Close to six million U.S. teenagers have some type of hearing loss, which signifies an increase of about 33 % over the past 2 decades. While experts say that this hearing loss is in part due to regular exposure to high volumes of music from portable players and phones, participation in marching band is yet […]
Navigating through the world with hearing loss can be challenging at times, especially when you need to rely on your hearing for health and safety. Driving a car is one area that can cause difficulties for many people affected by impaired hearing. Thankfully, just because you have problems with hearing doesn’t mean that safe driving […]
When considering post-combat injuries in veterans, PTSD, missing limbs, and brain damage may come to mind. However, many fail to consider another consequence of combat: hearing loss. These 5 facts about veterans and hearing loss may surprise you. Hearing loss is the most prevalent injury among post-combat veterans. – Hearing loss beats out PTSD (post-traumatic […]
Whether you are young or old, you may experience hearing loss. According to experts at the Academy of Audiology, nearly 12% of younger kids from age 6 through the teen years have hearing loss resulting from noise. Hearing loss is also the number one most common type of birth defect in the U.S. According to […]
Everyone knows that injuries, noise exposure and certain diseases can lead to hearing loss, but are your genes involved? The basic response to this question is “Yes.” In fact, experts agree that most hearing loss is due to some kind of genetic irregularity. In the developed world, hearing loss is regarded as the most frequent […]
What is a telecoil and what does it do? Maybe your current hearing aid has one or perhaps you’ve been thinking about buying a new hearing aid and are wondering about this feature. This tiny coil of wire might appear simple, but the advantages it can provide to individuals who use it are manifold. Read […]
Whenever a sound wave strikes your ear, miniature nerve endings in your inner ear convert them into electric signals that your brain comprehends as sounds. However, these nerve endings can be damaged, as can other structures in your inner ear, leading to a condition known as sensorineural deafness. In most cases, sensorineural hearing loss doesn’t […]
When you consider making public places accessible for individuals with disabilities, the obvious first image that comes to mind are modifications for wheelchairs. But what about accessibility for people with hearing loss? That is where hearing loops come in. Venues with hearing loops provide much clearer speech and sound directly to the telecoils inside hearing […]
Hearing aids are remarkably good at improving a person’s ability to hear, but when worn in a crowded atmosphere they can quickly overwhelm the wearer with unnecessary noise. Large, open spaces such as places of worship, auditoriums, movie theaters and concert halls can be especially troublesome. Hearing loop systems provide a simple solution to this […]
When you start shopping for hearing aids you will immediately come across many different designs to choose from including the receiver-in-canal (RIC). RIC hearing aids are related to the more prevalent behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid, but they offer some benefits that BTE hearing aids cannot. This short article explores some of the key advantages and […]
