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Roxy – My new Service dog in training

Posted on July 9, 2024 by ottawadeafgirl

Roxy is a Nova Scotia Duck tolling retriever from TuffnTendr Tollers. My lovely cousin Dominique Simard is the amazing breeder. Roxy came home with me August 27th, 2022 and my life has been going non-stop since then. She is very … Continue reading →

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What did Beethoven’s deafness sound like?

Posted on December 9, 2020 by ottawadeafgirl

Beethoven’s hearing loss is well-known, but it’s not well understood. Alice Keath, host of ABC Classic’s Beethoven 250, chats with audiologist and horn player Ian O’Brien about what the world really sounded like to the famous composer. Have a listen … Continue reading →

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Hearing aid woes

Posted on December 20, 2017 by ottawadeafgirl

My right Oticon hearing aid stopped working yesterday…all of a sudden I could hear…tock, tock, tock in my ear. I knew that didn’t sound right, so I took it out and did my best to trouble-shooting the issue…I blew in … Continue reading →

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Flash Alerts

Posted on January 9, 2014 by ottawadeafgirl

I recently inherited an iPhone from my daughter and was having a look at all the accessibility features when I stumbled across LED flash for alerts. Just like my home alerting system when you turn on LED flash for alerts … Continue reading →

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