Hearing and Your Loved Ones
Types of Hearing Aids & Advanced Hearing Aid Technology
Hearing Loss and Treatment – Symptoms of Hearing Loss & Treatment Options
How Do We Hear – Anatomy of the Ear and How We Hear
Understanding Your Audiogram and the Types of Hearing Loss
Healthy Hearing Comprehensive Guide
The latest information on hearing loss for individuals who are experiencing loss of hearing, looking for hearing health information for their loved ones, or just desire to learn more about hearing loss to make the right hearing health decisions.
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Lets get it out of the way, first thing. We all listened to Janis, Iron Butterfly and Pink Floyd at ear splitting volumes on our over-the-ear headphones. Admit it. We all did it...
It sounds like another web scam take a pill and protect yourself against hearing loss. Too good to be true, right? Well, if calcium strengthens bones, protein increases mas...
It happened again last week. After a long day that included three extended conference calls and two group meetings, I crashed. This letdown wasn't the usual feeling afte...
IntroductionIn recent months the media has focused its attention like a laser on the subject of portable mp3 players, careless listening habits and the potential for premature...
Editors Note: Every audiologist has his/her grab bag of useful websites or free online publications that they will recommend to colleagues and patients. I am proud present on...
Jess Dancer, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus of Audiology, University of Arkansas at Little RockPhyllis Watkins, Executive Director, Alzheimers Arkansas Programs and...
Hearing impairment is an invisible handicap, yet its effects upon ones personal health, happiness, and personal well-being are very real. Vignette: The adult children of year-o...
Ear candling has been acclaimed as a treatment for almost every ailment of the ears, head, and - the entire body, depending on the source. In this article, well explore histor...
I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1996. I searched for experts to help me recover from the loss of balance, facial function, eye function, hearing, reduced stamina and...
Bernafon Canada Kitchener, OntarioHearing in NoiseAudiologists are keenly aware of the problems people with hearing loss experience in background noise. These problems are...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
