Hearing Health Blog

When considering post-combat injuries in veterans, PTSD, missing limbs, and brain damage may come to mind. What many often don’t consider is hearing loss as a severe combat injury. These 5 facts about veterans and hearing loss may surprise you. The number one injury soldiers suffer from combat is loss of hearing. – Hearing loss […]

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Whether you are young or old, you may experience hearing loss. Noise is responsible for hearing loss in nearly 12 percent of kids from age 6 through 19 says the American Academy of Audiology. Hearing loss is also the number one most common type of birth defect in the U.S. According to the American Speech […]

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Your hearing aid might be equipped with a telecoil, or you might be considering one that has a telecoil built in. As the name implies, a telecoil is a small coil of wire. It sounds simplistic, but it greatly improves the functionality of your hearing aid. This short article will explain the basics of what […]

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Much of your ability to hear is governed by tiny nerve endings in your inner ear. If these nerves are destroyed, or if damage happens in other regions of the inner ear, sensorineural hearing loss can result. Typically, sensorineural hearing loss does not result in a complete inability to hear. The hearing loss is often […]

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Any time you think about making public places accessible for people with disabilities, the obvious first thing you think of are modifications for wheelchairs. But what about accessibility for people with hearing loss? That is where hearing loops come in. Venues with hearing loops provide much sharper speech and sound directly to the telecoils inside […]

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Is there such a thing as genetic hearing loss? The simple response to this question is ‚Yes. Genetic abnormalities actually cause most types of hearing loss. In the developed world, hearing loss is regarded as the most common hereditary birth defect. Genetics 101. They way your body functions and looks is governed by the genetic […]

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When you start shopping for hearing aids you will quickly come across many distinct styles to choose from among them the receiver-in-canal (RIC). There are a number of benefits particular to receiver in canal units, as well as many commonalities with behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids. This short article serves as a brief introduction of the […]

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Hearing a person speaking in a quiet room is very different from trying to hear a conversation in a crowded diner. Many digital hearing aids have various listening programs to help compensate for variations in listening environments. Having access to multiple listening programs ensures that you can hear at your best no matter what atmosphere […]

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Three of the more identifiable signs and symptoms of Meniere’s disease are vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss. Meniere’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes problems with hearing and balance. Although science hasn’t yet found a cure for this disorder, there are a number of things you can do to decrease […]

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When a hearing aid wearer attempts to listen to a speaker in a crowded area, the levels of background noise can quickly become daunting. This is especially true in noisy venues such as movie theaters, concert halls, auditoriums and churches. Hearing loop systems offer a simple solution to this issue, making it very easy for […]

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