Daniel Feldman

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Aug 21, 2018, 8:33 PM

Inventing Your Own Fake News

Many think that President Trump invented the term "fake news." That, in itself is fake news. In fact, my parents and I invented the concept of fake news. It's just that we didn't market the term the way President...

Aug 17, 2018, 9:25 AM

I generally don't like to go off-topic from focusing on the hearing-impaired. But, I feel the need to express something extremely touching that occurred last weekend. This story is about a cop who works in the Jerusalem, the great capitol...

Jul 27, 2018, 6:28 PM

Lights, Sound, No Action

Living in a home with deaf parents in the 60s and 70s prior to the current myriad of technology for the deaf, posed some interesting challenges. My father was extremely handy and creative. He could fix almost anything. And,...

Jul 23, 2018, 7:36 AM

Do Not Insult the Deaf

During the past few weeks, I have had some time to reflect on the lives of both of my parents, as their yahrtzeits (anniversary of day of death) were both during Tammuz. I decided to sponsor Seudah Shlishit (the third Shabbat...

Jun 28, 2018, 7:14 PM

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Fireworks

One of my annoyances is when I see how many people are losing their hearing due to prolonged exposure to loud noises. If you live in a large city, as I have, it's difficult to avoid all forms of...

Jun 25, 2018, 7:17 AM

Training Wheels for the Ears

I'd like to dedicate this story in memory of Kayla. She was the 5th child of one of my closest friends. At around age 16 she developed a severe form of cancer, that lasted about three years. Sadly, she...

Jun 22, 2018, 7:43 AM

Anger Management and Forgiveness

I've received a few comments and emails from several people in the last few days since I published my last post, Get Rid of Your Anger. I'll try to compile and summarize some of these in a later post. For...

Jun 18, 2018, 3:18 AM

Get rid of your anger

The Judaic month of Tamuz began last Thursday. The 17th of Tamuz commemorates several notable Jewish tragedies, most which eventually led to the death of immense numbers of Jews. The month of Tamuz also commemorates the yahrtzeit (death anniversary) of both...

Jun 17, 2018, 7:29 AM

Listen to Your Children

The title of this blog, is hopefully, an obvious rule to most parents. We expect children to listen to their parents. But, it's equally, perhaps more important that parents listen to what their children are saying. When I was in...

Jun 15, 2018, 11:41 PM

I'd like to introduce myself in my first blog on this site. You can read my bio to learn a bit about me, so I'll avoid repeating much of what's there. In the bio, I mentioned that I am a...

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About Me

Daniel Feldman has been a native New Yorker his entire life. He is a computer analyst, technical writer and trainer. He enjoys the unusual - whether it's travelling to unusual places, inventing unusual recipes or interviewing unusual people, he will probably write or speak about it. In this blog, Daniel presents stories from his unusual as a "Middle Ear". His parents were deaf and his oldest son is also deaf. You will find a collection of some of the poignant, humorous and amazing stories about he as well as other deaf people have dealt with the challenges of deafness in a changing hearing technologically advancing world.