Types of Hearing Aids

IntroductionIn the United States, an estimated 60,000 people per year acquire Single Sided Deafness (SSD), typically caused by viral infections, Menieres disease, head or ear...

The ear contains many physiological mechanisms, and a breakdown or disruption in any of these can cause hearing difficulties. There are three types of hearing loss. Learn more...

My 8 year-year-old daughter has had a struggle understanding her teachers at school. But when the school nurse tested her hearing she said she only had a mild loss, nothing to worry about. What should we do from here?

My son was just recently tested for APD. He will be 7 in May so his age for the test was 6.5. My question does a child with APD also have Dyslexia? He has had a history of cronic ear infection since he was 3 months old. He has had 4 sets of tubes in the r

Ed Greenberg, M.Ed., Hound Dog Hearing Assistive Listening DevicesWashington, D.C.www.HDHearing.com Sound and SpeechThe Nature of Sound Sound waves are vibrating molecules. The...

American Academy of Audiology offers consumers What You Should Know About Hearing Loss. CLICK HERE to visit the AAA website and to view the pamphlet.

My 9 yr old has a 12-decibel loss in one ear and a 6 dB loss in the other. Military medical will not treat this but it is causing him trouble at school. They will not treat him until he is at a 15 loss. Is this reasonable? I have difficulty accepting that

More children with learning and reading disabilities are being referred to audiologists for hearing and auditory processing evaluations. In the past, children these problems...

Most people equate hearing loss with sounds that are not loud enough. However, hearing impairment involves two factors; loudness and clarity. Generally speaking, hearing loss...

Reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and Medical World Communications, Los Angeles, March 2001 (v. 8, no. 3), pgs. 74-79. All rights reserved.WHO IS AFFECTED?An...

Hyperacusis has recently attracted professional attention. Previously, this topic was not well researched or documented. In many instances, due to a lack of regardin...