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Loss of hearing is extremely common in the United States, with an estimated 20 percent of the general population having experienced it, but veterans who've served in combat zones have significantly higher percentages of hearing loss. Hearing loss and tinnitus are now the most prevalent service-related disabilities among soldiers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]

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Hearing loss impacts people of every age. For every thousand babies born, 2 to 3 will be deaf or have some form of hearing impairment according to data from the National Institutes of Health. Kids can experience hearing loss due to genetic factors, because of a middle ear infection called otitis media, or it may […]

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A fact that shows just how important the ability to hear is to all living things on the earth is that while scientists have discovered various kinds of amphibians, reptiles, fishes, and mammals who were blind, they've been unable to locate any naturally deaf species. But while the ability to hear is essential, animals don't […]

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Being a brand new hearing aid owner, you're likely to be interested in the various accessories and add-ons that are available. In this article we provide an introduction to popular hearing aid accessories that you might be considering. We work with the needs of folks that wear hearing aids every day and can would suggest […]

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On paper, rechargeable batteries for hearing aids are certainly a great idea, however in the past this idea did not always work out in practice. The first rechargeable hearing aid batteries were large (meaning that they could only be used in over-the-ear type aids), took hours to recharge, and did not hold that charge for […]

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Patients often ask precisely why hearing in crowds of people is especially tough for them. When they are talking to people one-on-one, or in small groups of people there is no problem, and they seem to hear just fine. Not so in crowded situations. Whether in large public space outdoors such as a football game […]

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The earliest type of hearing aid is in fact still used in modern times. Whenever you see a person cup their hand behind their ear, you are seeing the first method of hearing assistance in action. Born out of necessity, the earliest tools used to aid hearing came about in the early 17th century. They […]

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What to do with an old or used hearing aid is a dilemma that arises for many people. You might have just updated your old one with a newer unit, you might have received a cochlear implant and thus have no need for yours any longer, or it could have belonged to a member of […]

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Why? It's the number question by our patients. There are many reasons why you could have experienced some hearing loss, but the most important thing to know is that if you have, you are not alone – 22 million Americans have some degree of impaired hearing, and 10 million of them qualify as having hearing […]

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Tinnitus (pronounced either tin-NYE-tus or TIN-ni-tus according to the American Tinnitus Association) is defined as hearing sounds that in most cases no one else can hear. Experienced generally more often by men over the age of 50, tinnitus appears to be age-related. Tinnitus inexplicably affects more Americans in the South than other parts of the […]

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