Face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) help protect us from the coronavirus, but they add communication challenges for everyone, especially people with hearing impairments. That’s because: Face masks lower the volume of a person’s speech and slightly garble it. Face shields, social distancing and plastic barriers further muffle or reduce sound. Face mask ear loops may tug on your hearing… Read More »
Howard Weinstein will tell you he has two daughters named Sarah, both born on the same day of the same year a world apart. One would die unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm during the night when she was only 10 years old. He would meet the other years later, a deaf girl living in Botswana… Read More »
Organizers of the 2020 International AIDS Conference announced today that in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the in-person meeting that was to be held July 7 to 10 in San Francisco and Oakland will be replaced with a virtual conference. “In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure both the… Read More »
ED is characterized by the can sleep aids cause erectile dysfunction or repeated inability to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to accomplish sexual activity. Everything feels more challenging when you’re dealing with depression. Cavernosal alpha-blockade: a new technique for investigating and treating erectile impotence”. Sexual function before and after mesh repair of… Read More »
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), only 20 percent of people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wear them. If you’ve taken the plunge and purchased hearing aids, congratulations! You’re part of an elite group. Do you wear them every day? Or do they spend more time in your nightstand than they do… Read More »