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New Hearing Aids Released
Following up on my previous posting, all the hearing aid manufacturers that we deal with have new products available. Phonak came out with their new Bolero(behind the ear) and Virto (in the ear) models. Some…
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How Loud is Too Loud?
I know I’ve written about this subject before, I tested a high school aged boy last week who had what appeared to be noise induced hearing loss and I think this information is worth repeating.…
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Hearing Loss and Dementia
Recent research has shown a connection between hearing loss and dementia. The reason for the link between the two conditions is unknown, but the researchers suggest that a common pathology may underlie both conditions or…
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The Hazards of Fireworks
I have written about the hazards of noise exposure in this blog before, but I feel compelled to bring it up again before our favorite national holiday, July 4th. I was just reading that fireworks…
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Who Needs a 50-Pound Hearing Aid?
Maybe you do if you have severe to profound hearing loss. Organizations like Dogs for the Deaf rescue dogs from shelters for training and other organizations like Canine Companions for Independence breed dogs and train…
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Hazards of Headphone Use
Millions of people walk around with ear buds or headphones listening to music or other recordings or talking on the phone. There are two areas of concern for people who walk around plugged in.
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Hearing Aid Battery Recycling
Hearing aid batteries con- tain a small amount of mer- cury and other metals and they cannot be disposed of in the regular trash. How- ever, there are quite a few places that offer battery…
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Diet and Hearing Preservation
We know that limiting our exposure to loud noise can preserve hearing, but now a new article published in 2011 in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology suggests that diet can also help…
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Risk of Falls Associated with Hearing Loss
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has shown that there is an increased risk of falling in older adults with hearing loss. The study reported on 2,017 subjects ages 40 to 69.…
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Advanced Hearing Aid Techonology
While there aren’t any brand new hearing aids out to promote in my technology column, I thought I would share a technology we’ve been fitting over the past year that has shown fantastic real world…