Medical Encounters when you have Hearing Loss
When the COVID-19 Pandemic became a public health emergency in the United States, the April 8, 2020 meeting of the Hearing Loss Association of America’s Sarasota/Manatee Chapter was postponed. Speakers Valerie Stafford-Mallis and Flo Innes provided the chapter with a copy of their planned presentation, “What Every Hard-of-Hearing Person Needs to Know Before a Medical Encounter,”which you can read below.
“What Every Hard-of-Hearing (HOH) Person Needs to Know Before a Medical Encounter”
Effective communication is crucial when you visit the dentist, doctor, or other healthcare provider, and is even more important when you enter the hospital. The Hearing Loss Association of America offers a valuable, free Guide for Effective Communication in Healthcare.
Additional Resources
The publication of these links does not imply endorsement of organizations, companies or products by the Hearing Loss Association of Sarasota.
Four websites that have up to date information regarding hearing loss:
The national HLAA website is:
http://www.hearingloss.org/
The Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (the Governor appoints two HLAA-FL members to the Council by statute) website is:http://www.floridahealth.gov/provider-and-partner-resources/fccdhh/index.html
The HLAA-Florida Association website is:
http://hla-fl.org/
The Center for Hearing & Communication (CHC) website is:
http://[email protected]/
Two websites that have up to date information regarding hearing loops
LoopFinder
http://www.loopfinder.com/
Assistive Listening Device Locator
http://www.aldlocator.com/
Hearing Aid Financial Assistance for Florida Residents
| Alexander Graham Bell | www.agbell.org | 202-337-5221 | ||
| Audient Program | www.audientalliance.org | 888-283-4368 | ||
| Hear Now | www.sotheworldmayhear.org | 800-328-8602 | ||
| Kiwanis | www.kiwanis.org | 1-800-549-2647 | ||
| Lions Club International | www.lionsclubs.org | 630-571-5466 X615 | ||
| Sertoma | www.sertoma.org | 816-333-8300 | ||
| Starkey Hearing Foundation | www.soundchoicefinancing.com | 800-382-8602 | ||
| http://aldasuncoast.com/ | |||
| Center for Hearing and Communication | http://chchearing.org/ |
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| Children’s Hearing Help Fund | http://www.childrenshearinghelpfund.com/ | 866-999-2443 | ||
| Florida Associations of the Deaf, Inc. | http://www.fadcentral.org/resources.html | 727-524-4464 | ||
| Sertoma Club of Venice, Inc. | http://www.venicesertoma.com/speech.shtml | 941-882-0170 | ||
| Testing Inside Table | 098765432 |
Hearing Aid Financial Assistance for Children
| Alexander Graham Bell | www.agbell.org | 202-337-5221 |
| Disabled Children’s Relief Fund | www.dcrf.com | 516-377-1605 |
| Sertoma | www.sertoma.org | 816-333-8300 |
| Miracle Ear Children’s Foundation | www.miracle-ear.com | 800-234-5422 |
| Hearing Loss Association of America | http://www.hearingloss.org/ |
| Learn about Hearing Loss | http://www.hearingloss.org/learn/hearingloss_vids.asp |
| Hearing Loss Simulator – Provides demonstrations of mild/ moderate hearing loss | http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/_ hearing_loss_simulator/index.cfm |
| FCCDHH Knowledge Center | http://www.fccdhh.org/knowledge_center |
| Deaf Services (FCCDHH) | http://www.fccdhh.org/index.cfm/quickurl/deaf_blind_info |
Assisted Listening Devices
| Bell South Hearing Impaired Help | http://www.bellsouth.com/specialneeds/hearing.html |
| Life with Ease | http://www.lifewithease.com/fithear.html |
| What are Hearing Loop Systems? | http://www.hearingloop.org/ |
| Pure Direct Sound Looping Systems | http://www.puredirectsound.com/ |
Donate Used Hearing Aids
Help The Needy. Get Tax Deduction
Ear Research Foundation(at Silverstein Institute) www.EarRF.org 941-366-9222
HearCare Connection, Inc. http://www.hearcareconnection.org/sarasota/
Hearing Aids
| Hearing Loss Association of America | http://www.hearingloss.org/content/hearing-aids |
| Consumer’s Guide to Hearing Loss (free with new HLAS memberships) | http://www.hearingloss.org/content/consumers-guide-hearing-aids |
Cochlear Implants
| Hearing Loss Association of America | http://www.hearingloss.org/content/cochlear-implants |
| Advanced Bionics | http://www.advancedbionics.com/index.cfm?langid=1 |
| CochlearAmericas | http://www.cochlearamericas.com |
| Med-El | http://www.medel.at/US/index.php |
Auditory Training
| Read My Quips (Free trial) | http://sensesynergy.com |
| LACE ($79) | http://www.neurotone.com/lace-interactive-listening-program |
| Brain IQ | http://positscience.com |
Other Helpful Links
| Hearing Loss Association of Florida | http://www.hla-fl.com/ |
| Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Information | http://www.ada.gov/adahom1.htm |
| Rehab Centers Accessible to People w Hearing Loss | https://drugrehabus.org/rehabs/treatment/deaf/ |
| Resources and Help (by Phonak) | http://www.hearinglikeme.com/ |
| Addiction Treatment for Deaf and/or Blind Individuals | http://www.rehabcenter.net/rehab-for-deaf-and-blind/ |
New links that you would recommend? Contact HLAS [email protected]