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Coronavirus pandemic highlights challenges facing deaf and hard of hearing patients in health care system

Coronavirus pandemic highlights challenges facing deaf and hard of hearing patients in health care system By Michael Roppolo Deaf advocate on health care communication Nearly half of all Americans say they have delayed receiving medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. But for the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, the pandemic has its own set of challenges.  As a deaf man who has worn cochlear implants for most of his adult life, Shane Delaney typically goes to his audiologist twice a year. He had just gotten a new processor, and was still in the process of programming his hearing.

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