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The Ida Institute is getting ready for the annual AAA Conference, which will be held this year in Columbus, OH, from 27-30 March. Ida will have a booth at location #1006 where we will share our latest

“I remember the first graph they showed me at the audiologist,” Mary Frey shares in one of our ethnographic videos, recalling the first time she took her daughter with hearing loss to an audiologist.

“Please face me when you talk to me,” I remind my family and friends. At dinner I might add, “Please let me sit in the corner so I can avoid the background noise.” The list goes on. While hearing aids

Outside of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, stands a statue of Peter Pan, the mischievous eternal child that teaches us that anything is possible if we just b

People with hearing loss – my people – have a unique habit. It’s almost a talent except that most of aren’t as good at it as we think we are. We bluff. We pretend to understand what’s being said, even

How does hearing loss affect our relationship with our better half? “ Hearing Loss as a Social Problem: A Study of Hearing-impaired Spouses and Their Hearing Partners ,” a newly published study in the

The Ida Institute is excited to announce our collaboration with Mayo Clinic on their Mayo Clinic Connect online group for people living with hearing loss. Mayo Clinic Connect is an online community wh

On his first day of work as an audiologist, Sakhile Nkosi woke to the sounds of roosters, horses and monkeys at the farm in Lydenburg, South Africa where he had recently rented a room. As he walked to

Making the decision to get a cochlear implant (CI) and learning how to use the technology effectively in everyday life is a personal and complex process. A new report from the Ear Foundation highlight

Gael Hannan is a renowned writer, humorist and public speaker on hearing loss issues. Over the past 20 years, she has created awareness campaigns, school programs and award-winning videos that help pe