Hearing Loss & Hard of Hearing Consultant Gael Hannan Toronto Canada

Hearing loss isn’t funny - but a sense of humour makes living with it easier. OK, there are few laughs in being left out of conversations, not understanding what your child (or your partner, or your boss, or your mom, or your doctor) is saying. In truth, other people find our hearing loss funnier than we do—especially when we say the wrong thing at the wrong time.

But take it slow. If you can’t laugh, how about starting with a smile? Then, start learning how to live better with communication challenges. I have grown up with a hearing loss that is now severe to profound, and I’ve been talking and writing about hearing loss for many years. On this site, you’ll find links to my current blogs and recent favourites, as well as how to order my new book, The Way I Hear It. Or simply leave a comment about your life with hearing loss.

My name is Gael Hannan and I live with hearing loss too. I’m happy to meet you.

Blog: Better Hearing Consumer

Say, How Am I Supposed to Understand You If…

We people with hearing loss are very fussy. Communication has to be just so, and if we don’t get it the way we want or need it, we can get grumpy. Especially if we’ve explained it a million times to someone before. We do go easier on strangers, but if they are challenged by our requests, our … Continue reading Say, How Am I Supposed to Understand You If… →

Telecoils Will Help You Hear – Yourself!

If I didn’t already have enough reasons to love the telecoils in my hearing aid and cochlear implant – I recently discovered another one. Telecoil and loop systems let me hear myself! As a public speaker and performer, I use the amplification system provided by the venue. Often, hearing my voice as it goes out to … Continue reading Telecoils Will Help You Hear – Yourself! →

At My Service!

Welcome to the 7th and final part of the Changing Cochleas blog series – my journey with a cochlear implant. Service, as defined by online dictionaries, with my additions in italics: A valuable action, deed, or effort performed by a hearing care professional to satisfy a need or fulfill a demand by a person with hearing … Continue reading At My Service! →

Whazzat?

Welcome to Part 6 of Changing Cochleas – my story of adopting a cochlear implant and the life that follows. How’s my life going with a cochlear implant (CI)? Well, for starters—although I can’t speak for other recipients—it’s a lot LOUDER. All sounds are louder: the ones that I recognize as well as new ones … Continue reading Whazzat? →