Published: 28-06-2019 13:02
an active, social person, he shares his tips for meeting friends at bars and restaurants that he knows will be easy to hear in. Shari on person-centered care Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Shari Eberts is the founder of Living with Hearing Loss. In this video, she tells how sharing her experiences with hearing loss has helped her
Published: 01-03-2019 14:02
might be shy about asking. But understanding hearing loss is a way to break down stigma and dispel misconceptions. For World Hearing Day, we’ve asked our guest bloggers Shari Eberts , Gael Hannan , and Nick Tedd to tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know about hearing loss (but were afraid to ask): Does your sight improve when your hearing [...] explains that noise! Flashing lights tell me everything from a ringing phone to a fire alarm. Why can’t you hear me in this restaurant when you could hear me in the last one? Shari: When dining out with someone with hearing loss, a quiet restaurant with plenty of soft surfaces is always your best bet. The reason is two-fold: background noise and design [...] restaurants with soft surfaces like cushioned seats, acoustic tile, and fabric wrapped panels or carpeting, which absorb noise. Is your hearing loss worse some days than others? Shari: Hearing loss can seem to vary from day to day and even from morning to evening on the same day. This is because we hear with our brains, not with our ears, making auditory
