Interesting sources of information (2025)

Compiled by Lisa Dillon Edgett  

Websites:  

Agencies, Groups, and Organization

• Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA- National):  www.chha.ca  

·   Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – BC Chapter:   https://chha-bc.org/

·   CHHA Online Hearing Loss Mentoring Program:  https://www.chha.ca/mentor/

·   CHHA North Shore Branch:  https://www.chha-nsb.com/

·       CHHA North Shore Sound Advice meeting info: https://www.chha-nsb.com/meetings-events/sound-advice-workshops/

·   Say What Club: https://www.saywhatclub.org/   

·   Canadian Hearing Services: www.chs.ca 

·   Hearing Loss Association of America: www.hearingloss.org  

·       International Federation of Hard of Hearing People: https://www.ifhoh.org/

·       Help BC Hear Better: https://www.helpbchearbetter.ca/

Technology

·   Hearing aid protection:   https://www.gearforears.com/  

·   Hearing aid types and styles:  https://t.co/TLLXcYLVpA  

·       Hearing aids - how to choose the right one: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/in-depth/hearing-aids/art-20044116

·   Creating listening environments for the hard of hearing: Advanced Listening: https://advancedlistening.ca/

·   Auracast: https://www.bluetooth.com/auracast/assistive-listening/?utm_source=li&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=le-audio&utm_term=social&utm_content=li-paid-ac-ALSvideo-toac

·   Can't Wear Hearing Aids? A Surgeon explains Bone Conduction Implants in 2025: https://youtu.be/gZGx1D9gX-A?si=m7yhKWmTPLh26QKw

·   Hearing Assistive Technology:

o   https://www.alds.com/store/

o   https://risebands.com/products/deaf-band

o   https://shopwavefrontcentre.com/

Hearing Loss Simulations

·   Flintstones hearing loss simulation:  https://youtu.be/TD5E88fFnxE  

·       Simulations:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbBZjT7nuoA  

·       Hearing and Vision loss simulator: https://pathlore.dhs.mn.gov/Courseware/DisabilityServices/HRDHHS18/simulator/index.html#/

·       Unilateral hearing loss simulation: https://youtu.be/UscwLYvQIzQ?si=AJZd-1gMPzk5Acg1

Accessibility

·   Hearing Loops:   http://aurisloops.com/  

·   Find out about hearing accessible locations:  www.aldlocator.com  

·   Think assistive technology might help you in your workplace?  https://www.workbc.ca/Employment-Services/Assistive-Technology-Services.aspx

·   Canada’s Disability Inclusion Plan: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2.html

• CART (US website, but has good info): https://verbit.ai/communication-access-real-time-translation-considerations-requirements/

• Subtitling life: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2116595779746

• Subtitle glasses:

  • XRai: https://xrai.glass/ar-glasses/

  • Even Realities: https://www.evenrealities.com/en-CA/tech

• An example of captioning communication access: About Us » Wash-CAP

·   Hidden disabilities Sunflower program: https://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/accessibility-at-yvr/accessibility-travel-resources/hidden-disabilities-sunflower-program

·       Accessibility Standards Canada: https://accessible.canada.ca/accessibility-standards-canada-accessibility-plan

·       Accessibility in Vancouver Civic Theatres (QE, Orpheum, Playhouse, Annex): https://vancouvercivictheatres.com/accessibility/

·       Transcripts for Apple podcasts: https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/03/apple-introduces-transcripts-for-apple-podcasts/

·       Telus and accessibility: https://www.telus.com/en/about/accessibility/accessible-services#hearing/speech

·       In a healthcare setting: BC Provincial Health Services access: http://www.phsa.ca/our-services/programs-services/provincial-language-services/deaf-deaf-blind-hard-of-hearing#Service\

Cochlear Implants

·       BC Adult Cochlear Implant Program:  https://www.providencehealthcare.org/en/clinics/bc-adult-cochlear-implant-program

Tinnitus

·   Information on tinnitus:  http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/pages/tinnitus.aspx  

·   St. Paul’s Hospital Tinnitus Clinic:  https://sphtinnitus.weebly.com/  

·   American Tinnitus Association: https://www.ata.org/  

·   British Tinnitus Association: https://www.tinnitus.org.uk/  

·       Tinnitus First Aid Kit:  http://www.tinnituskit.com/what-is-tinnitus

·       American Tinnitus Association https://www.ata.org/about-tinnitus/why-are-my-ears-ringing/

Reports and Resources

·   Canada’s Disability Tax Credit: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/segments/tax-credits-deductions-persons-disabilities/disability-tax-credit/eligible-dtc/hearing.html

·       World Health Organization on Deafness and Hearing Loss: https://www.who.int/health-topics/hearing-loss#tab=tab_1

·       McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (4 hearing-related articles): https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/blog/-in-category/categories/health-conditions/hearing-and-ear-problems

• Hearing Access Health Kit: https://chha-bc.org/hearing-access-health-kit/

• Hearing Health Foundation: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/

·   Hearing Health and Technology Matters: www.hearinghealthmatters.com  

Look at the “Sections” tab (in blue banner across the top) to access different columns, e.g., Better Hearing Consumer, Dizziness Depot, Hear the Music, and the latest information in Hearing News Watch and Hearing Technologies

·   See Hear Communication Matters: https://tinachildressaud.com/

·       US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on hearing loss:  https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing

·   Dementia prevention, intervention, and care 2024: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/dementia-prevention-intervention-care

·       World Health Organization World Hearing Day 2024: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2024

·   World Health Organization World Hearing Day 2025: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day/2025

Miscellaneous

·   Spoon Theory: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

·   Hearing loss and musicians:  http://musiciansclinics.com/  

·   Musicians and actors with hearing loss:  https://www.ai-media.tv/famous-deaf-people-17-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-actors/  and  https://www.ai-media.tv/famous-deaf-people-12-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-musicians/

·       Movies that feature those who are Deaf or hard of hearing:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_the_deaf_and_hard_of_hearing

·       Develop a memory system: 

o   https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/how-to-improve-your-memory8.htm   

o   http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/remembering-lists.html  

·   Association of Lipspeakers in the UK:  http://lipspeaking.co.uk/  

·   The Right to Quiet Society: http://www.quiet.org/index.htm  

·       Assistance dogs:

o   Heeling Assistants Canada: https://heelingassistants.org/

o   Hearing dogs: https://pads.ca/ 

o   Dog Guides: https://www.dogguides.com/get-a-dog-guide/

o   International Hearing Dog: https://www.hearingdog.org/

o   Assistance Dogs International: https://assistancedogsinternational.org/member-search/canada/

• Resources to learn ASL: 

  • https://mashable.com/article/how-to-sign?fbclid=IwAR0W-cl4588kDURt57x7JZf1jvso5jIt837xeJG0zEVFosg9PtiI765zcaw

o   Practice and learn ASL fingerspelling :    http://asl.ms   

·   Hearing Loss Help Ezine:  http://www.hearinglosshelp.com  

·       Hear the World Foundation:  https://www.hear-the-world.com/en

·   Some interesting communication activities: https://apps.idainstitute.com/  

·   Business-related networking- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/

Hint: do a search for topics of interest under 'groups': Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Professionals with Hearing Loss...

·  Finding humour in mistakes: Mondegreens, Eggcorns, Spoonerisms, and Malapropisms

o   https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/spoonerisms-mondegreens-eggcorns-and-malapropisms/

o   https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/science-misheard-lyrics-mondegreens

·  Audible Talkers Toastmasters: https://youtu.be/i0Bfvgbv8vE?si=toE5k8cvjySXeQd-

·      Examples of safety awareness products for sale online:

o   "https://safetyawarenessproducts.com/collections/hearing-impaired"https://safetyawarenessproducts.com/collections/hearing-impaired

o   https://thepulloverpal.com/

·      Deaf Metal: https://www.deafmetal.store/page/8/story

·      Article from the New Yorker titled: Subtitling Your Life by David Owen: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/subtitling-your-life

·      Advance Care Planning: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors/health-safety/advance-care-planning

·      Acoustic art pieces: https://arturel.com/

·      Hearing Loss and Cognition:

o   Hearing Loss and Cognition: What We Know and Where We Need to Go: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8920093/

o   Alzheimer’s Society: Hearing loss and the risk of dementia: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8920093/

o   The Lancet: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care 2024: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/dementia-prevention-intervention-and-care

Podcasts for adults with hearing loss (note I have not listened to these):

·      The Dose – CBC Podcasts

Description: Hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman. Episode on preventing and treating hearing loss with Canadian audiologist Emma LeBlanc.

Accessibility: Transcripts available

Link: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/410-the-dose/episode/16028246-how-can-i-prevent-and-treat-hearing-loss

·      BrainShape Podcast – Episode 83

Description: Guest Jillian Price from HearingLife Canada discusses hearing loss and cognitive health.

Accessibility: Accessible format

Link: https://www.brainshape.ca/podcast/hearing-loss-cognition-health-hearinglife-jillian-price

·      Hearing Wellness Journey Podcast

Description: Canadian audiologist Karen Lux shares her personal hearing loss story.

Accessibility: Captioned videos and transcripts

Link: https://hearingwellnessjourney.com/podcast/11-karen-hearing-loss-story/

·      AMI-audio Podcasts

Description: Produced by Accessible Media Inc. for Canadians with disabilities. Includes The Pulse and NOW with Dave Brown.

Accessibility: Accessible formats

Link: https://cp.ami.ca/podcasting

·      BroadcastAbility

Description: University of Toronto Scarborough podcast on sensory disabilities including hearing loss.

Accessibility: Accessible content

Link: https://www.ucalgary.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion/literacy-education/edi-knowledge-hubs/disability-accessibility-knowledge-hub/disability-accessibility-podcasts

·      Hearing Loss LIVE!

Description: Real-life strategies, emotional support, and advocacy for people with hearing loss.

Accessibility: Captioned YouTube videos and transcripts

Link: https://hearinglosslive.com/hearing-loss-podcast/

·      empowEar Audiology

Description: Hosted by Dr. Carrie Spangler, focusing on empowerment and hearing health.

Accessibility: Transcripts available

Link: https://player.fm/podcasts/Hard-Of-Hearing

·      The Other Side of Deaf

Description: Explores topics in the Deaf community with host Crystal Hand.

Accessibility: Accessible format

Link: https://player.fm/podcasts/Deaf

·      All About Audiology

Description: Hosted by Dr. Lilach Saperstein, combining expert insights and personal stories.

Accessibility: Transcripts available

Link: https://www.captel.com/2023/09/hearing-loss-podcasts-communication-strategies/

·      Hearing Matters Podcast

Description: Covers hearing technology, personal stories, and education.

Accessibility: Accessible format

Link: https://player.fm/podcasts/Hard-Of-Hearing

·      Have You Heard? A Listening Project

Description: Stories and advice on living with hearing loss.

Accessibility: Transcripts available

Link: https://www.captel.com/2023/09/hearing-loss-podcasts-communication-strategies/

·      The Audiologist (by Phonak)

Description: Focuses on hearing health and innovations in audiology.

Accessibility: Accessible format

Link: https://podcast.feedspot.com/audiology_podcasts/

·      Hearing Wellness Journey Podcast

Description: Shares personal stories and expert interviews on hearing loss and related conditions.

Accessibility: Captioned videos and transcripts

Link: https://hearingwellnessjourney.com/podcast/

·      Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast

Description: Hosted by Ahmed Khalifa, who is deaf/hard of hearing. Offers interviews and insights.

Accessibility: Transcripts available

Link: https://player.fm/podcasts/Deaf%252Fhard-Of-Hearing

·  Huberman Lab: Hearing & Brain Health

Dr. Konstantina Stankovic discusses hearing loss and cognitive decline.

Offers science-backed strategies for hearing protection.

Watch or listen [hubermanlab.com]

·      The future of hearing loss: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-future-of-hearing-loss/id1235836821?i=1000701246229

Blogs:

·   Hearing Loss LIVE!

·   Living With Hearing Loss — A Hearing Loss Blog

·   Better Hearing Consumer | Hearing Health & Technology Matters (hearinghealthmatters.org)

·       Mind over Meniere's | (mindovermenieres.com)

·       Lipreading Mom | Three kids for one mom to lip read

·       My Hearing Loss Story – My experience of sudden sensorineural hearing loss and how it affects my life.

·       Hearing Loss Evolution l Pat's Blog

·       Hear Me Out! [CC] Blog | The Latest Deaf Blog Posts, News & Stories (hearmeoutcc.com)

·       https://www.hearingloss.org/media-and-publications/hear-this-blog/

·       https://themindhears.org/

Video and Software for Practice:

·   Online lipreading practice (some free, some through a subscription): https://www.lipreading.org/lipreading-lessons

·   Free online lipreading practice: https://lipreadingpractice.co.uk/

·       Stories for lipreading practice: Stories for lipreading - The full list. - YouTube

·   Online lipreading course ($49) through NL CHHA: https://www.readourlips.ca/

·   Auditory training program:  http://angelsound.tigerspeech.com  

·       Listening practice in the Listening Room:  https://thelisteningroom.com/ 

·       YouTube channel with speechreading practice from HEARa: https://youtu.be/LmvpCSvm1qYn This is the first video.  Subscribe or look at the list to see more videos.

·       Have Netflix and want to learn more about meditation?: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81280926

Online videos:

·       We Hear You - A Hearing Loss Documentary (English w/English captions) (45m): https://youtu.be/xed9FhxpUEM?si=dQiPjzaI5VJ_Z6ME

·       A YouTube channel with many videos on one man’s experience with hearing loss and a cochlear implant (recommended by past student): https://www.youtube.com/@unsoundguy

·   An author, a public speaker, and an advocate for those with hearing loss, Arlene Romoff, shares how a cochlear implant allowed her to hear again.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YizQJWM8lo  

·   McGurk Effect- an auditory illusion: http://youtu.be/G-lN8vWm3m0  (youtube BBC) 

·   This is what it’s like to read lips:  http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/420516/can-you-read-my-lips/?utm_source=atlfb  

·   Documentaries about cochlear implants, family relationships, and Deaf culture  

o   Sound and Fury, 2000 (can be found on YouTube) ,  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240912/  

o   Sound and Fury ,  6 Years later  (can be found on YouTube)   

o   A TED talk update:  https://ed.ted.com/on/lWxE7vNl  

·   A documentary memoir following a filmmaker's deaf parents as they receive a complex surgical implant, which allows them to experience sound for the first time.   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912587/  

·   Singing in the MRI: https://tinyurl.com/y6q5sw6h

·   How emotions affect learning:  https://youtu.be/EW7FBndUPe8    

·   Documentary: Hard of hearing, so what?! (English subtitles)  https://vimeo.com/276471882/985e4f7f5a  

·   Hearing loops: https://youtu.be/BQNK-8B7XAI  

·   Lipreading humour :  https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

·   Sound of Metal: a heavy metal drummer loses his hearing.  View the trailer here:  https://tinyurl.com/y6ngfd3c

·   Neuroplasticity and learning explained: https://tinyurl.com/y5wanrf8

·   When normal sounds are painfully loud- hyperacusis: https://youtu.be/bzgH8uSmGsE

·   Accessible visor cards:  https://youtu.be/lLuzjS3HaYY   

• How the vocal organs work (MRI view):  https://youtu.be/SVKR3ESdAk8   

• What is lipreading/speechreading like for Deaf/hard of hearing people?  https://youtu.be/6BbOkdDpXwk

• How Concentration Fatigue Can Affect Deaf/Hard of Hearing People? https://youtu.be/tqgrLIjeu2g

• Guided meditation for People with Hearing Loss: https://youtu.be/bqEhenbLOmI

TED Talks:

·       The power of vulnerability (Brené Brown, 20m): https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability#t-556528 

·       Listening to Shame ((Brené Brown, 20m): https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

·       The opportunity of adversity (Aimee Mullins, 21m): https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_the_opportunity_of_adversity#t-1339076  

·       When we design for disability, we all benefit (Elise Roy, 13m): https://www.ted.com/talks/elise_roy_when_we_design_for_disability_we_all_benefit#t-815861

·       Your body language may shape who you are (Amy Cuddy, 20m): https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are  

·   Evelyn Glennie (Deaf percussionist) (32m):  https://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen  

·   The Science of Hearing (5m): https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_l_oliver_the_science_of_hearing?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

·   The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us (5m): https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_the_4_ways_sound_affects_us?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

·   10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation (11m): https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

·   How Miscommunication Happens (4m): https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_hampsten_how_miscommunication_happens_and_how_to_avoid_it?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

·   Building the musical muscle (Charles Limb | TEDMED 2011, 15m): https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_limb_building_the_musical_muscle?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread

·   How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf (Rebecca Knill, 14m): https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_knill_how_technology_has_changed_what_it_s_like_to_be_deaf

·   How to get better at the things you care about (Eduardo Briceño, 11m): https://www.ted.com/talks/eduardo_briceno_how_to_get_better_at_the_things_you_care_about?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare 

·   What's that ringing in your ears? (TED-Ed animation,~5m):    https://youtu.be/TnsCsR2wDdk   

·   What you don't know about hearing aids (Juliëtte Sterkens, 18m): https://youtu.be/0vf1q_HgLpw?si=aBEyZx0pj6SjMEhI

·       3 steps of anxiety overload — and how you can take back control (Lisa Damour, 21min.): https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_damour_3_steps_of_anxiety_overload_and_how_you_can_take_back_control?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

APPS (and related sites):

·   SoundPrint:  Find places where you can hear.  

·   Speech-to-text: NALscribe, Otter, Live Transcribe, Ava...

·       Mimi: online hearing test  

• Sound Level Meter:  there are many you can use to check the volume of sound around you  

• Lipreading Academy (some free, some through subscription)

·   A variety of apps for hearing loss: http://bit.ly/Apps4HL  (Apple and android lists)

·       On any smart phone: look at accessibility features in the settings

Books:

·   Hear & Beyond: Living Skillfully with Hearing Loss by Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan

·       Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World by David Owen  

·       The Frustrations of Being Deaf by Dave Blackwell

·   Hearing While Deaf by David Myers

·   The Way I Hear It:  A Life with Hearing Loss by Gael Hannan  

·   El Deafo by Cece Bell (‘loose’ autobiography and graphic novel)  

·       HearO Saves the Day by Sandberg and Adler (kids book about hearing protection)

·   Hearing Loss CPR: Keep the Connection Alive by Linnaea Mallette  

·   Living Better with Hearing Loss by Katherine Bouton  

·   Frustrated by Hearing Loss? 5 Keys to Communication Success by Dusty Ann Jessen  

·   Life After Deaf: My Misadventures in Hearing Loss and Recovery by Noel Holston

·   Deaf Sentence by David Lodge (fiction – recommended by student)  

·   The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 

·   The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge  

·   Breaking the Age Code: How your beliefs about aging determine how long and well you live by Becca Levy

·   Losing Music by John Cotter

·       Soundtrack of Silence: Love, Loss, & A Playlist for Life by Matt Hay

·       Sudden Hearing Loss by Carly Sygrove

·       The Invisible Disability and Me: Laura Lowles

·       Now Hear This: Harper Soars with her Magic Ears by Valli Gideons and Harper Gideons