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Surprising Risks of Hearing Loss
Surprising Risks of Hearing Loss There are three major causes of hearing loss—exposure to loud noise, traumatic brain injury and aging. But did you know there are a number of risks to your hearing that…
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Hearing Hazards at Home
Your house is a noisy place, from the people living there to the electronics and appliances always running. While some sounds are absorbed by the soft fabrics of your curtains, carpeting and furniture, many are…
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Can Babies Wear Hearing Aids?
Many associate hearing loss with old age, but it can affect people of all ages. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that one to three out of every 1,000 children are born with hearing…
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Make a Resolution to Treat Tinnitus in the New Year
Tinnitus is Incurable…But Not Untreatable If you wake up on January 1 with a ringing in your ears and haven’t been out partying to usher in the new year, you are one of the approximately…
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When Your “Honey-Do” Turns Into a “Honey-Didn’t”: Is it Selective Hearing or Hearing Loss?
Concord couples headed for marriage therapy because their partners engage in “selective hearing” might want to cancel that appointment and give their significant other the benefit of the doubt. Often, the accused isn’t actually ignoring…
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Reducing Ear Pressure When You’re Sick
Now that Halloween is just a week away, you have probably settled into your normal fall routine. Which means you’ve probably already dealt with your first cold of the season. There are likely to be…
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Can CBD Help with Tinnitus?
Give me a C! Give me a B! Give me a D! What’s that spell? A potential new solution for tinnitus in Concord. Tinnitus is Common in California An estimated 50 million people experience tinnitus…
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Causes & Cures for a Ruptured Eardrum
An eardrum rupture can cause sudden, sharp pain and dizziness for audiology patients in Concord and Walnut Creek. Ruptures may even result in a temporary loss of hearing. Ruptured eardrums usually heal on their own,…
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Teen Wonders Whether Hand Dryers Can Cause Hearing Loss
Noise is present everywhere in Concord and Walnut Creek. Exposure to loud sounds over extended periods can lead to hearing loss. Most sources of potentially harmful noise are pretty obvious; loud rock concerts, Oakland A’s…
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Dr. Paige Haberman Joined the Team
We are excited to welcome Paige Haberman, Au.D. to our audiology team. She started with Valley Audiology in early June. Who is Dr. Haberman? Paige Haberman was born and raised in Pleasant Hill, CA and…