Avoid stress at festive gatherings

GETTING together with family and friends can be more enjoyable when you know you’re hearing what’s going on. Now, thanks to the latest technology—that may be easier.

For people who would like to hear better, large gatherings can be challenging. Hearing loss occurs mostly at higher pitches, so they rely on low-pitch sounds in speech to understand conversations. People with hearing loss also rely on nonverbal cues.