{"id":4714,"date":"2025-09-14T21:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:30:54","slug":"can-i-really-hear-better-by-wearing-these-eyeglasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=4714","title":{"rendered":"Can I Really Hear Better by Wearing These Eyeglasses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container@mobile uxdia-article-body-language uxdia-article-body-language@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container uxdia-article-body__adjust-mobile-layout@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container@tablet uxdia-o-grid-container@laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@large-laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@larger-laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container uxdia-action-widget-position__container@laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container@mobile aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"container-99acf9ac83\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<article class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-o-article-rail uxdia-o-article-rail@laptop uxdia-c-free-access aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div id=\"container-7b99488f14\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--8 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--8 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment uxdia-article-body uxdia-article-body@tablet uxdia-article-body@mobile aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\">\n<div>\n<p><span id=\"hearinglasses\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">While seated recently in the mezzanine<\/span> of a Broadway theater, I slipped on a pair of eyeglasses, but I wasn\u2019t trying to get a sharper look at the actors onstage.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I was trying to hear them better.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"uxdiaCacheableXF experiencefragment aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"uxdiaCacheableXF-46142063a9\" class=\"cmp-experiencefragment cmp-experiencefragment--default\" data-cmp-paywall-pagetitle=\"Can I Really Hear Better by Wearing These Eyeglasses? \" data-cmp-membersonlyaccess=\"false\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"uxdiaResponsiveGrid responsivegrid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"recommendationSection aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"recommendationSection-067b6fb910\">\n<div class=\"mvc-inline-mbo-container mvc-inline-mbo-container@tablet\">\n<div class=\"mvc-offer--inline mvc-offer--inline-pack\">\n<div class=\"mvc-offer-card-container mvc-offer-card-container@tablet mvc-offer-card-container@laptop\">\n<div class=\"mvc-offer-details\">\n<p class=\"js-mvc-offer-inline-pack-title mvc-offer-card-title mvc-offer-card-title@tablet mvc-offer-card-title@mobile\" tabindex=\"0\">Membership, Made Mobile with the AARP Now App<\/p>\n<p class=\"js-mvc-offer-inline-pack-description mvc-offer-card-description mvc-offer-card-description@tablet mvc-offer-card-description@mobile\" tabindex=\"0\">AARP Publications and AARP Rewards, plus the personalized news, events and nearby savings that matter to you\u2014whenever you want them, wherever you are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I was wearing Nuance Audio hearing glasses, spectacles that resemble normal eyewear. Embedded in the frames are six microphones that pick up and amplify sound, as well as directional speakers that also are hidden.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Audio preferences can be tweaked via a companion Android or iOS app. You can enhance sounds mainly in front of you or amplify them from all around you.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The glasses are from EssilorLuxottica, a French and Italian eyewear company whose more famous brands include LensCrafters, Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sunglass Hut.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"noscript\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">These glasses don\u2019t require a hearing aid prescription<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As with other over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared, the Nuance glasses are aimed at people with mild to moderate hearing loss. They don\u2019t require a prescription from a hearing professional.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA green-lighted OTC hearing aids in 2022, hoping to simplify purchasing and lower prescription hearing aid prices. Hearing aids available through audiologists can cost as much as $8,000 a pair, according to the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, and\u00a0Medicare doesn\u2019t cover the devices.<\/p>\n<p>Nuance Audio glasses start at $1,200 and initially come in two styles, colors and sizes; my shiny black test pair has a squarish design. You power them up through a\u00a0USB-C charging pad; a spare pad costs $160.<\/p>\n<p>Some degree of hearing loss is projected to affect nearly 2.5 billion people globally by the year 2050, according to the World Health Organization. The American Academy of Audiology says about a third of adults over 60 now experience hearing loss.<\/p>\n<p>The effects can be devastating.\u00a0Hearing loss\u00a0has been linked to higher incidents of depression,\u00a0social isolation\u00a0and\u00a0dementia.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"stigma\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">Hidden purpose erases potential stigma<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdmntprnorthcentralus.oaiusercontent.com\/files\/00000000-0fe0-622f-a30c-7dc9a7246dc7\/raw?se=2025-09-14T22%3A30%3A19Z&amp;sp=r&amp;sv=2024-08-04&amp;sr=b&amp;scid=09cf4221-f369-5718-88c8-ef36f67dfe97&amp;skoid=add8ee7d-5fc7-451e-b06e-a82b2276cf62&amp;sktid=a48cca56-e6da-484e-a814-9c849652bcb3&amp;skt=2025-09-14T10%3A33%3A12Z&amp;ske=2025-09-15T10%3A33%3A12Z&amp;sks=b&amp;skv=2024-08-04&amp;sig=nD4wknjqv4VQZqOj4XHMU7U0qizPaI2KS2UHUGTvUVM%3D\" alt=\"Generated image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even so, many people who would otherwise benefit have resisted wearing hearing aids, partly because of cost and complexity but also because they\u2019re self-conscious and worry about being labeled old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container uxdia-article-body__adjust-mobile-layout@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container@tablet uxdia-o-grid-container@laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@large-laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@larger-laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container uxdia-action-widget-position__container@laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container@mobile aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"container-4062c5c75c\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<article class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-o-article-rail uxdia-o-article-rail@laptop uxdia-c-restricted-access aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div id=\"container-acd3f5a48b\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--8 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--8 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment uxdia-article-body uxdia-article-body@tablet uxdia-article-body@mobile aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\">\n<div>\n<p>Indeed, stigma is why some may choose to wear Apple\u2019s $250\u00a0AirPods Pro 2, which last year received FDA clearance for its own OTC hearing aid feature. Since these and other popular wireless Bluetooth earbuds are commonly seen in public, the assumption from passersby is that people wearing them must be listening to music, podcasts or are on a call \u2014 not necessarily to hear better.<\/p>\n<p>Others who don\u2019t hear well may gravitate toward discreet hearing aids from such brands as Eargo, Jabra Enhance and Sony. Some nearly invisible hearing aids are concealed inside the ear canal.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"dualpurpose\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">An aid for hearing or to correct vision? Maybe both<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Someone wearing Nuance glasses could be using them just for the audio benefits. But they also can serve the more conventional purpose of\u00a0improving your vision\u00a0if you swap in lenses according to your eye doctor\u2019s prescription. The glasses come standard with light-responsive nonprescription lenses that darken to block ultraviolet rays in sunshine, then clear up in the shade.<\/p>\n<p>You can turn the hearing functionality on or off by long pressing a tiny button under the right frame. Shorter presses cycle between volume levels or audio modes.<\/p>\n<p>Nuance Audio\u2019s approach is novel, but Nuance isn\u2019t the only company attempting to help hard-of-hearing people with eyeglasses.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts start-up Xander has designed glasses that don\u2019t have built-in hearing aids but, with speech-to-text technology, can project real-time captions inside the glasses. Aimed at people with more profound hearing loss, XanderGlasses cost around $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>Another company TranscribeGlass, sells its own version of live captioning glasses for $377, plus a $20 per month subscription.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"acclimation\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">Getting used to them was easy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wearing any hearing aid has an adjustment period. Since you aren\u2019t sticking anything inside your ears or having anything stick out, donning Nuance glasses felt to me like putting on any average pair of glasses. I didn\u2019t find them to be unbearably heavy. But your level of comfort may vary.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t normally wear hearing aids, so sounds I don\u2019t typically pay attention to \u2014 the pounding of keys on my laptop as I wrote this article and a few distracting noises when I fussed with the frames \u2014 are what I noticed most.<\/p>\n<p>In general, the amplified sound helped my hearing. But my loss isn\u2019t particularly profound, and I can\u2019t report dramatic improvements.<\/p>\n<p>I apparently have mild hearing loss in one ear. I discovered this in a hearing test on an iPhone, taken when I wore the previously mentioned AirPods as a hearing aid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-o-right-rail uxdia-o-right-rail@laptop aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--hide aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--default--4 aem-GridColumn--tablet--hide\">\n<div id=\"container-a277a87fa5\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--4 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--4 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"uxdiaCacheableXF experiencefragment aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn--phone--10 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--1 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--default--4\">\n<div id=\"NEXT-ACTION_2-Desktop\" class=\"cmp-experiencefragment cmp-experiencefragment--Newsletter_NAW\" data-cmp-paywall-pagetitle=\"Can I Really Hear Better by Wearing These Eyeglasses? \" data-cmp-membersonlyaccess=\"false\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"uxdiaResponsiveGrid responsivegrid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-c-widget--common-layout-styles uxdia-c-widget--common-layout-styles@tablet uxdia-c-widget--common-layout-styles@mobile uxdia-c-widget--newsletter uxdia-c-widget--newsletter@tablet uxdia-c-widget--newsletter@mobile aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"container-2b28db2589\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 \">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"container-f4036f708a\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-c-widget--newsletter uxdia-c-widget--newsletter@tablet uxdia-c-widget--newsletter@mobile\">\n<div id=\"container-4a9b788f53\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"text js-tokenable uxdia-u-body-regular uxdia-u-color--primary-color-ink-black\">\n<div id=\"text-477f236ed3\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p><b><span class=\"second-order-token\">The latest in health, money, entertainment, jobs, and travel each weekday!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container uxdia-u-bg-marquee-no-image--container@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container uxdia-article-body__adjust-mobile-layout@mobile uxdia-o-grid-container@tablet uxdia-o-grid-container@laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@large-laptop uxdia-o-grid-container@larger-laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container uxdia-action-widget-position__container@laptop uxdia-action-widget-position__container@mobile aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"container-0bea3bc411\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<article class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-o-article-rail uxdia-o-article-rail@laptop uxdia-c-restricted-access aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div id=\"container-5fe8751978\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--8 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--8 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment uxdia-article-body uxdia-article-body@tablet uxdia-article-body@mobile aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\">\n<div>\n<p>When wearing the Nuance glasses, I heard a little bit better in the Broadway theater, at events in my son\u2019s high school auditorium and while dining in noisy restaurants. I found I didn\u2019t need them to watch TV.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"apps\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">The accompanying app gives you options<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can calibrate the glasses through the app to adjust audio and help reduce acoustic feedback and the sound of your own voice. You also can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customize the level of background noise.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a mode where you\u2019re mainly hearing what\u2019s in front of you rather than amplifying all that\u2019s around you.<\/li>\n<li>Select among four general preset settings that are labeled A, B, C and D and tailored for certain situations. For example, one preset bolsters muffled or soft speech in a quiet environment. (Think of Kramer\u2019s\u00a0low-talking girlfriend\u00a0on\u00a0<i>Seinfeld<\/i>.) Another enhances higher frequencies, theoretically to make it easier to hear when multiple people are talking. Nuance can also use the microphone on your phone to measure environmental noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company recommends experimenting with presets and volume levels. It is, um, sound advice: Trial and error helped me reduce distracting echo and whistling effects.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"smartglasses\" class=\"scroll-arrow\">The glasses are not as \u2018smart\u2019 as you might think<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The biggest omission, at least for some wearers, is that you can\u2019t stream music or phone calls, as with some other OTC hearing aids or some\u00a0smart glasses\u00a0that are not hearing aids. Nuance says future versions will add health sensors, let you manage calls and perhaps add an integrated hearing test. No timing was given.<\/p>\n<p><b>Charge may not last all day.<\/b>\u00a0Battery life wasn\u2019t a major issue for me. Because I have mild hearing loss, I didn\u2019t feel a need to wear the glasses all day.<\/p>\n<p>But the eight to 10 hours expected from a single charge might not be enough for everyone. The folded glasses, placed on a wireless charging pad, need about three hours to return to full power.<\/p>\n<p><b>Three ways to monitor battery.\u00a0<\/b>You can check levels through the app, a small LED indicator or via an audio prompt when you first turn them on.<\/p>\n<p>All smart glasses require a charge. But\u00a0battery life\u00a0isn\u2019t something you ever had to think about with ordinary eyeglasses, so remember to turn the hearing function off when not in a situation where you need to hear what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-o-article-rail uxdia-o-article-rail@laptop uxdia-c-restricted-access aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--8\">\n<div id=\"container-f03886db18\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid uxdia-c-additionalCredit-authorBio-container uxdia-c-additionalCredit-authorBio-container@mobile\">\n<div id=\"container-6c230265de\" class=\"cmp-container \" data-wcmmode=\"publish\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"articlecontentfragment contentfragment uxdia-c-additionalCredit-authorBio-container uxdia-c-additionalCredit-authorBio-container@mobile aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment cmp-contentfragment--hearing-aid-glasses\" data-cmp-contentfragment-model=\"uxdia\/models\/content-experience-article-content-fragment\" data-cmp-contentfragment-path=\"\/content\/dam\/content-fragments\/aarp-org\/en\/article\/technology\/2025\/hearing-aid-glasses\">\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment__element cmp-contentfragment__element--bylineAuthors\n\n        \" data-cmp-contentfragment-element-type=\"content-fragment\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"uxdia-c-author-bio-component uxdia-c-author-bio-component@tablet uxdia-c-author-bio-component@mobile\">\n<div class=\"uxdia-c-author-bio-component__container uxdia-c-author-bio-component__container@tablet uxdia-c-author-bio-component__container@mobile\">\n<div class=\"uxdia-c-author-bio-component__inner-container uxdia-c-author-bio-component__inner-container@mobile\">\n<div class=\"uxdia-c-author-bio-content__wrapper uxdia-c-author-bio-content__wrapper@mobile\">\n<div class=\"uxdia-c-author-bio-details uxdia-c-author-bio-details@mobile uxdia-c-author-bio-no-image uxdia-c-author-bio-no-image@mobile\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cmp-contentfragment__element cmp-contentfragment__element--authorTagline\n\n        \" data-cmp-contentfragment-element-type=\"string\"><\/p>\n<p><i>Edward C. 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