Today's episode shares some personal insights about Teresa's experience as a grown woman just learning that her father was asked to be Underwater Demolition Team, which was the precursor to the Navy Seals, and that the PT Boats were considered the Navy elite. Image how proud I felt. So, please let your children know some of the brave actions you took during your war experience that may help them understand how brave you were during your war experience.

The 2.2 million Middle Eastern War Veterans came back with hearing loss. In this episode, you will learn the 5 Tips for communicating with the hard-of-hearing veteran to help them with communication. Hear Teresa's frustration with Scripps Hospital. The seven stages of grief as hearing loss is a loss that these veterans are experiencing. It was not Marlee Matlin that got a cochlear implant because her child almost had a life-threatening accident it was Heather Whitestone, the first Deaf American.

Hearing loss is where a body part is lost. You can be in denial for a while, but do address this as soon as you can as it's an organ that if it is not used then the various parts supporting its function will die. The Deaf Culture is an option and they are a very friendly group if you do ASL here in the USA. However, if you grew up hearing and still have enough hearing to function in a predominately hearing world then take advantage of that.

Thank you for your service, bravery, and courage to independently sign up to secure our freedom and democracy for the USA.

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Hearing loss is one of those misunderstood disabilities even amongst those that have it. In this episode, you will hear some ah-ha moments on the word deaf and how one man identifies himself that could be a remodel for all of us with a hearing loss to stop the confusion around this invisible health and social issue.

When asking how he identifies himself in regards to his hearing loss, he messaged back. " I identify as a Deaf individual, one that is bilingual and utilizes hearing aids. Well, that sounds very clear, however, it could be confusing to most. As to how does a deaf person hear with hearing aids? No wonder Marlee Matlin has been having a hard time getting the hear well people understand what having a hearing loss is like. Because, if someone can hear they are not deaf from a clinical view. They might be legal deaf which is at a 70-decibel hearing loss and it's easier to just say they are deaf. However, let's dive right in for what are some of the wants, rights, needs, and yes folks' responsibilities for those of us that have a hearing loss.

How do you identify with hearing loss?

1. I have hearing loss

2. I am hearing impaired

3. I am Hard of Hearing

4. I am hearing challenged

5. I hear less than well.

6. I am Deaf, but please only use this if you really are.

As there are opportunities who might say they are deaf when in actuality they can hear and its what most relate to in wanting to help.

Here is Geoffrey A. Smith, MD ENT has to say "Deafness is the absence of hearing impairment if the significate loss of some." He is someone who developed hearing loss as a teenager for playing in a loud band and wore hearing aids his entire medical career even when doing surgery.

HearC.com Clear Mask is available for easy lip reading and we as people with hearing loss need to take responsibility for our disability.

So, let increase DEI for hearing loss as it does affect both your personal and professional life.

Today's episode addresses whether workplace violence like April 16, 2021, mass shooting by Mr. Horn was just random "suicide by cop" shooting, or was it that he wanted to seek revenge on his Head Manager at FedEx perhaps for not hearing that he had a hearing loss and was beyond frustrated.

You will learn some communication techniques to how to use Hearing Friendly Communication to properly handle the "difficult employees" who might just be dealing with unaddressed hearing loss. And several examples of communication strategies for managers to address troubling behaviors both at work or even for teachers.

The one common personality trait all the shooters have is they have been classified as "loners". Isolation is what hearing loss causes and everyone deals with it differently. For myself, if I am feeling down or alone I will turn on Pandora and listen to happy music or Clubhouse. There is so much social media today that is positive to shift the mindset in a positive way.

This Sound Advice: Hearing Friendly Business Podcast will help you with your managerial skills as well as the upcoming Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for Managers Certification Program that will soon be on Podia, which is like a Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, Udemy Platform for online training.

Reach out to TBarnes@HearCommunication to hear more and let's adopt this word for Hear'rific instead of Hard-of-Hearing to empower those with hearing loss.

Today we are going to focus on CONNECTIONS. Here is one definition straight from Google and it's a sampler -" a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.

"The connections between social attitudes and productivity". Yes, a work team needs connections to increase their productivity, but hearing loss often interferes for the 1 in 5 that have a hearing loss.

In an interview with Jana Hennings, the Chief Product Officer and Senior Vice President of Athleta at Gap, Inc on Humans with Resources she talked about creatively re-entry with innovation for the workplace environment and she is all about hiring someone that might be more qualified than she is to help raise the bar for her entire team.

Imagine hiring a hard-of-hearing person or a deaf person to get a totally different perspective, as we do approach life from a different angle always trying to stay connected.

You will hear in this episode the advantages of Small Business appealing to this niche trillion-dollar market, key tips for Receptionist Day for how best to communicate with someone with a hearing loss, and then the tax advantages of hiring one of the 2.2 million Afghanistan Veterans that came back with hearing loss. Military.com wrote an article addressing how hearing loss is the top disability addressed by Veterans Affairs.

Most millennial Moms are not really focused on hearing loss. Yet it not only affects their promotions in the workplace but also will determine what career path their child takes as even a mild hearing loss can affect their child's connections and success in life. Hearing Friendly Business Training could help your team with better effective communication, increased productivity, and greater wellness.

The Hearing Loss Awareness Academy will be offering an online course soon to help you and your team get an upper edge for creative re-entry into your community.

Wow-what a year we had in 2020 where nurses were considered Heroes. Today's episode rallies the manager and community leaders with 6 Tips for Managers to Lead their Teams to shift your perspective with a slant of course about Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. Here are the first three tips from Harvard Business Review and listen to hear more about what you can do to include the 20% with invisible hearing loss.

1. Embrace the discomfort of not knowing - Go from a know-it-all mindset to a learn-it-all mindset. You are not perfect and never need to have all the answers. Look for a new approach like Hearing Friendly Business Training and Certification or an alternative is an online course - Hearing Awareness Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Awareness for Managers that will start on June 6th.

2. Distinguish between complicated and complex. They require different solutions but are easily solvable with presentations from HearCommunication.com

3. Again Let go of perfectionism. Aim for progress instead. We all have the ability to course correct.

Grab your favorite drink or take a walk while you learn more of what's need for general management skills during uncertain times to lead your team to the completion of goals.

Today's Hearing Friendly Business Podcast will give you valuable tips on how to address Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Awareness for Managers and Community Members. “Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States and is more prevalent than diabetes or cancer. Occupational hearing loss, primarily caused by high noise exposure, is the most common U.S. work-related illness" according to the Center for Disease Control.

Age diversity is addressed as people are living longer, working longer, and have intergenerational co-workers. Sometimes as many as 5 generations with Millennial and GenXers Managers addressing the multiple needs. Hearing loss sensitivity and inclusion could be a common thread to bring all your team together as hearing loss does not discriminate. It affects every age, race, gender, and socio-economic thread. Plus, hearing and vision are determining factors in the quality of life according to Healthy People 2010 by the United State Department of Health and Human Services.

Hear about how you can learn some solutions to help be more diverse, increase your equity, and gain inclusion strategies to not only help those with hearing loss but to improve your conservation measures making it COOL TO WEAR HEARING AIDS (medical prosthetic devices) or COOL TO WEAR EAR Protection. Then to learn what foods can reduce and improve hearing loss with Hearing Friendly Business Training.

There is so much more. See note transcripts and talk Sound Advice: Hearing Friendly Business Podcast on your walks or drives to learn so much more. Just the tip of the iceberg.

Today's episode talks about how difficult it is for re-entry into a traditional workplace environment as many employees have been isolated and have gotten accustomed to the independence of homework environments via Zoom. Where most of the Hearing Loss Community has had equal access when captioning is provided or lip reading is available for easy speech reading.

The Hearing Loss Community has suffered from isolation for years and we are usually used to a quiet environment until they go out to the NOISY Business Environments. Suggestions are based on the Hearing Friendly Business Training and Certification. Taking into account how unaccessible many work environments are to those who wear hearing aids not to mention taking into account that 20% of the customers have hearing loss also. Therefore, why not use the Hearing Friendly Business Training and Certification Model for the New Normal.

Let's take for example the Restaurant Industry. Here in the USA, many have invested quite a bit of money by putting up plexiglass panels for social distancing and to reduce the spread of the airborne COVID-19 virus. Why not repurpose this investment to be used to reduce noise, make equal access and equal enjoyment for those with hearing loss, and perhaps even reducing the risk of an unborn child becoming deaf with the noise levels that are in many workplace environments. Managers oversee not just the team but access how well the team is producing in any place of work. Have you as a manager, Level C, or business owner ever considered NOISE as a barrier to productivity, customer service, or the wellness of your team.

One example of that is the World Health Organization states that noise over 85 decibels over 8 hours can cause uncorrectable hearing loss. Yes, there is no cure for hearing loss, just remediation which means wearing hearing aids. Therefore, say in the Restaurant Industry the PlexiGlass is used for social distancing and reducing the spread of COVID-19. Could continue to be used to reduce sound making it a Hearing Friendly Space and all who need it quiet like those with autism, PTSD, anxiety disorders, mental health issues or just want to conserve their hearing are welcome. Who knows maybe it will be like a smoke-free zone only a Hearing-Friendly™️ Zone. Listen more to hear what easy solutions you can implement to be more inclusive, decrease stress, and gain greater productivity plus customer service.

Today we are going to cover what's need for the new normal to help us all move ahead to have our economy grow in 2021 and beyond. Did you know that the hearing loss community has the spending power of over several trillion dollars?

The number one complaint about customer service for those with hearing loss is the lack of sensitivity training. Granted there is a lot in place for the Deaf, such as American Sign Language. However, the majority with hearing loss is hard of hearing (HOH) and the Boomer segment of the community are the ones that have the most available cash to send for leisure travel.

Discover some tips on how you can improve your team as a manager responses in the Travel, Tourist, Hospitality, and Restaurant Industries by listening to Sound Advice: Hearing Friendly Business Podcast hosted by Teresa Barnes, RN. Bringing Hearing Loss Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Awareness to the market. Starting first with a course on Kajabi for managers.

Today's episode is a little of what managers should become aware of to increase their diversity, equality, and inclusivity leadership skills. To increase customer service, productivity, retention, revenue, communication, compliance, communication, and connections. "Togetherness was the theme is Leading Teams by Dr. Heidi Grant in 2014. As we build back together then we need to take a look at the word together for hearing loss diversity, equality, and inclusion. figure out how to address 20% of your team who has a hearing loss for greater productivity, employment engagements, and for better wellness for your team. As hearing loss is both a health and social issue.

Happy Spring 2021 and if you're listening to this at another time of the year these Strategies for Addressing Hearing Loss in Communities still apply.

Since hearing losses are the leading disability and invisible it's important for us to now address this productivity issue in a positive proactive approach that has easy solutions.

Today's episode will give you right aways solutions that you, your co-workers, or community members can easily implement. Also, go on HearCommunication to see products that can help like HearC anti-fog clear transparent mask.

Hearing Friendly Business Training and Certification. Plus, upcoming online courses on Hearing Loss Academy on Kajabi for ease of learning at home. Especially for teachers, nurses, retail, human resources, and any public venue managers. Hearing loss disorders are like the issues with BLM here in the United States. Only people with hearing loss are still seating in the back of the bus and have a lack ADA right for equal rights and equal enjoyment.