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Facts & Fictions about Hearing Loss

In hearing loss by Ed Kocher, ACA, BC-HIS

You’d think that one of the leading public health issues would have much more clarity surrounding it. Instead, there seems to be confusion and misinformation associated with what it means to live with hearing loss today. So many of our ideas about hearing loss and its treatment is dated, even as much as a few generations old. More than 48 …

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Being an Effective Listener: Communication is the Key to Connection

In Uncategorized by Ed Kocher, ACA, BC-HIS

“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak,” said Epictetus, the Greek philosopher. Being a good listener is a crucial part of good communication. According to a study from Wright State University in Ohio, conducted with 8,000 participants employed in businesses, hospitals, universities, and military and government agencies, “the average person …