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The Musician Hearing Loss Evolution
As we work through the clinic day, we may find ourselves jealous of our patients with those high frequency hearing losses due to concert their attendance. Often these were the lucky ones with the premier tickets,…
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Hearing Loss Preventative Care Practices
Did you know that October is National Audiology Awareness month? Each time this year, audiology professionals make an additional effort educate the community and increase awareness of audiology and hearing-related disorders. One aspect of hearing…
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Mapping Hearing Loss Solutions
Google.org, the charitable arm of the world’s largest search engine, is supporting World Wide Hearing (WWH) to find a solution to what the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as one of the largest disabilities on the planet. Hearing…
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October is National Protect Your Hearing Month
You can permanently lose your hearing from prolonged exposure to noise! 12 million Americans have hearing loss as a result of exposure to noise. Audiologists across the nation are encouraging Americans to protect their hearing…
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Future of Hearing in the Classroom
As many as 12% of children in the United States experience some degree of noise-induced hearing loss. For these children, additional barriers in the classroom make it more challenging for them to keep up with…
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Why You Should Treat Uneven Hearing Loss
In the same way that our vision may differ between our eyes, hearing loss may occur asymmetrically and the hearing discrepancy may range from mild to severe. Often, individuals with an uneven or unilateral hearing…
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The Latest on Cognitive Decline, Listening Effort and Hearing Aids
The prevalence of dementia is expected to soar as the average life expectancy increases, but recent estimates suggest that the age-specific incidence of dementia is declining in high-income countries. In the February 11 issue of…
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Improvements to Hearing Technology
Our ability to hear fundamentally shapes how we relate to the world around us. However, hearing is often taken for granted until it is in jeopardy. For those experiencing a loss of hearing, the prognosis…
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Why is there a wide variety of pricing for hearing aids?
People often ask why there is such a wide variety of pricing for hearing aids. One of the main reasons is that every manufacturer has their good, better, best models. Usually those prices are related…
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Tinnitus Management Represent Opportunities for the Audiology Community
The disability caused by tinnitus is believed to be one of the most common chronic medical conditions in adults – on par with diabetes, lower back & neck pain and knee problems. And, hearing care…