Families with Hearing Loss The Future Is Sound

The purpose of research and development in understanding hearing loss and creating hearing technology and strategies is to help people who are living with hearing loss. It’s important to hear from the people who ultimately benefit from hearing strategies. In today’s episode, you’ll hear a child's and parent's perspectives on hearing loss and hearing strategies. 
Today’s guests are Fern, who has hearing loss and wears hearing aids, and her mother Leah. During the episode, they’ll discuss what it was like to notice that Fern wasn’t hearing correctly, why tubes weren’t the ultimate solution for Fern, and what it was like for her to get hearing aids. This episode helps explain what hearing loss and hearing solutions are like from the perspective of a child with hearing loss and their parent. 
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

Introduction to Fern and Leah
When Leah started to notice that Fern had hearing loss
What in-person hearing testing was like
Why tubes weren’t the solution
Finding out that Fern was going to need hearing aids
How often Fern needs to get her hearing tested
What they called the hearing aids to get Fern excited about them
What Fern started to notice when she got her hearing aids
What Leah noticed about her speech after fern got hearing aids
How Fern overheard her teacher on speakerphone
How it feels when Fern takes the hearing aids out
Fern’s favorite sounds