Michigan Hears

01/20/2026

Check out our goals for 2026! ✨

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎆🎊👂🏻

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays from Michigan Hears!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Check out some helpful tips below:
1. Reduce background noise: lower the volume of music or turn off unnecessary noise such as TVs.
2. Optimize lighting: ensure that a room is well lit to aid in lip reading.
3. Speak clearly and slowly: get the attention of family member first and rephrase your sentence if needed.
4. Use technology: there are many live captioning apps to consider using.
5. Ask them directly: if you have a family member who if D/HH ask them what works best for them. Everyone has different preferences for communication and inclusion.

11/15/2025

We are having so much fun at conference!

11/11/2025

🚐💙 Rolling in to attend the conference! Catch the Michigan Hears MAC advocacy/PR team and Michigan Medicine’s mobile audiology unit at the MDA Conference for free hearing screenings!

11/09/2025

November 9th is Microtia Awareness Day
Microtia Awareness Day aims to:
• Educate the public about microtia and related hearing differences.
• Support individuals and families affected by the condition.
• Celebrate the resilience and achievements of those living with microtia.
• Promote research into causes, treatments, and reconstructive options.

10/20/2025

Educational Audiology Awareness Week seeks to promote advocacy for the Educational Audiology profession as well as professional recognition and thanks.

10/16/2025

10/13/2025

🎧 October is Audiology Awareness Month!
Did you know that audiology was formalized in the 1940s, following World War II? 🇺🇸
Soldiers returning from war needed specialized care for hearing loss — and that need helped shape the field of audiology as we know it today.

10/09/2025

October is National Audiology Awareness Month! The Academy is dedicated to advancing the profession through increasing public awareness of audiology and the importance of hearing protection. Utilize our resources and help raise awareness.

Learn more: https://www.audiology.org/advocacy/public-awareness/october-is-national-audiology-awareness-month/

10/09/2025

✨✏️ Ready, set, MAC! Don’t forget your conference essentials — a lanyard and a clipboard for all those notes & ideas! See you in East Lansing! 🎉