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How Noisy Workplaces are Causing Hearing Loss
When you think of noisy workplaces, you may think of those jobs that involve machinery, confined spaces, explosives or loud music, and you would be right. While workers in these environments may find their jobs rewarding in many ways, they are also putting themselves...
Closed-Captioning Glasses allow people with hearing loss to enjoy the the movies!
Are you deaf or hearing impaired? Are you tired of having to wait for close captioned movies to come out well after initial release before you enjoy them? Well, now you don’t have to wait. Now at select locations across the country, you’ll have access to...
Hearing Dogs – Assistance for hearing loss and the deaf
If you’re looking for a helpful companion as well as an assistant of sorts to alert you of everyday sounds, you may want to get a hearing dog. You’re no doubt aware of seeing eye dogs who assist the blind; well, hearing dogs are similar but they help the deaf. With an...
5 Unhealthy Habits That Can Cause Hearing Loss
In a virtual a showdown of hearing vs. unhealthy habits, it’s usually bad habits that come out on top. Incurring hearing loss is easier than you may think, and your unhealthy habits are likely to blame. Your hearing is interconnected with the overall functionality of...
Why Not to Buy a Hearing Aid Online
The online market place has become one of the simplest ways to do business and ship products. This has allowed individuals to make purchases and garner new information. Unfortunately, there are some severe drawbacks to the online market, as some people have recently...
Common Sounds of Summer That Can Cause Hearing Loss
You likely wait for summer all year long through the cold winter months to enjoy vacations at the beach and trips to the park with the kids. From music festivals to baseball games, summer is the perfect time to enjoy these events. Just be aware of the downside to fun...
How Hearing Loss can Lead to Brain Atrophy
According to recent studies, it is more important now than ever to save your hearing well into your old age. There has been a new link established that closely ties the overall health of your brain and your hearing. In particular, a study has found that the brain...
Ototoxicity – How antibiotics and analgesics use can lead to hearing loss
There is a growing concern in the medical community about the long term effects that some forms of drugs have on people. In particular, hearing loss has become one of the fastest-growing drug-induced health concerns. This form of hearing loss is known as...
Top 5 vacation Destinations for People with Hearing Loss
There has been another round of advancements made for individuals with hearing problems. Where people with hearing impairment once had a many difficulties when it came to planning a fun and engaging vacation, there are now more options than ever before. Many tourist...
Bone Conducton Hearing Aid Technology – An Introduction
Bone conduction implant technology appears to be the future of hearing loss correction. Although it was called infeasible not even a decade ago by individuals in the research community, recent developments have patients, doctors, and government committees turning...
Hearing Loss and Deafness – 10 Facts You May Not Know
Many people are unaware of the fact that over thirty six million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of hearing loss. The experts at the Institution for Deafness and other Communication Disorders estimate that it will continue to be one of the...
Hearing Loss Early Warning Signs and Symptoms
Hearing loss may appear in many forms, and may appear suddenly, due to injury or trauma, or over time, as the result of aging. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild episodes of not hearing conversations properly to extreme periods of total deafness, and...