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Prevalence of Hearing Loss in the Military
While work-related injuries can occur in nearly every profession, certain careers are inherently riskier than others. A clear example of this would be the military. In those who serve as combat soldiers, the most common…
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Socially Meaningful Sounds to Benefit Your Hearing
Social interaction can have many positive effects on a person’s well-being. Without it, people are at a greater risk of high-blood pressure, obesity and mortality. In addition to these benefits, which have been well-documented in…
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Improved Testing Technique for High-Frequency Hearing Aid Fitting
In the majority of instances, hearing loss occurs as a slow degeneration of your auditory abilities over many years. The progressive nature of the condition can make it hard to identify, but one of the…
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A Better Career with Hearing Aids?
Because the majority of hearing loss cases occur gradually over many years, it can be easy to acclimate to an impairment; consequently, many may overlook the impact of hearing loss on their professional life. However,…
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Save Your Pets from Hearing Aid Hazards
In many ways, pets are forever toddlers. Despite our best efforts to train and protect them, they have an uncanny ability to endanger themselves. One of the most challenging aspects of this dynamic is being…
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The Hidden Hearing Loss Effect
Each day we all experience sound in the environment. Many of these sounds are low intensity, satisfying, and others are the mundane sounds of life, such as television, radio, household appliances, cars running, traffic, etc. Most…
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The Importance of Annual Hearing Tests in Seniors
The old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” could very well be the motto of the hearing health industry. Since a high percentage of hearing loss cases are irreversible and…
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Don’t Let Hearing Loss Affect You Career
For decades, our society has attached social stigma to losing your hearing. More often than not, a hearing impairment is attributed to older demographics. Therefore, treating hearing loss through the use of hearing aids has…
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Does Stress Affect Hearing?
Many times I have clients come in and tell me they think their hearing has dropped off or their hearing aids aren’t working properly. Of course, the first thing I do is troubleshoot to make…
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Can Hearing Loss Affect Your Dreams?
Our senses allow us to take in the world. Each sense provides a different way to connect and interact with our environment. In addition, our senses can work together and even step in should one…