Gael Hannan - The Way I Hear It
Hearing Loss Advocate, Writer, Speaker, Humorist
“…keep going.” I came across this delicious bit of inspiration on a particularly bad day: tinnitus and hyperacusis were battling for supremacy inside my cranium. It was hard not to focus on the hellish noise, but these words caught my attention. They even made me smile, because they reflected exactly how I felt at that … Read more
OK, people with hearing loss, think quickly now. What’s the most challenging aspect of going to the hospital, doctor, or dentist? The eye exam where you can’t see the technician’s lips (or any face-part) because of the lights are inyour eyes? The masked dentist who’s clearly trying to ask you something but you can’t say ‘pardon’with … Read more
If I could hear perfectly, For just one day I’d ask everyone to whisper, Facing away Just to feel, for just one day… The exquisite naturalness of Of hearing perfectly. By Gael Hannan, in honour of National Poetry Day in Britain, 2016.
Conversing with a hard of hearing person is much easier if you, the ‘hearing’ person, are aware of the hearing loss. If you don’t know that the person you’re talking to has a hearing problem, you’re forgiven (somewhat0 for looking off into space as you prattle on, or mumbling, or putting your hands in front of … Read more