Hearing Loss

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...

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...

Understanding Your Baby's Hearing was developed for use by screening hospitals and audiologists to explain hearing and hearing loss in infants to parents and caregivers. Topics...

Hearing loss occurs to most people as they age. Hearing loss can be due to aging, exposure to loud noise, medications, infections, head or ear trauma, congenital or hereditary...

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

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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...

What contributes to itching ears, not just for those who wear hearing aids, but also for those who do not?

PHONAK releases e-version of their popular pamphlet "Caring for your Hearing Instrument" Click Here.Click here to visit the Phonak website.

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?

Etymotic releases: Link It. A guide to better hearing in noise. Click Here.Click here to visit the Etymotic Research website.

From the time we were children, we learned the importance of good oral (mouth) hygiene. Good oral hygiene reduces the risk of gum disease, tooth decay and it reduces bad G...

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?

GN Otometrics releases e-version of their popular pamphlet regarding pediatric hearing screenings. Click here to view.(Requires Adobe Acrobat)

More Than 95 Percent of Individuals Evaluated in University Studies with Siemens TRIANO' Hearing Instruments Understand Speech in Noisy Environments as well as College Students...

PHONAK releases e-version of their popular pamphlet "Hearing and Hearing Loss." Click Here.Click here to visit the Phonak website.

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

Etymotic releases: ER-20 - The high fidelity ear plug. Click Here.Click here to visit the Etymotic Research website.