How Hearing Aids Support Childhood Development
How Hearing Aids Support Childhood Development Prevalence of Childhood Hearing Loss In the United States, two to three out of every 1,000 children experience hearing loss in one or both ears. While hearing loss is …
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Fight to Be Heard
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Fight to be Heard Recently, The New York Times reported on various civil cases in which the deaf and hard of hearing were denied basic services as outlined by the American …
Recreational Hearing Hazards
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Exposure to loud noise is a common cause of hearing loss in the United States. Our ears never shut off – even when we’re asleep, we are awoken by our alarm clocks. …
All About Presbycusis (Age-Related Hearing Loss)
All About Presbycusis (Age-Related Hearing Loss) Presbycusis: General Facts Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs in most of us as we age. It is a very common disorder, with …
How to Talk to a Loved One About Hearing Loss
How to Talk to A Loved One About Hearing Loss Hearing loss usually creeps up so slowly that a person does not fully realize it is happening. It is difficult to watch someone struggle to hear, …
Childhood Hearing Loss: Act Now, Here’s How
A Brief Synopsis of the World Health Organization’s Recent Publication on Childhood Hearing Loss There are approximately 32 million children living with disabling hearing loss worldwide. Did you know that of those cases, an estimated …
What is Early-Onset Hearing Loss?
Presbycusis is the gradual hearing loss that affects around 25 percent of the seniors in this country. It usually starts between the ages of 55 and 64. A small number of people will experience loss of hearing …
The Real Cost of Hearing Loss
When people think about hearing loss, they generally don’t think about the impact hearing loss has on our society as a whole, not to mention the impact it has on a large segment of our …
I can still hear. Do I really have hearing loss?
Having hearing loss doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t be able to hear anything. For many people, hearing loss simply means that you won’t be able to hear as well as most people with normal …