Programs at ALOHA
Peer Discussion Groups
All peer discussions are FREE and open to the public.
What is an ALOHA Peer Discussion Group?
A peer discussion group is a small number of people with a common impairment who meet regularly to exchange knowledge and provide support to one another. Most in attendance experience hearing loss, however since communication is a two-way street, spouses, friends, and caretakers are encouraged to attend to better understand struggles associated with losing one’s hearing.
The discussions focus on positive strategies for dealing with hearing loss including helping attendees stay informed of new information and technology such as the latest hearing aids, hearing loops and cochlear implants.
How do peer groups work?
Currently, the groups meet virtually via Zoom and/or in person in the ALOHA Center’s conference room. Please contact our office to let us know you will be attending in person.
The group, usually facing each other in a circle (easier to read lips), shares experiences, common struggles in coping with noise, what works best in terms of hearing aids and other assistive devices, humorous happenings, and just about anything else that is of current interest. The experiences of one person may be helpful to another in the group. Group members have the opportunity to raise concerns of their own or respond to the concerns of others.
*** Peer Discussion Groups do not serve as a professional medical or audiology resource.***
If you would like an invitation to any of our meetings, please email [email protected].
- Peer Discussion Groups
Every Tuesday from 1 – 2 pm - Vet-2-Vet Peer Discussion
The first Tuesday of each month 4 – 5 pm - Readers Book Club
The second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 1 – 2 pm - Desert Cochlear Connections (October – May only)
The second Saturday of each month from 11 am – 1 pm - Summer Cochlear Implant Support Group (June – September only)
The second Saturday of each month from 11 am – 12 pm - Tinnitus Discussion
The fourth Saturday of each month from 1 – 2:30 pm (third Saturday in November and December)
