with Hearing Loss” 2020 Conference. We’ve announced various details on this blog and this is a summary. Read to the end of this post for ANOTHER announcement about the conference.
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In this installment of hearing news we have several articles related to hearing loss ranging from advice for those suffering from hearing loss who find themselves patients in hospitals to an in-depth interview with musician (and Ménière’s disease sufferer) Huey Lewis. A link to a blog post on hearing screenings in young adults is also
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Due to the expected heavy snow, the HLAA-TC Board has decided to cancel the Chapter meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2020. We want to keep everyone safe. We will revisit the scheduled topic (a legislative update) at a later date. Stay safe and warm in the snowy weather and keep an eye on our blog
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This Speaker Spotlight marks the announcement of the third and final speaker for the “Live Well with Hearing Loss” 2020 Conference: Dr. Matthew Winn, Director, Listen Lab, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota. Dr. Winn was the featured speaker for our September monthly meeting. His talk was entitled “Listening effort: ways that it affects your life
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Everyone at HLAA-TC hopes you and your friends and family have very Happy Holidays! And Happy New Year! As we usher in 2020 the “Live Well With Hearing Loss” Conference gets closer (October 10, 2020).
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