Cambridge support group helps the hard of hearing
When Jim Donahue was still in grade school, he lost complete hearing in his left ear. Within a few years, the hearing remaining in his right ear was down to about 3 percent.
At Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH), he and others with hearing loss are encouraged to share their stories during monthly meetings, where they also gain valuable support and information.
Donahue helped found the group about six years ago, when he and others started meeting casually to discuss issues related to hearing loss and help one another. Now the group meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. in Room 1 at Cambridge City Hall. Their next meeting, free and open to the public, is Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. at Ashland Place Apartments in Cambridge.
When Donahue, 80, was growing up, he developed a mastoid infection, an infection of the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. See more in Elizabeth Sias’ Isanti County News story.
