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Vanderbilt Offers Headphone Safety Tips to Help Prevent Hearing Loss
Friday, May 4th 2012
Vanderbilt provides tips to help prevent hearing loss from headphones. Advice designed to help teenagers and parents listen to music safely.
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American Sign Language Videos Help Prepare Hard of Hearing, Deaf for Disasters
Friday, April 20th 2012
American Sign Language videos seek to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals prepare for disasters.
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Expert confirms dangerous noise levels in New Orleans French Quarter
Monday, April 2nd 2012
Study shows noise levels in French Quarter and other New Orleans neighborhoods are exceedingly high; residents question effects on hearing loss.
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Mental Health Problems Twice as Common in Deaf Individuals
Friday, March 30th 2012
Study shows deaf individuals are almost twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems. Deaf patients report fear, mistrust and frustration with health care services.
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2012 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award Winners Announced
Friday, March 23rd 2012
Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards presented at 37th Annual Hearing Conservation Conference in New Orleans. Colgate-Palmolive, 3M and Bechtel National all recognized.
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Research at Victoria University Aims to Improve Hearing Test and Treatment
Wednesday, March 14th 2012
Dr. Paul Teal with the School of Engineering and Computer Science is conducting an investigation whether new technologies can be used to more accurately and easily test for hearing loss.
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New Surgical Technique Developed to Treat Perforated Eardrums
Friday, February 17th 2012
Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre practices revolutionary new surgery to help repair perforated or ruptured eardrums.
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House Research Institute Outlines Five Ways Musicians can Protect their Hearing in 2012
Friday, February 10th 2012
House Research Institute provides five tips to keep your hearing healthy in 2012, particularly those in the music industry
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Additional Studies Link Cause of Hearing Loss to Diabetes
Wednesday, February 8th 2012
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit conducts study finding link between diabetes and hearing loss in women.
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Parents Don't Think Their Teens are at Risk for Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Wednesday, December 14th 2011
Despite the increase in noise-induced hearing loss in teenagers, a recent poll reveals most parents do not believe their children are at risk for hearing damage and have not spoken with them about it.
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Recognizing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss this Holiday Season
Monday, December 12th 2011
During the holidays, people with hearing loss often recognize that they aren't able to hear the sounds of family and friends. Sometimes, this hearing loss is due to noise exposure and is preventable.
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One in Five Americans Has Hearing Loss
Monday, November 21st 2011
In the first national research study of its kind, researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that a fifth of all Americans over the age of 12 have significant hearing loss.
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College Students at Risk for Hearing Loss from iPods, Other Audio Devices
Thursday, November 17th 2011
A new study indicates that college students, males, and non-White individuals may be at risk for hearing loss as a result of listening to their iPods and mp3 players at higher volumes.
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Holiday Concert Event Will Encourage Kids to Protect their Hearing
Friday, October 21st 2011
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) will sponsor USO San Diego's 20th Annual Holiday Concert, an event for local military families and San Diegans. The event will encourage safe listening and hearing protection.
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Promising New Ear Infection Treatment Developed
Friday, August 12th 2011
Researchers have developed an antibiotic pellet that promises to be an effective treatment for ear infections. Ear infection symptoms in children include hearing loss and problems with speech development and difficulties in school.
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Reasons for Hearing Loss: Motorcycle Helmets
Tuesday, August 2nd 2011
Researchers at the University of Bath have analyzed the way motorcycle helmets affect the wind noise that reaches a rider's ears. This research should lead to better helmets that help protect riders from hearing loss.
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Osteopathic Medical Profession Seeks Ways to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss from Headphones
Wednesday, July 20th 2011
At its most recent meeting, the American Osteopathic Association decided to advocate for headphone manufacturers to include information about the dangers of high volume levels on their product packaging. Listening to headphones at high levels has been found to cause hearing loss in children and teens.
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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Associated With Hearing Loss in Adolescents
Tuesday, July 19th 2011
New research from NYU Langone Medical Center has found that teens exposed to secondhand smoke displayed higher incidence of hearing loss. Over 80% of these teens did not know they had hearing loss, and most teens do not receive routine hearing screenings.
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Fireworks and Hearing Loss: Protect your Hearing this 4th of July
Friday, July 1st 2011
The Better Hearing Institute urges people to wear ear plugs while watching fireworks displays this 4th of July. Avoiding using firecrackers at home is another way to prevent potentially permanent hearing loss and tinnitus caused by loud noises.
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Free Online Hearing Test During Better Hearing and Speech Month
Monday, May 9th 2011
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and Healthy Hearing has joined the Better Hearing and Speech Council (BHSC) in promoting the Across America Hearing Check Challenge – a free online hearing test that lets individuals quickly and confidentially determine if they need a comprehensive hearing check by a hearing professional.
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Hearing Loss Prevention: Free Teen Event Features Paul Stanley of KISS
Friday, March 25th 2011
The House Research Institute presents free sound and hearing event in New York City for teens to educate and entertain and features Paul Stanley of KISS.
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Are Ear Infections Making Kids Fat?
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011
Children with chronic ear infections of the middle ear can experience changes in their sense of taste, and these changes may be related to childhood obesity.
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Infant Hearing Loss: Newborn Hearing Test Falls Short
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011
Universal newborn hearing test programs do not identify all cases of infant hearing loss.
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Free Online Hearing Test Helping Raise Awareness Of Kidney Disease Link
Thursday, March 17th 2011
Better Hearing Institute is offering a free, online hearing test as part of its effort to raise awareness of the link between chronic kidney disease and hearing loss.
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Diabetes and Hearing Loss: American Diabetes Association Alert Day℠
Wednesday, March 16th 2011
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is highlighting the connection between diabetes and hearing health and is urging all Americans to take the Diabetes Risk Testand the Across America Hearing Check Challenge on American Diabetes Association Alert Day℠.
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