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 loss. It affects one-third of people over the age of 65 and more than 1 billion young people are at risk for impaired…
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 by: Wearing hearing protection when around sounds louder than 85dB for 30 minutes or more. Turning down the volume when…
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 academics. In fact, children with hearing loss are likely to have lower grades than their peers. Due to the invisible…
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 loss rely on their “good ear” rather than seeking treatment. If one ear is able to hear adequately, is it…
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 the New England Journal of Medicine, Claudia Satizabal and colleagues report “robust evidence” of dementia’s decline. Using observational data collected…
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 is better than ever before. Advances in digital hearing aids have allowed us to treat hearing loss on a more…
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 to the amount and type of features and/or circuitry in the hearing aid. The more expensive the aid, the better…
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 professionals encounter patients with tinnitus on an almost daily basis. In fact, according to South Korean researchers, tinnitus, like hearing…
Protect Your Hearing During Sporting Events
In our previous blog, we provided a set of tips to help the hearing impaired hear more effectively during sporting events and gatherings. There are more options than ever to help treat hearing loss; however, the best thing you can do for your hearing health is to use hearing protection. Large sporting events are saturated…
TV Sound Quality
One of the complaints I hear most from people is that they have trouble hearing their televisions. People with hearing loss always blame their loss or their hearing aids for not hearing clearly. The truth is most TVs, especially flat screens, position their audio speakers on the back facing the wall or sometimes on the…