MED-EL Cochlear Implant Products Lyra Repplinger, Consumer Engagement Manager Lyra Repplinger will discuss updates in candidacy and hearing technology including cochlear implants, electro acoustic system and bone conduction solutions. She will also share listening strategies and resources for improved hearing experience and outcomes when talking on the phone, in noisy environments, and listening to [...]

Hearing Loss Updates Support for Hearing Loss at the Local, State, and National Level Hearing Loss issues are becoming more important in our nation. There are many levels of support and initiatives to help people with hearing loss. New technologies and new networks are forming to provide assistance and help.The [...]

Telephone and Communication Equipment Update The Chapter will welcome Crystal Vaccaro, Outreach, Education & Installations Specialist for CapTel phones. The presentation will focus on their captioned telephones and solutions for multiple programs to help the deaf and hard of hearing community better communicate over the phone. Come learn more about [...]

Update from the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Luke Adams, Outreach Consultant The chapter will welcome Luke Adams, Outreach Consultant - Hard of Hearing Specialty, from the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH). He will talk about what the CCDHH does and [...]

Ringing in Your Ears, Living with Tinnitus Paul D’Arezzo and Elaine Conlon Paul D’Arezzo, M.D., is a retired emergency department physician. After developing tinnitus, he became interested in the mental aspects of dealing with the condition. He is the author of a recently published book: Change Your Mind About Tinnitus: [...]

Living and Leading with a Hearing Loss Amy Becktell, Chapter Leader How did a shy girl from Chattanooga, Tennessee become a leader and advocate for hearing loss in western Colorado? Amy Becktell, the Chapter Leader, will talk about growing up and living with a hearing loss, and how it [...]

All About the Convention! The Hearing Loss Association of America has been sponsoring National Conventions for over 25 years. The conventions are a great way to get information about new technologies and services, but the best part is meeting people from all over the country, and the world, with hearing [...]