How Hearing Aids Help What Happens in Hearing Loss The experience of hearing loss may be a disorienting one. Because hearing loss happens gradually, it is not immediately recognizable to people that they are experiencing …
How to Travel with Hearing Loss
How to Travel with Hearing Loss Don’t let hearing loss stop you from traveling! Here are some easy tips to ensure you have a successful trip. Whether you’re traveling for work or on a …
How to Help a Loved One with Hearing Loss in a Nursing Home
Helping a Loved One with Hearing Loss in a Nursing Home Older Americans and Hearing Loss Roughly 30% of older Americans between age 65 and 74 suffer from hearing loss, while 50% of people age 75 …
Stem Cell Research May Lead to Treatment for Hereditary Hearing Loss
Stem Cell Research May Lead to Treatment for Hereditary Hearing Loss Hereditary Hearing Loss For people born with sensorineural hearing loss, a type of hereditary hearing loss caused by genetic mutations in the hair …
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 …
Making the Switch to Rechargeable Hearing Aids
Why you should switch to rechargeable hearing aids – and how we can help Hearing aids with rechargeable batteries have been available for more than three decades, but it is only recently that they have …
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 …