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OTC Pain Relievers and Hearing Loss
New research is showing a link between acetaminophen and ibuprofen use and hearing loss. For years we’ve known that high doses of aspirin can cause hearing loss and tinnitus. Often the loss is temporary and…
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Hearing with Two Ears
Patients who have seen us for a hearing aid evaluation have heard many of the reasons we give for binaural amplification (a fancy way of saying wearing hearing aids in both ears). At our recent…
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Factors affecting battery life
Today’s high technology hearing aids are constantly processing and adjusting to the wearer’s environment. All that work does take more battery drain than previous analog instruments. There are plenty of variables that will affect battery…
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5 reasons to get hearing aids NOW instead of LATER
Eliminate auditory deprivation. Research shows that if you aren’t using your auditory pathways they become less robust and that can affect your ability to understand speech. You’ll be younger! I can teach people in their…
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Success with Hearing Aids
Several times this week my patients have been impressed with the high tech aspect of hearing aid fittings from the programming ability of the manufacturer’s software to the real ear testing we do during fittings.…
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Jacob’s Ride
A man named Jacob Landis is making an inspirational journey. He was first diagnosed with hearing loss as a young child. He received a cochlear implant at the age of 10. Now at age 24…
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A new hearing aid by Oticon
Oticon, one the world
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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…