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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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How to set reasonable expectations about what your hearing aids can do

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Because hearing aids do not fully restore your hearing, it's important to have reasonable expectations about your hearing ability going forward. A skilled hearing care provider can provide guidance and customize your devices for unique listening environments.

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How to set reasonable expectations about what your hearing aids can do

Because hearing aids do not fully restore your hearing, it's important to have reasonable expectations about your hearing ability going forward. A skilled hearing care provider can provide guidance and customize your devices for unique listening environments.

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Why you should never clean your ears with a cotton swab or Q-Tip

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From punctured eardrums to super impacted wax, there are many negative consequences associated with "do-it-yourself" ear cleaning.

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Why you should never clean your ears with a cotton swab or Q-Tip

From punctured eardrums to super impacted wax, there are many negative consequences associated with "do-it-yourself" ear cleaning.

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Does Medicare cover cochlear implants? What about bone-anchored hearing aids?

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If you have Medicare and severe hearing loss that is not fully helped by hearing aids, you may now be eligible for a cochlear implant or bone-anchored hearing system.

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Does Medicare cover cochlear implants? What about bone-anchored hearing aids?

If you have Medicare and severe hearing loss that is not fully helped by hearing aids, you may now be eligible for a cochlear implant or bone-anchored hearing system.

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Why anxiety often accompanies vertigo and other balance disorders

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Chronic vertigo, dizziness, and disequilibrium are often caused by balance disorders and tend to go hand in hand with anxiety. Here's how to get a handle on both.

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Why anxiety often accompanies vertigo and other balance disorders

Chronic vertigo, dizziness, and disequilibrium are often caused by balance disorders and tend to go hand in hand with anxiety. Here's how to get a handle on both.

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Cochlear implant recipients reconnect to music with 'Bring Back the Beat' app

Bring Back the Beat app

The smartphone app Bring Back the Beat helps cochlear implant wearers reconnect with music using a series of focused attention and listening practice games.

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Cochlear implant recipients reconnect to music with 'Bring Back the Beat' app

The smartphone app Bring Back the Beat helps cochlear implant wearers reconnect with music using a series of focused attention and listening practice games.

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Nursing homes and hearing aids: What you need to know

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Nursing home care can be a challenging transition if your loved one has hearing loss or wears hearing aids. Here are some tips for making sure they get the hearing care they need.

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Nursing homes and hearing aids: What you need to know

Nursing home care can be a challenging transition if your loved one has hearing loss or wears hearing aids. Here are some tips for making sure they get the hearing care they need.

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Emergency communication tips when you have hearing loss

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If you have hearing loss, emergency situations can be challenging. Being prepared and knowing how to advocate for yourself in high-stress situations will go a long way.

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Emergency communication tips when you have hearing loss

If you have hearing loss, emergency situations can be challenging. Being prepared and knowing how to advocate for yourself in high-stress situations will go a long way.

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The best products for telling others you have hearing loss - your safety may depend on it

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A simple misunderstanding can lead to danger if you don’t hear someone giving you directions or asking you questions. These safety products let others know quickly that you have hearing loss to avoid unsafe situations.

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The best products for telling others you have hearing loss - your safety may depend on it

A simple misunderstanding can lead to danger if you don’t hear someone giving you directions or asking you questions. These safety products let others know quickly that you have hearing loss to avoid unsafe situations.

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Top-rated caption apps

InnoCaption app

Smartphone apps provide people with hearing loss on-the-go captioning services with in-call and movie options. Here are some of the top picks for best captioning apps.

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Top-rated caption apps

Smartphone apps provide people with hearing loss on-the-go captioning services with in-call and movie options. Here are some of the top picks for best captioning apps.

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Can I wear a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other?

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Bimodal hearing–which means using a hearing aid and a cochlear implant–may be your best option for maximizing your remaining sense of hearing, reducing sensory deprivation, and improving quality of life.

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Can I wear a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other?

Bimodal hearing–which means using a hearing aid and a cochlear implant–may be your best option for maximizing your remaining sense of hearing, reducing sensory deprivation, and improving quality of life.

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Why two hearing aids are better than one

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Wearing two hearing aids makes sense if you have hearing loss in both ears. Here are all the reasons why two is better than one.

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Why two hearing aids are better than one

Wearing two hearing aids makes sense if you have hearing loss in both ears. Here are all the reasons why two is better than one.

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What is an audiologist?

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Audiologists are experts in hearing care and hearing loss. They work in a wide variety of settings, from clinics to hospitals to private hearing aid practices.

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What is an audiologist?

Audiologists are experts in hearing care and hearing loss. They work in a wide variety of settings, from clinics to hospitals to private hearing aid practices.

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What is tympanometry and how is it used?

An audiologist uses a tympanometer test to look at the eardum of a patient.

Tympanometry is a type of test that measures the function of the middle ear. It can help rule out certain types of hearing loss and may be used to determine whether hearing aids would be a useful treatment.

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What is tympanometry and how is it used?

Tympanometry is a type of test that measures the function of the middle ear. It can help rule out certain types of hearing loss and may be used to determine whether hearing aids would be a useful treatment.

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Hearing service dogs help alert owners to sounds and situations

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For people with hearing loss, service dogs can be invaluable. Dog owners can train their own pup or register with a non-profit that provides service dogs.

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Hearing service dogs help alert owners to sounds and situations

For people with hearing loss, service dogs can be invaluable. Dog owners can train their own pup or register with a non-profit that provides service dogs.

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Understanding autism, hearing loss and auditory processing disorder

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Hearing loss is common in kids with autism. So is auditory processing disorder, which is a similar but different diagnosis. Learn more about how they're related and what signs to look out for.

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Understanding autism, hearing loss and auditory processing disorder

Hearing loss is common in kids with autism. So is auditory processing disorder, which is a similar but different diagnosis. Learn more about how they're related and what signs to look out for.

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Should you try acupuncture for hearing loss or tinnitus?

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Although traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners have been using acupuncture to treat hearing loss and deafness for centuries, most medical professionals caution that further study is required.

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Should you try acupuncture for hearing loss or tinnitus?

Although traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners have been using acupuncture to treat hearing loss and deafness for centuries, most medical professionals caution that further study is required.

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New hearing aids? FAQs for (nearly) all you need to know

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Did you or a loved one recently get a new pair of hearing aids? Congrats! You likely have some questions about how they work, why you need them, and how to take care of them. After all, they weren't cheap and you want them to last! An FAQ for nearly all you need to know about hearing aids.

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New hearing aids? FAQs for (nearly) all you need to know

Did you or a loved one recently get a new pair of hearing aids? Congrats! You likely have some questions about how they work, why you need them, and how to take care of them. After all, they weren't cheap and you want them to last! An FAQ for nearly all you need to know about hearing aids.

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Can hearing aids cause headaches?

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If you're new to hearing aids, it's not unusual to experience headaches when first wearing them. Find out why hearing aids can cause head pain and what to do about it.

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Can hearing aids cause headaches?

If you're new to hearing aids, it's not unusual to experience headaches when first wearing them. Find out why hearing aids can cause head pain and what to do about it.

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My top picks: Stress management products for tinnitus sufferers

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Healthy Hearing's Tackling Tinnitus columnist Glenn Schweitzer shares his top picks for stress management products and tools, many of which he uses every day.

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My top picks: Stress management products for tinnitus sufferers

Healthy Hearing's Tackling Tinnitus columnist Glenn Schweitzer shares his top picks for stress management products and tools, many of which he uses every day.

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Questions to ask your audiologist or hearing care provider

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Use these ten questions to start the dialogue with your hearing healthcare professional at your initial hearing evaluation.

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Questions to ask your audiologist or hearing care provider

Use these ten questions to start the dialogue with your hearing healthcare professional at your initial hearing evaluation.

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Early signs of hearing loss

Five things that may indicate hearing loss -- including struggling to hear consonants and ringing in the ears.

Do you know the early warning signs of hearing loss? Here's five things to look out for.

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Early signs of hearing loss

Do you know the early warning signs of hearing loss? Here's five things to look out for.

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Essential oils for tinnitus and hearing loss: Will they help?

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Many articles make claims about essential oils for hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and ear infections. Find out what the research says.

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Essential oils for tinnitus and hearing loss: Will they help?

Many articles make claims about essential oils for hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and ear infections. Find out what the research says.

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Drugs that can cause hearing loss or tinnitus

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Hearing loss and ear ringing (tinnitus) can be a side effect of ototoxic medication and drugs. Find out which drugs can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

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Drugs that can cause hearing loss or tinnitus

Hearing loss and ear ringing (tinnitus) can be a side effect of ototoxic medication and drugs. Find out which drugs can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

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Viagra and hearing loss

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Research shows that Viagra and similar drugs increase your risk of sudden hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness.

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Viagra and hearing loss

Research shows that Viagra and similar drugs increase your risk of sudden hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness.

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