NPR: hard of hearing https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=893015195 hard of hearing en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:43:54 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: hard of hearing https://www.npr.org/tags/893015195/hard-of-hearing Comic D.J. Demers jokes a lot about hearing loss — but won't be 'the hearing aid guy' Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/11/25/nx-s1-5065684/d-j-demers-stand-up https://www.npr.org/2024/11/25/nx-s1-5065684/d-j-demers-stand-up

Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special.

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]]> Elizabeth Blair France Encourages Use Of Transparent Masks To Help Those With Hearing Loss Some 10% of the population is hard of hearing. The government is helping companies cover costs of making see-through masks. "It's a protection, but it's also a communication tool," says an official. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/914351650/france-encourages-use-of-transparent-masks-to-help-those-with-hearing-loss https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/914351650/france-encourages-use-of-transparent-masks-to-help-those-with-hearing-loss

Some 10% of the population is hard of hearing. The government is helping companies cover costs of making see-through masks. "It's a protection, but it's also a communication tool," says an official.

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