Hearing Loss Causes

Please discuss Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome, including management and counseling. How often should hearing be monitored?

I'm a 4th Year Mechanical student, doing my Final Thesis on Trumpet sound. Was wondering what is the Highest Loudness (In decibels, dB) can a Human take before going deaf? In another words, what is the unhealthy loudness of a sound? Where can I read mor

"Lynns" passion was flying. She loved her job as a flight attendant. One day she noticed an ingrown toenail. Within a few days it became infected. The Gentamicin1 her...

A couple of years ago, I got mumps and people were consistently telling us that I should always lie back, and after the mumps had gone by some months I realized that I could hear NOTHING from my left ear. When I checked up, I was told that the mumps had g

Rochester, Minnesota. October, 2003 -- Hearing impairment is the third most common chronic condition in the United States. An estimated one-third of Americans older than age 65...

Introduction:After three years into our journey of raising a child with hearing loss, it was time once again for our daughters routine annual hearing test. My daughter those...

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When classroom teachers are confronted with children who ''will not listen,'' ''cannot sit still,'' ''does not finish classroom assignments,'' and ''creates problems for chi...

My name is Richard M. I am a 53 year old who enjoys boating, cross-country skiing and working in my yard. In November, 2001 after years of nagging, by my wife of 33 years, I...

For many years I've suffered from yeast infections in my ears. No matter what my doctor does, including antibiotics and other eardrops - it still itches. It also interferes with wearing a hearing aid comfortably. What can I do?

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BERNAFON releases e-version of 'Hearing is a health, and a quality of life issue' Click Here.Click here to visit the Bernafon website.

INTRODUCTION: "Do you have diabetes?" I asked, as is my routine practice during a recent audiometric evaluation. "How did you know?" demanded the p...

The Hearing Center, Children's Hospital of PittsburghThe University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMultiple reports have suggested that early onset, severe unilateral...

Summer Sounds Can Rate High on Hazardous dB Scale ROCKVILLE, Md., April 2003 -- The American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) is sending a nationwide wake-up call to...

- New Data Presented at Association for Research in Otolaryngology Meeting - SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire/ -- American BioHealth Group LLC (ABG), a privately held San Diego-based...

An oft-repeated caution given in the doctors office to patients goes something like this: ''Put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ears.'' Predictably, refrain from the...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Excessive noise, such as jet aircraft flying overhead, impairs children's reading ability and long-term memory, a Cornell University environmental psychologist...

I am just 32 years old and have suffered BPPV at least twice. Those two times happened to be severe enough to warrant a trip to the doctor. My father had Meinere's disease and my mom has genetic deafness. Could I be next?

Parents have many questions and must make difficult decisions when their child is diagnosed with hearing loss. Children are not simply small adults they are different many res...

Are there laws or public safety recommendations regarding acceptable noise volume in public movie theaters?

How can you tell if a person with hearing loss also has ADD?

At least once a year, I experience profound hearing loss that seems to be a result of allergies. My ears seem ''stopped up'' and the consequent hearing loss goes on for days. My primary care physician has ruled out ear infection or sinus infection, and

Have you found any correlation between changes in hearing and a woman'smenstrual cycle? I have a female patient who has threshold shifts of approximately 10dB immediately preceding and during menstruation.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When a physician tries to determine whether or not a patient's cough or sore throat is caused by a bacterium or a virus, they're correct only 50% of...