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Tips for Helping Your Child with Hearing Loss Develop Social Skills
One of the greatest concerns parents of children with hearing loss have is whether they’ll make friends and develop social skills alongside their normal-hearing peers. While treating hearing loss is an important first step, there…
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Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Can Infect the Middle Ear, Cause Hearing Loss
It seems that every day brings new information about COVID-19 and its potential complications to the human body. Once considered primarily a respiratory virus that could affect the nose, throat and lungs, there is new…
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A Healthy Ear is a Healthy Mind
Cognitive abilities amongst those with hearing loss decline 30-40 percent faster than in people with normal hearing. Troubles with thinking, remembering, reasoning—this is what is referred to as subjective cognitive decline, which has been associated…
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Importance of Regular Hearing Tests
We tend to take our hearing for granted, assuming it will always be there for us, even though hearing loss affects 1 out of 3 adults aged 65 or older. Hearing impairment often develops so…
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How to Recycle Your Hearing Devices
Hearing devices represent a major investment for many Americans. Some who could benefit from wearing them delay or skip treatment due to cost concerns. Because hearing ability constantly changes, even with treatment, those who do…
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Is Coronavirus Making Your Tinnitus Worse?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 50 million Americans – about 15% of the population – experience tinnitus (ringing in the ears). About 20 million of these have chronic tinnitus that…
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New Research Highlights Role of Protein in New Ear Hair Cell Development
Exposure to loud noises and aging can damage the delicate hair cells within the inner ear. Once damaged, these hair cells cannot heal or regrow, leading to permanent hearing loss. New research out of the…
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What Causes Sudden Deafness?
Sudden deafness, also called sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), is a rapid loss of hearing that occurs either all at once or over a period of several days with no apparent cause. Most commonly, it…
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Ways to Protect Your Hearing Aids from the Elements
Now that we are many months into the pandemic, many of us have adopted the new normal we find ourselves in. This involves figuring out how to get exercise and see friends and family while…
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Can Stress Lead to Hearing Loss?
These past few months have brought about unprecedented levels of stress for millions of Americans. Figuring out the right coping mechanism is crucial, as long-term stress can lead to a variety of health problems, including…
