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together and ensure we continue to learn and grow. Where are you working now? I’m working with Boots Hearingcare as part of the graduate scheme. I can honestly say I love my job! I go home every day knowing I’ve made a difference because I’m given the time and resources to do so. Long term goal? That’s a good question. To be honest I don’t know! At this

tangle with clients who have a different − yet not always wrong − understanding of the process needed to communicate in a satisfying way. While my job is to contact you for an appointment, it’s your job to get this relationship ball rolling. That may not seem fair, but that’s the way it is. I can’t meet you halfway, because you have the knowledge and [...] technologies and other communication tools and, of course, increased professional support. What do you get? Nothing more than fulfillment of your professional mandate, greater job satisfaction because of higher client success rate, long-term and dedicated clients, and the important referral business. If hearing loss were new to me, the confident, listening

me for cleaning, I cannot understand the same way as when the aids were in my ears! These days, I don’t hesitate to remind them: “Hell-o-o! Deaf person here!” But is it your job to help us shed the bluffing habit? It’s probably not in your code of practice, but I know your client will do better with their hearing aids if you help them adopt some positive

notice that something isn’t quite right, and the hearing aid user may put the blame on devices that don’t live up to the hype. Oh, those poor hearing aids – how can they do the job they were designed for, if the user has unrealistic expectations of their ability to restore natural hearing? Hearing aids are marvels of science which can reconnect people to

Published: 28-06-2019 17:40

Managing Hearing Loss at Work Landing a job, getting along with your colleagues, and succeeding at your work can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Doing it with a hearing loss only complicates things. There are strategies and resources that can prevent a hearing loss from getting in your way. What are the benefits? Reflect on how hearing [...] needs, and how to cope with problem coworkers. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Søren was 40 when hearing loss began to cause problems in his client-facing job. Here he tells about how being honest about his situation with his colleagues and clients improved his work life. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Nick Tedd

Published: 01-07-2019 16:16

ways, so everyone needs to know about the challenges and solutions that will influence its success. After all, your colleagues need to communicate well with you to do their job too, and your employer needs you to be as productive as possible. For the 65% of you who feel isolated at work due to your hearing loss, another benefit of sharing your hearing

Published: 26-07-2019 15:59

focusing a broad concern into a specific problem. For example: "I’m afraid I’m going to lose my job because of my hearing problem" can be modified to "because I don't hear everything during a meeting I rarely participate and my boss thinks I am not doing my job." This makes it easier to focus on tangible challenges and solutions. For more inspiration, Hickson

more than 50% of people surveyed have delayed telling coworkers about their hearing loss. This could be because they are concerned about stigma, or because they fear for their job security. But being open about hearing loss improves communication and is a benefit to everyone in the workplace. If the dialogue about the needs of the person with hearing loss

Published: 30-08-2019 12:22

hearing loss. For me, my biggest compliment and frustration is the same: People forget I have hearing loss. Apparently, I fake hearing so well they forget, so kudos to me for a job well done. On the flip-side, when they deviate to their bad, non-hearing-friendly habits, like mumbling, covering one’s mouth when talking or soft speech on a conference call

miss a moment of this last goodbye. “As I was driving home,” Amy says, “I realized that I wanted to make house calls part of my job. What better way to give person-centered care than in a person’s own home?” So, Amy quit her job and started her own audiology practice making house calls. Five years later, house calls make up about 60 percent of Amy’s business [...] been voted Best Audiologist in their area four years in a row — thanks in part to the personal touches that color her clinic. Her approach has been influenced by a history of jobs and volunteer positions where she’s worked with many different types of people. “Audiology is not my first career,” Amy shares. “My undergraduate degree is in music therapy