If you have a family member or friend who has hearing loss, you may ask yourself: What does it sound like for them? What is it like for them to communicate with others? And what is it like for them to hear their voices? It’s not just the obvious things you might wonder about, such as how it feels for …

We have a lot of misconceptions about hearing loss. In some cases, this is because we don’t know much about the topic. In others, it’s because there are things that come along with hearing loss that people sometimes prefer not to talk about. Since hearing loss is so common in our society and since we want to help you understand …

The settings where we receive medical care are often noisy, bustling, and stressful. Overlapping conversations, beeping monitors, and PA announcements create a din of background noise. It can be hard to have one-on-one conversations, particularly for patients with hearing loss. How does this fact impact the quality of care that hard-of-hearing patients receive? Jan Blustein, professor of health policy and …