Effect of Hearing Loss on the Communication Partner


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A growing number of studies point to the myriad of negative physical, social, emotional, and economic effects of hearing loss. However, most of this research focuses on the hearing-impaired individual, and not their communication partners such as their family members, spouses, or significant others. In a paper published in the February 2015 edition of the

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Deaf People Face Higher Costs of Living


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People who are Deaf can spend up to 80% more on daily living costs than those who are able to hear, according to a January 2015 study report from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, and University Campus Suffolk in the United Kingdom. According to the report, the researchers used a method aimed

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Senators Reintroduce Hearing Aid Tax Credit


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On January 29, 2015, Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 315), which would provide a $500 credit to people who need a hearing aid. The bipartisan bill is unchanged from legislation in the 113th Congress when it was championed by Senators Heller and Tom Harkin of

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