Alternative Listening Devices (ALDs), are personal technologies that can help you communicate more effectively in difficult situations when your hearing aids aren't quite enough. If you are experiencing difficulties communicating with your hearing aids alone, the first step can be reading some of our tips for communicating with hearing loss. Next, talk to your Audiologist about the large variety of assistive listening devices (ALDs) and assistive listening systems (ALSs) that can better help you in both private and public settings.

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL), is an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing either all at once or over a few days. SSHL typically occurs due to underlying issues with the sensory organs of the inner ear. People with SSHL can discover the hearing loss upon waking up in the morning, when they try to use the ear (use a phone), and/or notice an alarming "pop" just before their hearing changes.

People with SSHL may also notice one or more of these symptoms:

• Ear fullness | Pressure
• Dizziness | Vertigo | Disequilibrium
• Tinnitus - Ringing/Roaring/Buzzing in their ear(s) tinnitus
• Distorted Sound Quality to Hearing (broken speaker)
• Hyperacusis (Heightened Sensitivity to Sound)