Hearing Loss Association of America
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Albuquerque Chapter
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Helping People Communicate
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About Us
Improving Peoples Life
Our purpose is to improve the life of people with hearing loss. We do that by providing information to our members, to regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, and providers
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We hold regular meetings once a month from September through June with a informative guest speakers or where we share experiences and knowledge with others.
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We publish an informative newsletter each month.
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We are affiliated with the National Hearing Loss Association of America and Loop New Mexico
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We publish important information for people with hearing loss.
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Juliëtte Sterkens
Watch the Dec. 19th Meeting Video
Coach Megan Merchant shared tools that address social isolation, tips to build beneficial networks, and techniques to increase forthcoming fun.
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Click the link below to watch the video
Video Password: 1%#E6nPZ
Join our January 16th Member Meeting using Zoom
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HLAA-Albuquerque welcomes audiologist Juliëtte Sterkens, who is a Hearing Loop Advocate and HLAA’s professional advisor on Hearing Loop Technology. She will be doing a presentation on
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Hearing Loops and Other Tools to Help You Hear!
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Most people with hearing loss say they can hear just fine but that they have difficulty understanding speech even though they are using the most modern, up-to-date hearing aids and cochlear implants. Hearing in background noise, while watching TV or when attending religious services and/or theater performances are particularly difficult. This lecture will go beyond hearing aids and will help you become an informed consumer to get the hear- ing care and technology from your provider that will work for you. This January meeting will lead toand be tied into HLAA-Albuquerque's February meeting titled "Looping Your Own World".
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Meeting starts at 10:00 am MST
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Live captioning will be provided on Zoom.
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Sign language interperters will be available on Zoom
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The meeting will start with informative instructions to make sure you can view the presentation material, the presentor, captioning, and sign language interperters at the same time.
For the link to participate in the January Zoom Meeting, go to page 2 of the January copy of Wired for Sound -
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Read the Wired for Sound Newsletter
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Providing Valuable Information
December 2020 Issue
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The monthly newsletter is mailed or emailed to members The newsletter is a must read for people who want to be informed about how to deal with hard of hearing challenges.
Providing Information
Our "Resources" page has a wide variety of information ranging from Guidelines for Purchasing Hearing Aids to Medicines That Can Effect Your Hearing.
Tired of not being able to hear when you eat out!
YOU CAN HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!
We encourage you to use one of the following smartphone applications to both (1) measure the noise level at venues (restaurants, cafes, coffee/tea shops, bars) that you frequent and (2) search for quiet venues (where there are adequate measurements).
Check out these smartphone apps!
Soundprint - Only Available for iPhone
iHEARu - Available for Android Devices or iPhone
Get In Touch
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Email us and we will add you to our email list for notifications of meetings and Newsletter updates.
Become A Member
Your membership helps people with hearing loss. There are no paid staff and all the dues are used to fund continued member meetings and monthly newsletters
