As my hearing loss progressed, I was compelled to accept my hearing aids. Still, insecurities lingered. While never short on friends, I subconsciously subdued self-expression, convinced that hearing loss somehow mutes personality.
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Audiology has seen remarkable advancements in recent years, thanks to groundbreaking technologies that enhance diagnostic precision, improving hearing aid performance, and personalized patient care.
In 1970 I was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. I was 11 months old. I then began training at the McGill University Program, followed by Kindergarten at the Montreal Oral School for the Deaf (MOSD).
Over the past years, we have seen amazing and rather scary improvements in technology, especially in the development of artificial intelligence. When people first heard the term “Artificial Intelligence”, the only thing some of us could think of was
“Skynet”. I know, I know! I am a little bit of a geek; “Terminator 1 & 2” was one of the love languages between my dad and me.
Community Health Workers is a broad term which describes a person who shares similar traits and/or lived experiences with patients accessing care in their community.
