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Apr 16, 20181 min read

Comedy Night Raffle Features Knicks, Book of Mormon, Feast!

Buy Comedy Night All-Star Raffle Tickets Online Tickets are $25 each or five for $100. Winners will be announced April 25, 2018 at CHC’s...

Apr 16, 20181 min read

CHC’s Comedy Night Jokesters

Comedy Night is right around the corner. To help you get in the spirit, here’s a collection of short videos from good-humored jokesters...

Mar 27, 20183 min read

Speak up, please!

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Recently, I attended a New York Philharmonic Town Hall with real-time captioning (i.e., Communication...

Jan 18, 20182 min read

My life as a deaf attorney and working mother

Where are they now? Spotlight on CHC Alum Melissa Felder Zappala Melissa Felder, CHC Alum We first got to know Melissa when her parents,...

Jan 17, 20182 min read

Hear better in 2018 and get discounts at CHC-NY

Save up to 20% on your hearing aid purchase Special offer available only through January 31st! Opn by Oticon In 2018, give your hearing...

Jan 16, 20183 min read

Broadway captioning and other gifts to cherish in 2018

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein (with CHC’s Terrence Williams) Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate There is nothing I like better than...

Jan 16, 20182 min read

Reflections on coping with hearing loss

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate Like many people with hearing loss, I read a lot because that is my...

Jan 16, 20183 min read

Q&A with Audiologist Michele DiStefano

Michele DiStefano, MS, CCC-A CHC welcomed an outstanding audiologist to the team in 2017 with the addition of Michele DiStefano, MS,...

Sep 8, 20173 min read

NYC Walk4Hearing Sep. 24, 2017, in Riverside Park

You’re invited to walk with the CHC Hikers September 24th as we support the 10th Annual New York City Walk4Hearing! It’s a terrific event...

Aug 29, 20174 min read

Addressing back-to-school jitters

By Jeff Wax, Director, Baker Family Emotional Health and Wellness Center at CHC If your child is feeling nervous about starting school in...

Aug 28, 20173 min read

Literacy Learning Needs of Children with Hearing Loss

The ABC’s of Literacy By Dana Selznick, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Parent-to-child reading – and later child-to-parent and...

Aug 16, 20173 min read

Congress passes OTC hearing aid bill

What you need to know Ellen Lafargue, AuD, CCC-A The over-the-counter hearing aid bill that passed in the Senate recently is making quite...

Aug 14, 20173 min read

Protecting your hearing at loud concerts

CHC audiologist shows how it’s done CHC audiologist Kristin Baldwin knows very well the harmful effects of noise on hearing. Exposure to...

Aug 8, 20173 min read

TLC for Hearing Aids

Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I’m recovering from the shock of having my right hearing aid fall...

May 10, 20173 min read

Catching up with CHC alum Samantha Cohen

Where are they now? Samantha Cohen understands the challenges of learning to hear and speak with the aid of cochlear implants. She spent...

May 10, 20172 min read

Hearing loss and healthy aging conference May 11

Weinstein, Pichora-Fuller, Chodish, Lafargue present Ellen Lafargue, AuD, CCC-A I’m thrilled to be taking part in the May 11th audiology...

May 5, 20173 min read

Hearing Access Advocate Shares Lessons Learned

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I have a history as an advocate for people with hearing loss which goes back many years. In the process...

Mar 15, 20171 min read

Comedy Night All-Star Raffle Prizes

Purchase your All-Star Raffle tickets today! Be eligible to win great prizes while you support the programs and services of the Center...

Feb 13, 20172 min read

Hearing Technology Event Feb 21-23, 2017, NYC

Sweetheart deal for CHC clients and friends Audiologist Ellen Lafargue in CHC’s Listening Studio In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a...

Feb 9, 20173 min read

For people with hearing loss a smartphone is love

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Happy Valentine's Day! Although this article is about my love affair with an iPhone, the information is...