The latest information on hearing loss causes for individuals who are experiencing hearing loss, looking for hearing health information for their loved ones, or just desire to learn more about what causes hearing loss to make the right hearing health decisions.
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The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), the prestigious UK advocacy group for the hard of hearing and deaf populations, released the results of a study funded by the...
It seems like only yesterday that you could hear every whisper clear as a bell. But now, instead of enjoying the sound of music, you are suffering in the sound of...
Diabetes is an insidious, sneaky disease that often develops without any symptoms at least initially. It has the potential to cause harm to the body and, in some diabetes...
In the summer, 2008, the American Heart Association published a recap of an extensive study that establishes a relationship between sudden sensorineural hearing loss, more easily...
A recently released study by doctors at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore MD raises alarm on the prevalence of hearing loss, most especially among younger people.It is now...
The goal of every parent is to ensure their kids eat a healthy diet. Unfortunately, its a goal few moms and dads reach. Too much fast food, junk food, empty calories, sugary...
Hearing loss occurs when there is blockage or disruption in the path of sound from the outer ear to the brain.
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), the prestigious advocacy group in the UK, released the results of a study funded by the organization and conducted at the...
Damage Can Lead to Preferences for Fatty and Sugary Foods; Tonsillectomies May Worsen ProblemBOSTONEar infections are a painful rite of passage for many children. New research...
Usher Syndrome is an inherited degenerative disorder characterized by a hearing impairment and gradual vision loss.
In July, more than a half million people traveled to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the 2008 Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) AirVenture. The annual convocation is the largest...
It is commonly known that age-related hearing loss its medical term is Presbycusis is quite prevalent, striking one in three people over the age of 60, and half of those tha...
Newly discovered form underscores need for families and doctors to be alert for inherited hearing problems and seek help early Ann Arbor, Mich. Pat Phalin learned she hearing...
Whether your musical tastes run from Bachman-Turner Overdrive (You aint seen n-n-nothin yet) to Bach, the people playing your favorite tunes face a serious problem. Hearing...
June 10, 2008- Smoking is a risk factor in the development of age-related hearing loss, one of the largest ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss has found.The study led...
Study highlights:Patients hospitalized for sudden hearing loss were more likely to suffer a later stroke than some other patients.The findings havent been duplicated in other...
Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health...
19 May, 2008 -A new report from Perths Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke. The...
Galveston A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and i...
Of the 1.3 million U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq since the war started in 2003, nearly 70,000 are currently collecting disability for tinnitus, and more than 58,000 are on disability for hearing loss, making hearing damage the number one disability produced by this war.
A study regarding alcohol consumption and hearing loss found that hearing is temporarily impaired after drinking alcoholic beverages, and the impairment seems to be worse in older subjects.
Usher syndrome is the most common genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision. In the United States, about four babies in 100,000 are born with it. The National...
The brain is an amazing mechanism.Youre at a crowded do with lots of noise, the band is playing and the noise level keeps going up with each round of drinks. Been there? Youre...
MP3 Players and Hearing LossThe next time you drop off the kids at school, notice how many youngsters have those ubiquitous white wires draped over their shoulders. These kids...
Come on. Admit it. If you remember where you were the day the music died, (February 3, 1959), chances are the old hearing just aint what it used to be.May is Better Hearing and...