Necessary Losses
From Judah Bruce Leblang | 05:36
A short first person essay about losing my hearing
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"Necessary Losses" is a first person commentary (with some humor built in) about losing most of the hearing in my left ear, suddenly, without warning. On a broader level, this essay is a reflection on the inevitability of aging, of growing into middle age, of the losses and physical changes that go along with life's passages--transitions many Baby Boomers are facing as they ease into the later phases of their lives.
Keeping the Music Playing... After Losing Your Hearing
From Rebecca Sheir | 06:10
Finding out you have hearing loss might not be music to your ears... but it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.
The Association of Adult Musicians With Hearing Loss is a national group for adults who refuse to let hearing impairments get in the way of their musical passion. Rebecca Sheir introduces us to two members -- including a guitarist who spent years keeping his hearing loss a secret -- who say while being diagnosed with hearing loss isn't music to your ears, it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.