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Free Healthy Hearing Guide Explains Reasons for Hearing Loss
Tuesday, April 3rd 2012
Healthy Hearing offers free guide to help understand the way we hear, the way the ears work and how sound travels to the brain.
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Noisy Toys Make This Season's Naughty List
Tuesday, December 13th 2011
Each year, the Sight and Hearing Association publishes a list of noisy toys, which emit sound levels in excess of 120 dB. Learn more about how to protect your children.
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Alzheimers and Hearing Loss: An Undeniable Link
Wednesday, October 26th 2011
Untreated hearing loss in patients with Alzheimer's Disease can cause an added strain on patients and their caregivers. In many cases, hearing aids can benefit people with Alzheimer's.
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Why You Shouldn’t Clean Your Ears with a Cotton Swab
Wednesday, April 20th 2011
Attempting an ear cleaning at home by using cotton swabs (Q-Tips) or other household items is a dangerous practice that can possibly lead to hearing loss, punctured ear drums and super impacted wax.
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Phil Collins Ends Career Due to Hearing Loss and Other Health Issues
Wednesday, March 16th 2011
Singer, performer, and music legend Phil Collins has announced that he will be leaving the music scene due to health problems, including hearing loss.
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Hearing Loss: Over 60% of Americans Over Age 70 Suffer
Monday, March 14th 2011
New evidence indicates that hearing loss affects over 60% of Americans over the age of 70.
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Temporary Hearing Loss Causes
Wednesday, March 2nd 2011
There are many causes of temporary hearing loss, including noise exposure, ear wax, and middle ear infections.
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Noise: Convertibles Cause Hearing Damage
Monday, February 7th 2011
New research has confirmed that prolonged exposure to road noise and wind buffeting while riding in top-down convertibles can cause hearing damage.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Give Up Smoking!
Monday, November 1st 2010
A recent study found that smokers were more likely to experience hearing loss, even after adjusting for age, lifestyle factors, geography, socio-economic factors and other calculations to level the playing field and preclude other causes of hearing loss.
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Reasons For Hearing Loss: Chronic Kidney Disease
Tuesday, October 12th 2010
New research indicates that older people who suffer from moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) may require screening and treatment for hearing loss. The study revealed that over 50 percent of CKD patients had some degree of hearing loss and nearly 30 percent had severe hearing loss.
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Hearing Loss Causes: MP3 & iPods Raises Teen Hearing Loss
Monday, August 30th 2010
Today's teenagers have worse hearing than those of generations past. One in five teens has already lost some hearing and the problem has increased substantially in recent years. A leading hearing loss cause among teens is MP3 players and iPods played beyond recommended sound limits.
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Reasons for Hearing Loss: Noise Pollution Levels
Monday, July 5th 2010
30 million Americans are exposed to dangerous noise pollution everyday. Protect yourself from major hearing loss causes.
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Presbycusis: Hearing Loss That's Age Related
Tuesday, June 29th 2010
Hearing loss that's age related is called presbycusis. Simple steps can be taken to prevent hearing loss from occurring, as well as treat hearing loss once it occurs.
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No Tobacco Day = No Hearing Loss Day
Monday, May 31st 2010
Numerous studies have demonstrated smokers have a 70 percent greater risk of developing hearing loss with age versus those who do not smoke. In addition, the risk of hearing loss increases with the number of cigarettes smoked, as well as with the intensity and the duration of exposure to smoke.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Viagra is a Culprit
Monday, May 24th 2010
An extensive study has now officially shown a relationship between hearing loss and the use of Viagra.
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Hearing Loss: Use It or Lose It
Monday, April 5th 2010
When the hearing nerves and the areas of the brain responsible for hearing are deprived of sound, they atrophy – weaken – making recovery from hearing loss through mechanical means, aka a hearing aid, that much more difficult.
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Hearing Loss: 25 Years of Hearing Research Information
Monday, March 29th 2010
Most people believe hearing loss is predominantly age-related, yet research shows that 65 percent of people with hearing loss are younger than 65.
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Noise Pollution: It Harms Your Health and Hearing
Monday, March 29th 2010
Noise damages the delicate hearing mechanism nature provides. Exposure to noise above 80 decibels (dB, the measurement of the loudness of noise and sound) is harmful dependent upon the exposure time.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Over The Counter Painkillers
Monday, March 15th 2010
A recent study found men under the age of 60 who regularly take aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are twice as likely to suffer hearing problems such as hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Pumping the Volume When Pumping Iron
Monday, February 22nd 2010
While a good workout is good for everything from muscle tone and balance to weight control and improved heart and lung function, for those who plug in when they pump up, they might be pumping up hearing damage and hearing loss.
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Hearing Loss Remedies: A Healthy Heart
Monday, February 22nd 2010
Cardiovascular disease is one of the many known causes of hearing loss. New research reports that a healthy cardiovascular system helps to prevent hearing loss, particularly among older adults.
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Hearing Loss: Good News for Baby Boomers
Monday, February 8th 2010
A recent study has revealed the prevalence of hearing loss among baby boomers may not be as high as expected. However it is estimated by 2030 nearly 50 million baby boomers will acquire hearing loss.
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Hearing Loss Causes: Not Enough Folates In Your Diet
Monday, January 25th 2010
A recent study found that men over the age of 60 who have a high intake of foods and supplements high in folates have a 20 percent decrease in risk of developing hearing loss.
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Healthy Hearing's Annual New Ear's Resolutions - 2010
Monday, December 21st 2009
Well, here we are again. Another year has come and gone. A lot's happened in the past 12 months, some good, some not so much. But you can be sure of one thing: a lot peop...
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Reasons For Hearing Loss: Some You Know, Some You Don't
Monday, December 14th 2009
There are many different ways you can lose your hearing including ones you may not have even known about. It’s a noisy world and once your hearing is gone it’s usually gone for good.
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