Author Archives: Don Groff

2016 HLAA Picnic

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Don Groff

Once again, MontCo HLAA invites area HLAA members, family and friends to a picnic at  Fort Washington State Park  this year on Sunday July 17.  This is a great spot, a mile or so from the Fort Washington exit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Leave a comment

June Meeting – Update

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Don Groff

Bill Best spoke about recent developments in Hearing Assistance Technology.  He participated in a recent update program at the national office of HLAA.  The presentation included a number of product samples, and a wide range of supporting literature was available. … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

NIHL Information Sheet

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Don Groff

Dr.Emilio Cortez, winner of the Marcia Finisdore HLAA-PA Advocacy Award has prepared a valuable information sheet about Noise Induced Hearing Loss, the basis of the award. You can find this sheet   HERE rev 9/16

Posted in Documents | Leave a comment

Picnic! – July 17

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Don Groff

Save the date –  July 17 MontCo HLAA invites HLAA members, families and friends to a picnic at Fort Washington State Park.  A beautiful spot and not hard to get to.  This year we’ll be at the new MHL-3 Pavilion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

May Meeting – Community Connections – Update

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Don Groff

Turea Hutson spoke about the Community Connections  program in Montgomery County, and the role of the “Navicate”. She is the program’s manager. Community Connections is an innovative approach to provide services to people who need them most, where they need them … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

April Meeting – Hearing Assistance in Public Spaces – Update

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Don Groff

Don Groff spoke about “Dealing with Hearing Loss in Public Spaces”, using his prototype ‘two tin cans on a string’ as a starting point. Tin Can #1:  typically microphone or a sound track. String:  Wire, FM, IR, or loop connection … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

March Meeting – Doug Lynch – Advanced Bionics – Update

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Don Groff

Doug Lynch, of Advanced Bionics talked about dealing with hearing loss in basic terms, without limiting the scope to CI’s in general or AB in particular.  The group number about 20.   Rehabilitation – work that pays off   Plasticity … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

February Meeting – Round Table – Update

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Don Groff

The round table meeting attended by a dozen members covered a wide range of topics, but the major items were: Items in the 15-16 budget Hearing assistance efforts Charitable expenditures Future programs Advanced Bionics representative in March Collegeville Speech and … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

December Meeting – Recap

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Don Groff

The group numbered 20 for our Holiday Party.  The earlier (5:30 p.m.) starting time seemed to be satisfactory.  We all enjoyed contributed and purchased food and drink We’ll meet in February, having decided to shorten our winter hiatus to just … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment

November Meeting – Tinnitus – Recap

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Don Groff

Gail Brenner, Au.D,  described the nature of tinnitus, its history, which spans nearly all of recorded history, and discussed various means of treating it.  Many in our audience of 17 deal with it in varying degrees. Dr. Brenner is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Meetings | Leave a comment