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Hearing = Happiness
Research shows that those who treat their hearing loss have a significantly improved quality of life than those who don’t seek treatment. Untreated hearing loss is linked to a number of debilitating conditions including balance…
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Better Hearing for the New Year
Pop open the bubbly and ring in the new year! 2017 will bring many things; for the 48 million individuals in Thousand Oaks and throughout the U.S. with hearing loss, the new year brings an…
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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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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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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…
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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…