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American Sign Language videos seek to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals prepare for disasters.

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.

People with untreated hearing loss lose as much as $30,000 in salary and wages annually, depending on their degree of hearing loss, according to the latest national study by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI).

The recent televised ABC experiment regarding discrimination against deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals provides an opportunity to educate prospective employers and human resource professionals about the potential that deaf and hard-of-hearing employees have.

Incidence of child abuse is more than 25% higher among hearing impaired children, when compared to children with normal hearing.

When ear infections are left untreated, complications can include hearing loss, speech problems and more severe infections that can cause meningitis. An unfortunately, not all kids have the same access to medical specialists and medicines.

Approximately 13 million American women suffer from untreated hearing loss and are at a greater risk of depression and other emotional and psychological problems, as well as diminished safety and earning power.

Newborns with permanent hearing impairment that received a hearing screening test had better language development and quality of life at ages 3 to 5 years compared to newborns who received hearing screening through behavioral testing.

To call attention to the dangers of untreated hearing loss, the 180 HearUSA company-owned hearing care centers will offer free hearing screenings and informative DVDs on hearing loss and its treatment during this year's Better Hearing Month.

In a new study, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60.

Howard Leight® is offering employers and workers free samples of its new Pilot™ push-in ear plugs for occupational hearing protection.

Unitron delivers most significant speech in noise advancement in over a decade   March 05, 2010 - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada ?...

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With Heart Health Comes Hearing Health ROCKVILLE, MD ? February 3, 2010 - New research published in a recent edition of the American Journal of Audiology, a journal...

Madison, Wisconsin - Despite dire predictions about listening to loud music, members of the rock 'n' roll generation are aging with much better hearing than their parents had at...

The grant will fund Michael Burger's research into the complex processes that enable the brain to detect the location of sounds.

ChicagoHearing loss may be more prevalent in American adults than previously reported, according to a study in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the...