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Better Hearing Month Spotlight: New Resources from HLAA

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / May 26, 2026
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May is Better Hearing Month, and our parent organization, the Hearing Loss Association of America, has shared a helpful new edition of Hearing Life e-news. This month’s update includes a new family-focused Hearing Loss 101 Toolkit component designed to help kids talk about their feelings related to hearing loss, along with updates on hearing aid…

Introducing the Caption Companion 4-Channel Wireless Mic Set

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / October 17, 2025
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Bring clarity and flexibility to every conversation with the Caption Companion 4-Channel Wireless Mic Set — designed for seamless group communication, accessibility, and professional captioning accuracy.  This powerful system includes four high-quality wireless microphones (“Transmitters”) that connect to a compact Receiver, ensuring clear, consistent sound from multiple speakers at once. Whether you’re using it in…

HLAA Finds OTC Confusion High, Offers New Resources

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / January 17, 2025
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  Are You or Someone You Know Confused about Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aids?   According to a new Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) survey, the answer is likely YES!    A new HLAA webinar is here to help you learn more and ask questions about top products. It’s happening on January 29 at 2pm…

September 13, 2022 – How to form a resilient identity as a person with hearing loss – Michael A. Harvey, PhD, ABPP

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / August 13, 2022
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Michael A. Harvey, PhD, ABPP: How to form a resilient identity as a person with hearing loss   UPDATE: YouTube Recording of This Meeting     Please join us for a Zoom presentation. When: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time Register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcequrjosE9cgBMjiQpTsbNa7cm1OBvkr You will then receive a confirmation email containing information…

The Emotional Side of Hearing Loss

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / July 12, 2022
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The wonderful idea to establish a Facebook platform where people may express their emotions came from three hearing-impaired individuals. After months of debate, Richard Pocker, Mary Grace Whalen, and Robin Chisholm-Seymour got together and published Hearing Loss: The Emotional Side at the beginning of June. They obviously struck a chord because they currently have 1000+…

WHAT A CANDIDATE FOR A COCHLEAR IMPLANT NEEDS TO KNOW

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / July 12, 2022
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When hearing loss is too severe to be helped with a hearing aid, a cochlear implant might be suggested. It can be a frightening experience. This book is designed to help the candidate navigate the process and dispel some of the misconceptions about cochlear implants. You can learn more at https://cochlearimplantbasics.com/  

July 16-17 2022 – Love music but struggling with it – Come to AAMHL

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / July 10, 2022
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Print Flyer (pdf) HLAA chapter leaders:  Please forward the event below to anyone in your chapter who is interested in hearing loss and music.  Thank you! – Wendy The Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss cordially invites interested musicians with hearing loss to our upcoming virtual conference titled, “Variations on a Theme”  on July 16 and 17.  This event…

Don’t Miss The Hearing Life Magazine – Spring 2022!

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / July 6, 2022
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Hearing Life The Magazine For BETTER HEARING   Click here to view Digital Issue In this issue of Hearing Life, Latisha Porter-Vaughn demonstrates that living well with hearing loss consists of persistence, willing to continue learning about it, finding support, staying active and engaged and taking advantage of assistive listening devices. In The Heart of Hearing, broadcast…

Don’t Miss It! It’s Coming Here on JUNE 26th 2022 Hearing Loss Awareness Day with the Rays!

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / June 20, 2022
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Download the PDF Flyer On behalf of Rally Caps and the Hearing Loss Association of America, join us for our Rally Caps Hearing Loss Awareness Day on June 26th as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:40 pm. SUN., JUNE 26 VS. PIT START TIME: 1:40 P.M. GATES OPEN: 12:10 P.M.…

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Will Soon be Available to Millions of Americans

By Hearing Loss Association of Florida / April 30, 2022
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By Barbara Kelley, Executive Director, Hearing Loss Association of America Follow Barbara on Twitter, @Bkelley_HLAA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing the final rules for a new class of hearing aids that will soon be available in stores and online, without a doctor’s prescription. The idea is to make hearing aids easier to get…

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