Archive for November, 2015

  • How to Talk to Someone with Hearing Loss How to Talk to Someone with Hearing Loss

    By Ali Hunt Audiolology Extern Parker Audiology Some common complaints people have regarding a loved one’s hearing include, “They don’t listen to me” and “They still ask me to repeat myself even while they are wearing hearing aids.” These situations are frustrating for both parties ...

  • Jeff Blackwell ­ A Heart for Hospice Volunteering Jeff Blackwell ­ A Heart for Hospice Volunteering

    By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Jeff Blackwell ­ A Heart for Hospice Volunteering It can be from a midwife, doctor, birthing center or hospital, but we all need help entering this world. Some of us will need help if we exit this world ...

  • Yard and Garden: Properly Treating Lawns In Fall for Spring Results Yard and Garden: Properly Treating Lawns In Fall for Spring Results

    By Richard Jauron Iowa Stare University Extension – Horticulture     With fall right around the corner, this is the perfect time to treat lawns for optimal spring performance. Treating now assures lawns will be ready for spring growth. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Tiffany Whittaker GolderCare Solutions We Solve Long Term Care Problems Life Can Change in an Instant Clarence and Clara Brown’s lives turned upside down and inside out - in a matter of minutes. Clarence had a massive stroke which left him unable to speak and partially paralyzed. His lev...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: Help, my mother has dementia and hearing loss, could hearing aids help her? A: Yes. Virtually anyone with hearing loss has the potential to benefit from hearing aids. Hearing aids provide the peripheral auditory system assistance w...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham The Sounds of October We often think of October as being a quiet month… Each season seems to have its very own distinct sound. The crunching snow, snow blowers clearing the driveways, shovels scrapping sidewalks and steps, city and county plows clearing the roadways. Start...

  • October – Bizarre and Unique Holidays October – Bizarre and Unique Holidays

    By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief Doing research for this article each month always brings a chuckle or a smile. The list of national days, weeks and month celebrations continues to amaze me. I am not sure who decides or how certain days are chosen, but the combination of some of them is really h...

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