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How to make the most out of your audiology appointments & your audiologist?

November 12, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Blog post image with title: 'How to make the most out of your audiology appointments? - It's not just the audiologists' responsbilities to make the audiology appointments smoother. We as patients also have to do our bits too.'

As someone who has had countless audiology appointments for decades, it hasn’t always been a smooth process.

While it’s easier to blame the audiologist and the entire department, it’s true that they have their parts to play. But we as patients can also do our bit to make the whole audiology experience a more seamless and effective.

Learn how to make the most out of yoru audiology appointments here

How an audiologist-patient relationship can be improved?

November 4, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with title: 'How audiologists can improve their relationships with deaf patients? - One would assume that deaf/hard of hearing patients have smooth audiology experiences. But it seems that this is not always the case.'

It is easy to assume that deaf and hard of hearing patients have smooth experiences with their audiologists. But that is not always the case, as *some* audiologists and the audiology department as a whole are (ironically) not as deaf-aware as we wish.

From asking deaf patients to use the phone to talking to us when their backs are facing us, there are various little adjustments that can be made that will make audiologists’ job a lot easier and smoother, whilst making sure that the patients are happier and better looked after. In this episode, I list tips on the various adjustments that audiologist can make to better their relationships with us…the patients.

Learn how audiologists can improve their relationships with patients here

Listening fatigue: why I’m tired of listening (at least, right now)?

July 9, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with title: 'Listening fatigue: why I'm tired of listening (at least, right now)? - Why the physical action of listening can be very tiring for d/Deaf and hard of hearing people, online and offline.'

I’ve talked about concentration fatigue and ‘Zoom fatigue’ in the past. But the topic of ‘listening fatigue’ is somewhat similar to it. If you are not familiar with it, at the time of recording, I have been going through a form of listening fatigue where I’m tired of listening.

Just to clarify, I don’t mean I am tired of listening to people talking to me because of what they are saying. It’s more a long the line of I’m tired of the physical action of listening.

Hence why ‘listening fatigue’ (aka ‘hearing fatigue’) is a term that is often used by some d/Deaf and hard of hearing people.

Learn about how listening fatigue can get tiring

Why ‘Zoom Fatigue’ is a very familiar feeling for deaf people

May 21, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with title: 'Why 'Zoom Fatigue' is a Familiar Feeling for Deaf/Hard of Hearing People - With so many video calls happening today, more people are experiencing a "new" type of fatigue...that is not really "new"'

Recently, there has been a rise in the number of video calls. It’s not just by people who are working from home, but also those are away or isolated from their friends and families (particularly as we are going through a global pandemic). So it’s natural that video calls is the next best option to connect with those you can’t meet in-person.

During this period where people are feeling exhausted from all the calls; so much so, that the term ‘Zoom fatigue’ has been coined to label this type of tiredness.

It sounds like a new thing…but for those who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (and perhaps many others), this feeling is just a normal part of our everyday lives.

Learn why ‘Zoom fatigue’ is nothing new here

Deaf awareness is a bigger challenge during a global pandemic

May 13, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Image for post with title overlay: 'Deaf Awareness is a Bigger Challenge During a Global Pandemic - Amidst the challenges that we are all facing, d/Deaf people are facing bigger challenges than most.'

It’s hard enough to make the world around us more deaf aware during a normal day-to-day life. It’s a bigger challenge when it’s during a global pandemic.

Even though there have been calls for interpreters and captions when important information are shared, it seems that these are somewhat neglected when attempting to relay the message to as many people as possible.

Only, for those who are d/Deaf, they are ignored.

Learn how the global pandemic is affecting d/Deaf people

How I meditate as a deaf/hard of hearing person?

January 28, 2020 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with title 'MEditating as a Deaf/Hard of hearing Person - A brief insight on how I meditate despite challenges using guided meditation apps'

Some people might assume that it’s impossible for d/Deaf and hard of hearing people to meditate (perhaps more accurately, guided meditation).

Even though there are obvious challenges when it comes to using guided meditation (such as whether it’s possible or not to hear or understand what the audio voice is saying), I have managed to find a system that suits me.

Find out how I meditate here

How you can look after yourself by being selfish?

October 1, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image: How You Can Look After Yourself by Being Selfish? - And Why it's important that you should do that?

Some of the topics that have been discussed here on this site are around mental health, concentration fatigue and deaf anxiety.

These are also the posts that have been getting a lot of attention lately, especially the latter.

But you also need to look after yourself, and this is why in this podcast, I talk about the importance of being selfish just so you can look after yourself.

Because if you don’t look after yourself, you can’t look after other people.

Learn more on why you need to be selfish here

‘Deaf Anxiety’: What is it & why we should talk about it?

September 27, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with title: Deaf Anxiety - What is it and why we should talk about it?

I learnt a new phrase recently: ‘deaf anxiety’.

After reading and learning more about, I realised that whenever I get anxiety, it is mostly likely because of my lack of ability to hear. And the more I read about it, the more I realised that it resonates with me and it’s definitely a thing.

It also made me aware that it’s a topic that we should be talking about more often, and this is why I decided to open up about it.

Learn more about ‘deaf anxiety’ here

‘Being pregnant has made me go deaf’ – An interview with Kate Llewellyn-Waters

July 12, 2019 By Ahmed Khalifa

Post image with the title: 'Being Pregnant Has Made Me Go Deaf' - An Interview with Kate Llewellyn-Waters

In this episode, I talk to Kate Llewellyn-Waters, a businesswoman who has lost her hearing after getting pregnant. She opens up and shares her own story on how that happened, why it happened, her on-going challenges as a mother and shares advice to any other parents going through something similar.

Listen or read the interview Kate Llewellyn-Waters here

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