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Hearing Loss information

Hearing Aid Limitations. Hearing aids and cochlear implant technologies have benefits, yet have limitations with capabilities and range.
Hearing Loss Statistics. For a person in their 60s, they have a 50% chance of having hearing loss – and this percentage continues to increase with age. Of those people who are deaf/Deaf or have a hearing loss, 98% use spoken language to communicate.

“What you don’t know about hearing aids” by Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens, audiologist. TEDx Oshkosh. Released March 2, 2024. Over 1 million views!

Webb, A. Sidebar by Whyman W. (Spring 2022). Effective Communication in Medical Settings: Your Rights Under the Law. Hearing Life Magazine (2 pages, pdf). What 5 areas or biases were intentionally not covered in the sidebar? One area: requesting accommodations. Why do you think they were not covered? There were other reasons besides the 250-word limit.
Roberts, C. (6/13/25). Make Your Hearing Aids Work Harder. Consumer Reports. (quote by Wynne)
Whyman, W. (Spring 2025) “A Push for Hearing Devices that are ‘ADA-Access-Ready’ Hearing Health Foundation, Quarterly publication. 4 pages.
Moores, G. (3/4/25). A sound investment: How hearing loops are improving the learning experience at CSU. March 4, 2025 (quote by Wynne)
Sterkens, J. and W. Whyman (January 2025) Helping People Hear Anywhere with Telecoils and Auracast (feature article, Canadian Audiologist)