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Protect Your Hearing During Game Day
Football season is here, bringing roaring crowds, exciting rivalries and plenty of opportunities to cheer on your favorite team. Whether you’re heading to a game at Levi’s Stadium or hosting friends for a watch party…
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Hearing Health for Teens in Band
As the school year begins, teens are diving back into activities they love—including band class and marching band. While these activities build skills, confidence and friendships, they can also expose teens to high sound levels…
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Living Well With Hearing Loss: Tips for Work, Home, and Social Settings
Living well with hearing loss is rarely about one big change once you’re a hearing aid user. It’s more often supported by a collection of small adjustments that make conversation easier, reduce frustration and help…
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Top Signs It’s Time for a Hearing Test Before Vacation
Do you have any fun vacation plans for the summer? Don’t let untreated hearing loss slow down your getaway. If you’ve noticed any of the following signs of hearing loss, get your hearing checked before…
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How Can I Monitor Hearing Loss When I Live Alone?
Many people aren’t aware that they have hearing loss until a loved one brings it up. This is especially true with age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, which happens gradually and naturally as we get older.…
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Hearing Hazards of Spring Yardwork and DIY Projects
We love the renewed energy we feel when spring finally starts to make itself known, and the itch to start a new house project and work in the yard. In the excitement, don’t forget to…
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All About Sound Sensitivity: Hyperacusis and Misophonia
If you have a sound sensitivity condition, certain sounds in your environment can seem unbearably loud and/or trigger an extreme reaction. This hypersensitivity can be annoying, painful and even debilitating. The two most prominent types…
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Can Viruses Cause Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is an incredibly complex condition, and there are many factors that can influence hearing health or cause hearing loss. While some of them are well-known—aging and exposure to loud noise, for example—others may…
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Small Habits that Help with Long-Term Hearing Health
Hearing loss is not always inevitable. In fact, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is entirely preventable. That said, it’s estimated that as much as 24% of the general adult population has some degree of NIHL, and…
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New Year, New Hearing, New You!
If any of your New Year’s resolutions were to “live healthier” and “be happier,” here’s an ideal way to accomplish both: Improve your hearing. Stay Healthy With Optimal Hearing When it comes to your overall…
