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Help Protect Your Child’s Hearing
The weather is beautiful, and it’s time for a family trip. But be aware: if your children use earbuds or earphones during travel, the sound may be loud enough to damage their hearing. It’s up to you to monitor the level of sound to which …
Vets: See the Veterans Administration for Hearing-Related Problems
Many Americans who could benefit from using hearing aids hesitate because of the high cost. Government-sponsored Medicare does not cover hearing aids, and Medicaid recipients may be assisted– under certain conditions–in only about half of the states. Even private health insurance rarely covers hearing aids. …
Hearing Aids and PSAPs: Making the Choice
Today’s aging population is fueling a growing demand for affordable hearing aids and alternative hearing devices. As the types of these devices multiply, consumers are faced with a confusing array of choices. Millions are wondering, “If I have mild-to-moderate hearing loss, what is my best choice?” …
Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Imbalance/Vertigo
A reader of this blog has asked us to discuss how hearing loss relates to tinnitus and balance problems. What follows represents a very brief review. There seems little doubt that hearing loss, tinnitus and imbalance are related to inner ear (vestibular) problems. Unfortunately, little …
Out for a Good Time? Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Recent research has provided further evidence to support what most clinicians and scientists have believed for some time now: Using earplugs may help prevent hearing damage from concerts.1 A warning from the World Health Organization WHO in February 2015 issued a warning and recommendations to …
Can Hearing Loss Be Cured?
Deep inside your temporal bone is the inner ear, or cochlea, meaning “snail” in Greek. The cochlea’s coils contain many hair-like sensory cells that are put into motion by the sounds you hear and communicate those signals via the eighth cranial nerve to your brain. …
Fly’s Ear Design May Someday Improve Hearing Aids
Humans normally locate the origin of a sound by sensing small differences in distance and sound level between our two ears as they receive that sound. This ability to locate and focus on sound in space helps us hear a particular voice in a place …
Have Trouble Hearing in Noise? News About “Hidden Hearing Loss”
Recent research by hearing scientists may begin to explain why so many of us have difficulty hearing in background noise, including places like meeting rooms and restaurants. An exciting topic among audiologists and doctors specializing in hearing is cochlear neuropathy or cochlear synaptopathy, sometimes called “hidden …
What Are You Risking?
Last time we discussed your possible odds of experiencing hearing loss. These vary depending on your age, sex, and degree of exposure to loud sounds, among other factors. The next question to answer is what you could be risking by not taking steps to improve your …
What Are YOUR Odds of Having Hearing Loss?
Did you know that people who suspect they have hearing loss often wait years before they take steps to address their hearing health? What they may not realize is that waiting so long may make treatment more difficult. That’s why it’s important to know and …
