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The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion individuals are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, induced by exposure to substantial sound levels from personal music devices and noisy environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An estimated 26 million Americans currently suffer from the condition. If noise-induced hearing loss results
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we need to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively more difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional responses to the loss of hearing. Jointly, the two sides of hearing loss can wreak havoc on a person’s quality of life, as the
Many people are surprised to learn how young the profession of audiology really is, and just how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you desired to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go back in time by 2,300 years and read the
When it’s time to buy a car, most of us know exactly what to do. We complete some research, evaluate options, and compose a list of questions to ask the dealership. We work on this so that by the time we’re set to visit the dealership, we have an idea of what we’re looking for
You’ve probably been told that today’s hearing aids are “not your grandfather’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes today’s technologies so much better? And what exactly can modern day hearing aids achieve that
Sometimes, it seems as if we prefer to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an article named “List of common misconceptions” that contains hundreds of universally-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the page and you’ll notice approximately 385 credible sources cited. For instance, did you know
You’ve just concluded your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and presents you with a chart, like the one above, except that it has all of these icons, colors, and lines. This is intended to show you the exact, mathematically precise attributes of your hearing loss, but to you it might
We don’t need to inform you of the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a completely different type of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing checked and treated. But just how are you supposed to get through to someone who denies there is even
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before getting a professional diagnosis, notwithstanding the fact that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are transparent to others. But are those with hearing loss just too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a handful of different reasons. Perhaps you
If the unfamiliar creates anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially nerve-racking. While virtually all of us have experience with the family doctor and the community dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist may be a first. It certainly would be beneficial to have someone illustrate the process up front, wouldn’t it?
Although many of us remain current with our yearly physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we often fail to take into account the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does start to worsen, it appears so slowly that we hardly notice and fail to do something about it. It’s this lack of interaction
Do you recall the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetized bracelets that promised to provide you with instantaneous and substantial pain relief from arthritis and other chronic conditions? Well, you won’t see much of that advertising anymore; in 2008, the manufacturers of the Q-Ray Bracelets were legally obligated to repay customers a maximum of $87
