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March 2015 Feel Better with Improved Hearing! “Blindness cuts us off from things. Deafness cuts us off from people” – Helen Keller wrote this in the early 1900s. Today, with modern technology, there is no need for many of us folks, with hearing problems, to be cut off from people. Hearing loss is frustrating in many ways. We feel left out, ignored, frustrated, angry, depressed, frightened. We need to acknowledge we have a hearing loss and strive to do something about it. We have to be proactive. Hearing loss is invisible. How can anyone help us if they do not know that we cannot hear? We need to explain to people how to talk to us and we need to find out what is available to help us. Many of us struggle for about seven years before we do something to try to improve our hearing. If we hear better, we feel better and have a happier quality of life. We can go to the bridge club, the book club, church services, eat lunch with friends, and play sports. We can remain active and involved in the community. There are two types of hearing loss. Conductive Hearing Loss - may be cured by removal of built-up wax or a foreign body such as a bug, or paper) in the in the ear. Sensorineural Hearing Loss (also known as nerve deafness) – is usually permanent and cannot be cured, but can often be helped by the use of hearing aids, cochlear implants and assistive listening devices. Out of all the injuries, many veterans say that hearing loss is the most challenging to manage. Hearing loss affects the individual, family, friends and colleagues. Mark Brogan, a retired army captain, suffered a brain injury, a spinal injury and a nearly severed right arm when a suicide bomber on foot detonated his weapon near Captain Brogan in Iraq. What does Captain Brogan find the most traumatic of his injuries? He says, “Hearing loss and constant ringing of the ears”. Recently, Hearing Loss Association of America – Sarasota/Manatee Chapter, supported by Sarasota Community Foundation, hosted a Veteran Hearing Loss Forum. Over 100 veterans attended - seeking information on hearing loss. The interactive forum featured a panel of experts, who offered successful life-style focused solutions. Answers were given to questions concerning hearing loss, tinnitus, VA filing and appeal issues. Information on hearing technology, services and communication strategies was provided. The Sarasota County Veterans Commission and the Manatee County Veterans Council endorsed this event. You may be surprised to know that 3.5 million Floridians have hearing loss – over 145, 000 people in Sarasota and Manatee counties alone. (This is based on a Johns Hopkins medical research study that reported 20 percent of Americans or 48 million people have some level of hearing loss in the US). Sources: www.heroeswithhearingloss.org HLAA.org http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news.2012/11/13/14728839