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Monday, December 7th 2009 If you're just starting your research on an upcoming hearing aid purchase, first congratulations on taking that first, all-important step toward a better quality of life....

Monday, November 23rd 2009 Ear problems involve hearing loss, right? Well, that's what most of us think because we hear with our ears ? complex collections of membranes, bones, organs and other...

Monday, November 23rd 2009 If you have an untreated hearing loss, the holidays will not exactly be music to your ears. Instead of feeling closer to your family, you may spend the holidays feeling isolated and sad if you can't hear your loved ones.

Monday, November 16th 2009 Hearing loss is different for different people. Some experience mild hearing loss that can be remedied with a discrete pair of hearing aids. Others experience more severe hearing...

Monday, November 16th 2009 If you visit HealthyHearing.com regularly, you know that certain conditions predispose you to hearing loss. First and foremost among them is the aging process, but certain...

Monday, November 9th 2009 Taking to the open road in your new convertible this weekend? How cool is that? Wind blowing through your hair, the sun shining down on the open cockpit, the feeling of sprouting...

Monday, November 9th 2009 There are many different causes of hearing loss and even different types of hearing loss. The most common cause of hearing loss is presbycusis, hearing loss due to the aging...

Monday, November 2nd 2009 To millions of Americans age 50 and over, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a familiar name. That's because some 40 million people in the United States...

Monday, November 2nd 2009 You know those ubiquitous ear buds ? those mini-headphones ? attached to an MP3 player or iPod? You see them on the streets in town. You see them as kids ride the...

Monday, October 26th 2009 You expect high noise levels on a busy city street with traffic, police sirens, jackhammers and the din of the crowd. So, you can prepare for the onslaught of sound by wearing...

Monday, October 26th 2009 You've heard the old saying, "What the world needs is a good 5-cent cigar." Wrong! What the world really needs are inexpensive, environmentally friendly, wid...

Monday, October 19th 2009 A new study out of the University of Utah, co-authored by the Chair of the Bioengineering Department, Dr. Richard Rabbitt, has demonstrated that the human ear actually has tiny,...

Monday, October 19th 2009 Perhaps it is a disease you have never heard of. Or perhaps it is one that you know far too well. Meniere's Disease is a disease that affects the inner ear and...

Monday, October 12th 2009 How many times have you stubbed your toe on that stupid table fumbling for the light switch in the middle of the night? (And it's always the same toe!) Well, the days of...

Monday, October 12th 2009 Keeping your hearing aids clean, dry, and safe can help them last longer and avoid costly repairs.

Monday, October 5th 2009 With the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, unemployment in the United States is skyrocketing. So it is understandable that the competition for the jobs that do...

Monday, October 5th 2009 Are you missing the lazy, hazy days of summer? As the song goes, you may not "want to say goodbye to the summer" (especially if you live in colder climates), but...

Monday, September 28th 2009 Breast cancer is a horrible disease, yet, with an increased awareness of breast cancer, its symptoms, and the importance of regular self-examinations and annual mammograms,...

Monday, September 28th 2009 Researchers have known the dangers of smoking tobacco for decades. Of course we know smoking cigarettes contributes to lung cancer, throat cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema,...

Monday, September 21st 2009 A lot of us (all ages) have some hearing loss but we don't recognize it because the disappearance of sound happens so gradually. Hearing loss, sometimes called "nerve...

Monday, September 21st 2009 Hearing is cool. It adds dimension to our lives. It's the source of much of the information we receive from outside sources ? everything from hearing a speaker...

Monday, September 14th 2009 If you've been visiting HealthyHearing.com regularly ? as you should ? then you know how valuable hearing aids are in improving not only your hearing, but also...

Monday, September 14th 2009 Are you sometimes (or often) so dizzy that you have to hold onto something to keep from falling? If so, you know how scary that feeling is. Loss of balance can have a of...

Monday, August 31st 2009 So I'm sitting in my favorite coffee hot spot, web surfing, when I come across this article in Scientific American on noisy eyeballs. And suddenly, after my fourth double...

Monday, August 31st 2009 Audiology Online's editor, Carolyn Smaka, had the opportunity to sit down with the founder of Project Deaf India, Dr. Raj Desai ? a man on a mission. retired...