The first time Pam Parfitt used her hearing aid’s telecoil, her life changed. Parfitt, of Santa Fe, N.M., who’s had complex hearing loss for 50 years, had recently gotten new hearing aids, after her ...

Due to a genetic condition, Ella Coonen, 17, is rapidly losing her hearing. She made a bucket list of sounds she wants to hear while she still can, such as a waterfall and a choir singing. "The Sound ...

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