And the politics are only intensifying.

“A big misconception is that you can just wear them a couple hours a day. Your brain does better with it if you use them most of the day. Your brain needs to adapt to hearing sounds it hasn’t heard for a while, and it takes the brain awhile to relearn how to process all those sounds,” says Stamper.6. Be realistic. “Although hearing aids can be enormously beneficial, they may not give you back your normal hearing,” says Stamper. Depending on the situation, there might be limitations to what a hearing aid can do.

“It might just be lots of improvement in the key areas in which you’re struggling,” said Stamper.Using hearing aids is a process, the audiologists say, and although it requires some patience, it can be well worth the journey.For more AP Lifestyles stories, go to

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed at the construction site for a new central Florida hospital, officials said.The collapse occurred at the site of the new Cape Canaveral Hospital in Merritt Island, which is on the Atlantic coast about 60 miles (90 kilometers) east of Orlando.

Two people were transported to a nearby hospital, where they later died, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tod Goodyear said. Officials didn’t immediately identify the victims.

The area had been hit by rain and strong winds Wednesday afternoon, but the exact cause of the collapse was under investigation.“I am a Tom Thibodeau fan. He brought this team back,”

, who watched the postseason run from his courtside seat, wrote on X. “I felt he gave every bit of himself and was always looking to improve. I will always be grateful for how far he brought the Knicks. They are relevant again. They are championship contenders again. The Knicks became winners again with him.”The Knicks hadn’t won a playoff series since 2013 but now have done it in three straight seasons. They went 50-32 in 2023-24 and followed that with a 51-31 record this season, having loaded up in the offseason by trading for All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges.

But the person said the organization felt there was a need for a new voice when the Knicks try again to end their lengthy championship drought. They won their second and last title in 1973.Thibodeau is well aware of their history, having grown up as a Knicks fan in Connecticut before joining the organization as an assistant coach in 1996.