Hearing Health Blog

Celebrity, fortune, and screaming fans — these are some of the terms and phrases you’d use to describe the life of a professional musician. however, what you almost certainly wouldn’t think about is “hearing loss” or “tinnitus,” the not-so-pleasant side-effects of all that stardom, wealth, and screaming. The sad paradox is, a musician’s hearing is […]

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85 decibels. That’s the noise measure at which repetitive exposure can bring on severe hearing damage. 100 decibels. That’s the sound measure reached by a rock concert, which is not-so-good news for performers or live concert goers. It’s also part of a greater problem: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as much […]

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Today, countless individuals utilize hearing aids every day to be able to hear better. This is nothing new, even though the technology has undeniably evolved quite a bit. Readily available in numerous shapes, sizes, and even colors, today’s hearing aids only weigh a few ounces when they used to weigh several pounds! They’re not only […]

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Hearing aids have gone through plenty of iterations in their 200-plus year history. The technology that is used in hearing aids has historically been developed due to a devoted scientist who is either impacted by hearing loss or has a loved one impacted by hearing loss. For example, Alexander Graham Bell’s mother had profound hearing loss […]

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Every time you pick up a medicine bottle for your headache, you may be doing significant harm to your hearing loss. According to recent studies, ibuprofen is capable of inducing hearing loss in those people that use it for significant periods of time. We will look at the medical causes behind this and see what […]

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For most people, the holidays represent a great time to reconnect with old family and friends. They can get together and talk about all of the great times that they had this year and in years past. However, people with hearing loss do not have the same ability to enjoy themselves as those with normal […]

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If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from hearing loss in the world today, then the chances are that you own, or are considering purchasing a hearing aid. That being the case, you should understand that you should not expect to be able to walk into a store, buy a hearing […]

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Brain hearing is one of the latest breakthroughs in the world of medicine, and it is causing quite a stir. For many years people have had to suffer through the older models of hearing aids being unsightly and ineffective. However, these latest models have been revealed to be capable of producing excellent results for people […]

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There are many different forms of technology that have had a significant impact of hearing health. For example, the most well-known developments in hearing technology have been the cochlear implant as well as the digital hearing aid. Yet, there have also been other forms of technology that have grown alongside the hearing aids. One of […]

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There is a greater glimmer of hope for people who suffer from irreparable hearing loss, and it is called the electric cochlear implant. These devices have the ability to skip the damaged parts of the ear and stimulate hearing to occur directly within the brain of the individual that is using the device. Since this […]

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