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It might come as no surprise that your hearing is at risk after an exceptionally noisy event. If you were close to an explosion or involved in a car accident, you might have temporary or extended hearing loss from the…

Think back to the last time you heard some of your favorite music. Perhaps you were sitting at home in silence working on an activity or a hobby. When the idea strikes you to turn on some music, what relation…

How is hearing loss related to other conditions, such as memory loss and psychological distress? Anecdotal reports suggest that they are related, but researchers continue to seek strong evidence that one of these conditions causes the other. Although it is…

When the month of May rolls around, we in the hearing health community take the opportunity to celebrate a month of commemoration: Better Hearing and Speech Month! The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has designated the month of May each year as…

The most common form of hearing loss results from a life of exposure to sound. Year by year, the inundation of sound pressure into the ear canal can wear down the tiny hair-like cells of the inner ear. Once these…

When you are enjoying the great outdoors, what features come to mind? Some enjoy the sight of a mountain in the distance or the saturated color of green that seemingly envelops the body. Others enjoy the fresh smells of plant…

You may think that hearing assistance stops with hearing aids. Although traditional hearing aids are remarkably effective for many people, they are not alone in the world of assistance. One type of device that has been receiving praise of late…

If you have been experiencing a ringing or buzzing sound in your ears that seems to be coming from inside your head you are probably dealing with tinnitus. This excess sound has no external source and may not seem like…

If you have had your hearing tested recently and the results have revealed that a hearing loss is present, it may take a moment to come to terms with this reality. While hearing loss commonly cannot be reversed, hearing aids…

Hearing aid technology has advanced significantly in the past few decades. The hearing aids you may remember your grandparents wearing were cumbersome devices that squealed and screeched, unable to adapt to changing environments. With the introduction of artificial technology your…