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A recent study published by hearing health professionals from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health clearly demonstrates that...
October has been designated by the American Academy of Audiology as the "National Protect Your Hearing Month." Protecting our ability to hear is important because...
(Rockville, MD - August 3, 2009) BrainLine.org, The Chicago Tribune, and Radio Disney have won the 2009 Media Awards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),...
The Sennheiser Sound Tour "Guys Team" and EarBud® Join Forces, Offering Healthy Hearing Tips and Sound Advice on Headphone Usage LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2009 - This week, local...
June 18, 2009 - The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system...
(Rockville, MD - June 16, 2009) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives...
A recent study of the listening habits of the modern teen produced some surprising results. One thing is certain. It's a problem. A hearing problem. According to the study,...
Ottawa (May 28, 2009) - Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on...
In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010...
Exposure to loud noise is an ear buster. Scientists and researchers have long known that exposure to loud noise, especially over an extended period, will cause hearing...
Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete...
Spend some time with a "tween"-the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12-and you'll soon...
Latest ASHA Podcast Focuses On Noise-Induced Hearing Loss And The Young Podcast Features Dr. James F. Battey Jr., Director Of National Institute On Deafness And Other...
A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or...
Factories and manufacturing plants have always been noisy, what with heavy equipment, stamping machines, extruders, forklifts - it's a cacophony of sound on some assembly floors....
Many people take a vitamin each morning to maintain good nutrition, energy, bone strength, and overall health. Can popping a pill also protect our hearing against damage caused...
Safety Message Will Be Part Of Washington, DC Concert Featuring Billy Jonas (Rockville, MD - March 4, 2009) Encouraging children to protect their hearing from noise is the...
Justin Roberts, a popular children's musician, is taking part in a campaign launched by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Parents' Choice Foundation, to...
Noise-induced hearing loss is a permanent but preventable problem. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing...
By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn...
Introduction of Classroom acoustics standards a must! Ottawa (January 16, 2009) - During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the Concerned About Classrooms Coalition...
Musicians Will Promote Safe Listening Of Personal Audio Technology To Young Children (Rockville, MD - November 18, 2008) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association...
Ann Arbor, Mich. - About 10 million people in the United States alone-from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones-are suffering from...
Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according to an opinion of the European Union Scientific...
Check out the growing popularity of hybrids in the face of growing gas prices:In 2008, Toyota will sell 280,000 hybrids alone. Honda hybrid light duty vehicles increased by 4%...