Articles on Hearing Loss

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

More than three million American children have hearing loss. An estimated 1.3 million of these children are under three years of age. Statistics show that 5-7 newborns, out of...

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...

Would you be surprised to learn hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic health problems in the U.S.? Some 28 million Americans have hearing loss, and as the a...

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...

IntroductionH.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of excessive noise. Noise exposure...

EAR / Aearo CompanyEARCALSM Laboratory7911 Zionsville RoadIndianapolis, IN 46268-1657INTRODUCTION:When its really loud, so loud that a properly worn single hearing protection...

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

Merritt Johns, M.S., Manager of Marketing Communications,Victor Bray, Ph.D., Vice-President for Auditory Research, andMichael Nilsson, Ph.D., Principal Researcher.SONIC...

Regulations intended to protect workers from the effects of noise have been in place in the US since the late 1960s. Familiarity with the regulations is an important part provi...

Introduction: Zwaardemaker is credited with documenting the reduction of high-frequency hearing associated with increased age in 1891. His interest, involved determining...

Introduction: Hearing Conservation - Can Compliance Prevent Hearing Loss?Noise has been with us since the beginning of the Industrial Age, but it wasn't until about World War II...

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Noise Exposure Regulation became effective in 1971.1 So OSHA has been enforcing its regulations for 30 years. 198...

This short essay is a compilation of statements commonly used by audiologists or others with some expertise related to the effects of noise on hearing. Like most things in t...