Gael Hannan

Could YOU Speak Publicly About Hearing Loss? (Yes, You Could.) | Hearing Health & Technology Matters As the microphone battery pack inched down inside my underpants, heading towards the leg opening and ultimately to the floor, I thought – Why do I keep doing this to myself?! The answer to that questi...

"There is a growing tsunami of hearing loss, and people need real information from people with the lived experience and the tools that can help." hearinghealthmatters.org/better-heari... @gaelhannan.bsky.social #keeplistening

I LOVED this book when I read it decades ago. I wanted to be a nun. For about a minute.

I have to go to Germany to get it?

A moment of calm for your jangly nerves. Drink in the calm beauty of this verdant stump still claiming its spot in the Saanich fern forest.

Thank you

For Bluesky-ers with hearing loss: available wherever books are sold.

Stunning

Our flowering bushes are amazing this year too!

Beyond outrageous

Dork

No. Charlie Angus is amazing but a different party than I support and the event was a long way from my home. Also, I didn't know about it. 🤪

My Siri has somehow changed to Sirius. He's got a nice voice, too.

The Smart Watch: A HoH's Favorite Accessory | Hearing Health & Technology Matters My life has changed for the better since I started wearing an Apple watch. If you have hearing loss, as I do, there is no downside  and a multitude of upsides to using a smart watch. It tells me the t...

Why this person with hearing loss is obsessed with her smartphone#

When he insults them at every opportunity? Hmmm...

I know, eh?

I'm expecting him to announce it.

Rethinking What I "Can't Do" with Hearing Loss | Hearing Health & Technology Matters Business meetings involve being able to follow what people are saying. I can’t do the meeting minutes. Phone calls with strangers are difficult because of unfamiliar speech patterns. Can you make this...

I used to tell myself, "I can't do this or that because of my hearing loss."

If @jimacosta.bsky.social moves to the graveyard shift, I guess I'll be staying up later!

Manifest destiny to include taking over Canada?! At first I thought it was a blustering joke, but since he's repeating it regularly, here's the thing. We are not for sale. 🇨🇦

You can do it forever!

I just bought it.

Making One Retreat Center an Oasis of Accessibility Imagine a wellness retreat where classes are designed for everyone, including people with hearing loss. One center aims to do just that.

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Thank you.

What is this from, please?

Well, THIS made me smile. Thank you - because I won't be smiling much next week.

Seriously, Mel Gibson?

Handling Those Small Indignities of Hearing Loss | Hearing Health & Technology Matters Pardon?  Sorry, one more time? I’m not catching what you’re saying, it’s so noisy in here. Are you asking me if I want a bag, have a membership card, or something else to which the answer is no? I had...

It's the small stuff that can add up to a Bad Hearing Day. It's how we handle those moments...

Happy new year, everyone! Here's my 2024 finger-flip to negativity and division, to any pain and sorrow and grief you may have felt in these past months, and to fighting for justice in 2025.