Hearing Loss

Hearing conservation should receive attention and resources similar to those allocated for anti-smoking, anti-drug, teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted disease education programs that are now presented routinely in public schools.

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View PDF BrochureI'm ListentingCall me a noise junky. I know its damaging. But stay away from it? No way. At work jack hammers and the big equipment rigs. At home the band and...

Dealing with hearing loss is something you constantly adjust to throughout your lifetime. At the age of two, I was diagnosed with hearing loss. My mother noticed my language...

Scientists Address Possible New Approaches to Treating the Epidemic Problem of Otitis Media LOS ANGELES - July 20, 2004 - Research scientists in the House Ear Institute's...

View PDF BrochureI'm ListeningI love the pool. Diving. Splashing. Dunkin girls. Id stay in til I was shivery, purple and wrinkled. But water in my ears? No thanks! I am...

Noise Can Painlessly and Silently Steal Your Hearing ROCKVILLE, MD - May 21, 2004 - Summer is here, and with the warm weather comes more outdoor activities that can e...

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...

Coalition Sends Letter to Members of CongressROCKVILLE, MD - May 6, 2004 - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), along with 34 other organizations, is asking...

CHICAGO The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of the retina that can cause blindness, associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus is estimated to affect one per adul...

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, the refrain from the...

Are there precautions we should take to protect the hearing of very young children? Is the hearing mechanism of infants more susceptible to damage from noise than that of adults and older children?

In addition to working to assess and remediate hearing loss, audiologists have a professional responsibility to prevent hearing loss from occurring if/when possible. Prevention...

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...

I copied morse code in the military for over two years averaging 8 hours a day on the radio with headphones listening to code through radioprinter noise and atmospheric noise. I am now thirty years later experiencing hearing loss in the middle and high f

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You look around and cannot understand what others are saying. You catch a word here and there. What are they talking about? Were they talking to me? Their mouth...

Etymotic releases e-version of their pamphlet addressing the ER-20, ready fit, low-cost hearing protection devices. Click Here for more information.Click here to visit the...

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

I have a client who has worn an ITE for many years. He recently obtained a new one and shortly after developed a fungal infection in his ear which he attributes to the device. What are the common causes of fungal infection in the ear and how does a hear

View PDF BrochureI'm ListentingIm mule-headed. A stickler. A real fanatic. I crave accurate sound. Insist on it, in fact. No matter where I am. No matter what Im doing. My...

For people with hearing loss, coping often involvesmaking the most ofavailable tools. Although amplification and related tools are widely available, how they are used, what one...

I am trying to locate some sort of soft earpieces or inserts for people who wear hearing aids while participating in sports. Do you know of anything on the market that would reduce the risk of injury from a mild blow to the ear? I hate my hard acrylic ear

LOS ANGELES -- December 2003 -- The House Ear Institute is now offering a public access link to a new USC Ageworks TM online educational program on "Hearing and the Aging...