The Healthy Hearing Report
Each week the Healthy Hearing Report team publishes helpful information about living with hearing loss, tinnitus and other auditory disorders.
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What kind of specialist should I see for my hearing loss?
Do you know which type of professional to see for your hearing loss or balance disorder? Here's what you need to know to make the right choice.
What kind of specialist should I see for my hearing loss?
Do you know which type of professional to see for your hearing loss or balance disorder? Here's what you need to know to make the right choice.
What is a hearing instrument specialist?
Hearing instrument specialists are licensed healthcare providers who can dispense hearing aids, provide hearing tests and provide other hearing care services. Learn more about when you should see a hearing instrument specialist.
What is a hearing instrument specialist?
Hearing instrument specialists are licensed healthcare providers who can dispense hearing aids, provide hearing tests and provide other hearing care services. Learn more about when you should see a hearing instrument specialist.
Cognitive reframing techniques for tinnitus sufferers
People with tinnitus often struggle with negative thoughts. A technique known as cognitive reframing can be a helpful way to ease distressing emotions and thoughts.
Cognitive reframing techniques for tinnitus sufferers
People with tinnitus often struggle with negative thoughts. A technique known as cognitive reframing can be a helpful way to ease distressing emotions and thoughts.
What to know about Deaf culture
'When you are Deaf, you see the world in a different way. You don’t believe you have a disability—and you don’t want to be fixed.'
What to know about Deaf culture
'When you are Deaf, you see the world in a different way. You don’t believe you have a disability—and you don’t want to be fixed.'
Spring allergies and weather changes: Are your ears ready?
Springtime brings barometric pressure changes, seasonal allergies and wet weather—all of which can impact people who wear hearing aids.
Spring allergies and weather changes: Are your ears ready?
Springtime brings barometric pressure changes, seasonal allergies and wet weather—all of which can impact people who wear hearing aids.
10 signs you may have hearing loss
Like any medical condition, the sooner you address hearing loss the better. Here are 10 common signs that you may have hearing loss.
10 signs you may have hearing loss
Like any medical condition, the sooner you address hearing loss the better. Here are 10 common signs that you may have hearing loss.
Glossary of hearing loss and hearing aid terms
A round-up of the most common terms you might hear your hearing care provider say at a hearing aid appointment.
Glossary of hearing loss and hearing aid terms
A round-up of the most common terms you might hear your hearing care provider say at a hearing aid appointment.
All about speech-in-noise testing
Speech-in-noise testing is a useful way to determine your ability to hear in noisy environments, and to find out which hearing aids will work best for you.
All about speech-in-noise testing
Speech-in-noise testing is a useful way to determine your ability to hear in noisy environments, and to find out which hearing aids will work best for you.
The dog ate my hearing aid! Surprising ways people lose their hearing aids
Hearing aids are easy to lose. Here's how to keep your hearing aids safe, and what to do if you lose your hearing aids.
The dog ate my hearing aid! Surprising ways people lose their hearing aids
Hearing aids are easy to lose. Here's how to keep your hearing aids safe, and what to do if you lose your hearing aids.
Hearing accessibility at the movies
Movie-lover? If you have hearing loss, you may need to request a caption device or amplified headphones. Find out how this works so you can make the most of your movie-going experience.
Hearing accessibility at the movies
Movie-lover? If you have hearing loss, you may need to request a caption device or amplified headphones. Find out how this works so you can make the most of your movie-going experience.
Should you wear hearing aids all the time?
Find out why it's bad for your hearing (and your brain!) to frequently skip wearing your hearing aids—even at home alone.
Should you wear hearing aids all the time?
Find out why it's bad for your hearing (and your brain!) to frequently skip wearing your hearing aids—even at home alone.
Microtia and atresia: When ears don't develop fully
Microtia is a rare birth defect that affects the external ears. It also can cause hearing loss and generally requires ongoing medical care from an ENT and an audiologist.
Microtia and atresia: When ears don't develop fully
Microtia is a rare birth defect that affects the external ears. It also can cause hearing loss and generally requires ongoing medical care from an ENT and an audiologist.
What surgeries can correct hearing loss?
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Discover the main types of surgical intervention for different types of hearing loss, including cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing systems.
What surgeries can correct hearing loss?
Discover the main types of surgical intervention for different types of hearing loss, including cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing systems.
Tips for re-entering the dating world when you have hearing loss
A relationship expert and a hearing care provider offer tips for re-entering the dating world when you have hearing loss.
Tips for re-entering the dating world when you have hearing loss
A relationship expert and a hearing care provider offer tips for re-entering the dating world when you have hearing loss.
Ear candling
Are you tempted to try ear candling to clean your ears? While it's growing in popularity, ear candling is considered dangerous and there is no medical research showing it works.
Ear candling
Are you tempted to try ear candling to clean your ears? While it's growing in popularity, ear candling is considered dangerous and there is no medical research showing it works.
Hearing loss statistics at a glance
The latest hearing loss and hearing aid facts and statistics among hearing impaired Americans, including kids, older adults, veterans and more.
Hearing loss statistics at a glance
The latest hearing loss and hearing aid facts and statistics among hearing impaired Americans, including kids, older adults, veterans and more.
Understanding high-frequency hearing loss
If speech seems muffled and you have trouble hearing women's and kid's voices, birds sing or doorbells ring, you may have high-frequency hearing loss. Learn the causes and treatments for this common type of hearing loss.
Understanding high-frequency hearing loss
If speech seems muffled and you have trouble hearing women's and kid's voices, birds sing or doorbells ring, you may have high-frequency hearing loss. Learn the causes and treatments for this common type of hearing loss.
What this tinnitus doctor wants chronic sufferers to know
Audiologist and tinnitus specialist Dr. Amy Greer shares her technique for helping patients who have chronic tinnitus and have gotten little help from other doctors.
What this tinnitus doctor wants chronic sufferers to know
Audiologist and tinnitus specialist Dr. Amy Greer shares her technique for helping patients who have chronic tinnitus and have gotten little help from other doctors.
Apps for tinnitus: My top picks
With so many apps available for people with tinnitus, tinnitus expert Glenn Schweitzer put together a list of his favorite tinnitus-related smartphone apps to help you find relief for the ringing in your ears.
Apps for tinnitus: My top picks
With so many apps available for people with tinnitus, tinnitus expert Glenn Schweitzer put together a list of his favorite tinnitus-related smartphone apps to help you find relief for the ringing in your ears.
Understanding your audiogram results
Curious how to read your audiogram, or hearing test results? We break it down for you step by step, plus examples of atypical audiograms.
Understanding your audiogram results
Curious how to read your audiogram, or hearing test results? We break it down for you step by step, plus examples of atypical audiograms.
Can stopping anxiety meds lead to tinnitus?
Discontinuing anti-anxiety medications such as benzodiazepines and antidepressants can potentially lead to hearing problems, including tinnitus. Here's what you should know.
Can stopping anxiety meds lead to tinnitus?
Discontinuing anti-anxiety medications such as benzodiazepines and antidepressants can potentially lead to hearing problems, including tinnitus. Here's what you should know.
How long do hearing aids last?
While most modern high-quality hearing aids can be expected to last somewhere between three and seven years, two people can buy exactly the same hearing aid and have them last vastly different amounts of time.
How long do hearing aids last?
While most modern high-quality hearing aids can be expected to last somewhere between three and seven years, two people can buy exactly the same hearing aid and have them last vastly different amounts of time.
Hyperacusis, tinnitus, and sound tolerance: Finding relief from noise
Step-by-step guidance on how to find lasting relief from even the worst cases of sound sensitivity and hyperacusis, whether accompanied by tinnitus or not.
Hyperacusis, tinnitus, and sound tolerance: Finding relief from noise
Step-by-step guidance on how to find lasting relief from even the worst cases of sound sensitivity and hyperacusis, whether accompanied by tinnitus or not.
Sudden hearing loss
If you experience sudden hearing loss, get help fast to improve your chances of regaining your hearing.
Sudden hearing loss
If you experience sudden hearing loss, get help fast to improve your chances of regaining your hearing.
