News on Types of Hearing Aids

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.

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℠.

53% of respondents believe that they or their spouse has a hearing loss, yet only a quarter have consulted an audiologist, according to a poll fielded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the 2010 AARP Life@50+ Convention.

While a commonly held misconception is that hearing loss impacts only older people, that is not the case. Government data shows that approximately 5.2 million children ages 6 to 19 already have permanent hearing damage.

Talk to people who have hearing problems or have experienced hearing loss, even mild hearing loss, and you quickly discover what hearing does for us on a daily basis. Learn more about hearing loss and how it affects your overall life.

Chicago-About one-fifth of children with sensorineural hearing loss also have ocular disorders, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head...

The ear contains many physiological mechanisms, and a breakdown or disruption in any of these can cause hearing difficulties. There are three types of hearing loss. Learn more...

American Academy of Audiology offers consumers What You Should Know About Hearing Loss. CLICK HERE to visit the AAA website and to view the pamphlet.