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Jun
What Causes Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss can be a frustrating and challenging experience. It is a common problem for older adults; however, hearing loss can affect people of all ages. If your hearing begins to become impaired, or you are concerned about developing hearing loss, it helps to know what some of...
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How Long Do Hearing Aids Last?
Hearing aids do not last forever, and with time, must be replaced. Typically, you can expect hearing aids to last between two and seven years before they fail. Every type of hearing aid varies in how long they are expected to last, and the lifespan will vary, person to person. &nb...
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Protect Yourself From Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
It's summertime and the tail-end of a pandemic. Finally, the world is slowly getting back to normal, and people are ready to let loose. If your summer plans involve parties, concerts, fireworks, or any boisterous revelry, be aware of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL)...
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Twenty-First Century Hearing Aids
Is it time to get a hearing aid, but you're feeling hesitant? For many Americans, the stigma attached to hearing loss and hearing aids prevents them from taking the next step, but hearing loss isn’t just about missing out on conversations. Evidence shows that loss of...
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How to Protect Your Hearing
Have you heard the news? May is Better Hearing Month. Perhaps thinking about your hearing health is not something you do daily, but we don't realize what we have until it’s gone. Here are some proactive ways you can preserve your hearing: Protect your ears...
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The Modern Day Earache
Here are the signs and what you can do about it. Have you noticed that remote work is wreaking havoc on your ear health? When the quarantine hit, we were warned about a few challenges that may follow: depression, isolation, boredom, a shortage of toilet paper. I was prepare...
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Too Young for Hearing Loss?
I'm a Gen Xer; therefore, most of my friends are also Gen Xers. We’re no spring chickens, but we’re also not on Medicare yet. Sure, our eyes don’t work as well as they used to, and our metabolisms have slowed down for quite some time, but for the most part...
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Hearing Loss Linked to Dementia
by Katherine Griffin, Katherine Bouton, AARPIt really doesn't seem fair: Hearing loss, a troublesome fact of life for more than 48 million Americans, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America, may increase the risk of cognitive problems and even dementia. By the...
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How to Rock Out With Headphones Without Damaging Your Hearing
How To Be Safe With Your Ear With HeadphonesWhether it's jamming out during a workout or starting the morning with a podcast, many of us spend time every day with earbuds blasting sound into our ears. While these little sonic feeding tubes can fill us with satisfying sound...
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Helping Children Hear Around The World
The Choc family, mom dad and three children, arrived at the Obras Hospital clinic early Monday morning after traveling 5 hours from their village to see the doctor. The mom and dad are profoundly deaf as are all three children. They waited patiently all day to be seen by Dr. Caro...
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