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Money: People with Untreated Hearing Loss Earn Less
Tuesday, March 1st 2011
People with untreated hearing loss lose as much as $30,000 in salary and wages annually, depending on their degree of hearing loss, according to the latest national study by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI).
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Job Search Discrimination: Recent ABC Program Offers Opportunity to Educate Employers
Monday, February 14th 2011
The recent televised ABC experiment regarding discrimination against deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals provides an opportunity to educate prospective employers and human resource professionals about the potential that deaf and hard-of-hearing employees have.
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Hearing Impaired Children: Linked to Higher Rates of Abuse
Thursday, January 20th 2011
Incidence of child abuse is more than 25% higher among hearing impaired children, when compared to children with normal hearing.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Diet and Calories
Tuesday, December 14th 2010
Diet and good health have been studied for years. However, recent findings associate diet with something new – your ability to hear.
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Ear Infections: Race, Ethnicity Impact Care for Children
Wednesday, November 17th 2010
When ear infections are left untreated, complications can include hearing loss, speech problems and more severe infections that can cause meningitis. An unfortunately, not all kids have the same access to medical specialists and medicines.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: Can Help Alzheimer's Patients
Wednesday, November 17th 2010
Diagnosing a hearing loss in someone suffering with Alzheimer's can be a huge relief. Hearing loss decreases the Alzheimer patient's ability to communicate, and when hearing is restored, their quality of life improves.
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Hearing Loss: Impacting 13 Million American Women
Wednesday, November 10th 2010
Approximately 13 million American women suffer from untreated hearing loss and are at a greater risk of depression and other emotional and psychological problems, as well as diminished safety and earning power.
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Hearing Screening Test: Improved Developmental Outcomes For Newborns
Wednesday, November 10th 2010
Newborns with permanent hearing impairment that received a hearing screening test had better language development and quality of life at ages 3 to 5 years compared to newborns who received hearing screening through behavioral testing.
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Noise At Work: Harmful to Hearing and Heart
Monday, November 8th 2010
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, approximately 30 million Americans are occupationally exposed to harmful noise at work. And now a just-released study shows that high-level noise in a workplace endangers not only the hearing, but also the heart.
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Child Hearing Loss: Many Cases are Preventable
Monday, May 10th 2010
A vast majority of causes of hearing loss in children are totally preventable because they are caused by the ears' number 1 enemy - loud environmental noise. Take these steps to help protect your kids hearing.
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Hearing Test: HearUSA Centers Offer Free Hearing Screenings
Thursday, April 29th 2010
To call attention to the dangers of untreated hearing loss, the 180 HearUSA company-owned hearing care centers will offer free hearing screenings and informative DVDs on hearing loss and its treatment during this year's Better Hearing Month.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Regular Analgesic Use
Monday, April 12th 2010
In a new study, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60.
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Hearing Protection: Free Workplace Hearing Protectors
Sunday, April 11th 2010
Howard Leight® is offering employers and workers free samples of its new Pilot™ push-in ear plugs for occupational hearing protection.
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J Analytic Releases Report on Hearing Aid Industry
Monday, March 22nd 2010
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New Research Gives New Meaning To The Phrase "Listen To Your Heart"
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
With Heart Health Comes Hearing Health
ROCKVILLE, MD ? February 3, 2010Â - New research published in a recent edition of the American Journal of Audiology, a journal...
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Study: Baby Boomers Survived Rock 'N' Roll Era with Hearing Intact
Monday, February 22nd 2010
Madison, Wisconsin - Despite dire predictions about listening to loud music, members of the rock 'n' roll generation are aging with much better hearing than their parents had at...
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What is sudden hearing loss and how is it treated?
Tuesday, April 28th 2009
It is sometimes difficult to determine the cause of sudden hearing loss. The success of sudden hearing loss treatment depends on the nature of the hearing loss and symptoms.
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NIH Awards $1.8 Million for Sound Research
Friday, April 3rd 2009
The grant will fund Michael Burger's research into the complex processes that enable the brain to detect the location of sounds.
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How is hearing loss measured?
Monday, October 13th 2008
Hearing loss is measured by a professional during a comprehensive hearing evaluation. During a comprehensive hearing evaluation, the ability to hear speech and frequency-specific tones as a function of the loudness required to hear them is assessed. In other words, hearing is essentially measured as "loudness versus pitch."
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What is an Otologist?
Monday, October 13th 2008
Otolaryngologists (also called ear-nose-and-throat, or ENT doctors) are physicians who have advanced training in disorders of the ear, nose and throat. Otologists neurotologist...
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Study Examines Prevalence of Hearing Loss in the U.S.
Sunday, August 31st 2008
ChicagoHearing loss may be more prevalent in American adults than previously reported, according to a study in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the...
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Noise Pollution Harming Sea Creatures
Monday, August 11th 2008
Underwater noise pollution has been found to be harmful to sea creatures, causing hemorrhage and other trauma to their auditory system.
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