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Hearing loss is the third most prevalent health condition in the United States, affecting 20% of people in America. Loss of hearing may not be the first thing you think of when you think of work-related injuries, but research suggests that it is one of the most common types of injuries today.
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We all search for independence from a very early age. Be it the ability to walk without help, to drive in our own car, or to be able to hear without asking others to constantly repeat themselves. Thankfully, with hearing aids, you can regain your sense of freedom from the shackles that hearing loss binds you with.
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We live in a world full of various sights and sounds; some of them being louder than others. Some noises are considered unsafe for your hearing, and the World Health Organization reported that the threshold for safe sound is 55dB when it is daytime and 40dB during the night. Unfortunately, we spend most of our time exceed both of these safe sound limits.
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Summer time is a wonderful time to engage in a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, including sports. However, many people who wear hearing aids often store them away before playing sports, but this may not be such a good idea.
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Our life is filled with the music of our memories which are enriched with the sounds that we carry with us each day. Be it the familiar sounds of Christmas carols, our favorite nursery rhymes as children, or our favorite band songs during our teenage years which remind us of love and heartache, our life is filled with the soundtrack of music.
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None of us like hearing news that is negative in nature, especially when it comes to being diagnosed with hearing loss. We often prefer to ignore our hearing problems, pretending as though they don’t exist. No matter how hard we try to deny it, our hearing problem will catch up with us one day or another. It is best to be prepared when it does.
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Hearing loss can result in a myriad of other health issues, which is why it is best not to neglect it. Loss of hearing can result in dementia, stroke, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even depression.
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People are often encouraged to get their hearing tested to detect early signs of hearing loss. What they are often unaware of, is the required frequency of these tests. Nowadays, hearing tests are provided right from the beginning of life itself, when we are newborns. Throughout the years of childhood hearing tests are also provided, but after we grow up, we often take our hearing for granted and never schedule hearing tests as regularly as we should.
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Hearing loss is a problem that affects 1 in 3 Americans over the age of 65. If you are 75 years or above, there is an alarming 50% likelihood of your experiencing some type of hearing loss! Early detection of hearing loss can help you take the right course of action to get your life back on track.
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We always think that we will never need hearing aids and that hearing loss is for anyone else but us. We all dread the feeling when we are unable to hear what people are saying all around us. Hearing loss can unfortunately occur at any point in life, and hearing aids can truly help you get back on track to hearing to the best of your ability.
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People with hearing loss often dread going outside to eat with friends and family, simply because of the daunting amount of background noises present at restaurants. Be it the constant chatter of fellow diners, the background music, or the clinking of silverware on the dishes, you may find it intimidating to go out if you have hearing loss.
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We may think about hearing loss as a problem that only affects our ears, when in reality it affects our entire life. Our physical and mental health suffers with untreated hearing loss. Our personal and professional relationships also take a hit due to hearing loss.
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Hearing loss often takes years to manifest. At first you may feel like something is amiss during conversations; a missing stray word here and there. Over time the gaps in conversations may grow larger as you are no longer able to hear much of what is being said. At first you may dismiss the nagging feeling that something is wrong.
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We often think of hearing loss as an inevitable part of aging, but is this necessarily true? Our hearing is affected in the future by how we treat it today. This is why our hearing is one of the things we can actually protect if we are careful, so that we do not have to deal with the woes of hearing loss as we age.
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People often ignore the occasional bouts of muffled hearing that they experience after a particularly loud sporting event or musical concert. However, muffled hearing is often a symptom of underlying damage to hearing and should never be ignored.
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Hearing loss can often be a social deterrent since people with hearing damage often feel isolated and left out during conversations at parties and social gatherings. Noisy environments coupled with sounds of clinking cutlery and multiple conversations can often be a nightmare for those who are hard of hearing. If you have hearing loss, you no longer need to fret about staying away or wondering how you’ll fit in if you take these few simple steps.
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A recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that around 52 million people in the United States work in vocational settings that can result in hearing loss. Since hearing loss is irreversible, it is important to become aware of these professions and take necessary measures to protect your hearing in case you work in any of these work environments.
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Loss of hearing is a condition that can occur with varying degrees of severity and can also affect only a single ear. This may sound strange, but it is not generally an unusual occurrence. People with hearing damage in only one ear can have either regular hearing in the other or can have varying degrees of hearing loss in their other ear as well.
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People with hearing loss are often tied in proximity on a daily basis without realizing it. Hearing loss restricts the amount of sound you are able to hear, which is why many people with hearing loss limit their physical boundaries with regards to the places they tend to travel to on a daily basis.
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Hearing loss can occur at anyone at any point in their lifetime. It can be gradual or sudden, and can range from mild to severe. It can be triggered by certain types of medications, viral infections, other illnesses, genetics, or in many cases, exposure to loud noises. We may not consider music as “noise” per se but listening to music at an excessively loud volume over time can cause damage to your hearing.
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Earwax! The word itself makes us cringe! Something about it is just so repulsive. To call it by its actual name, earwax is known as cerumen and actually serves a big purpose in protecting your ears. It helps trap dirt and debris from entering your ears and damaging your hearing. However, too much earwax can actually prevent you from hearing properly as well.
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We all enjoy a good workout every now and then. But did you know that not only your body, but also your ears will thank you for your dedication towards exercise. Adding an exercise routine to your daily life has a myriad of health benefits including cardiovascular fitness, elevation in mood, enhanced stamina, and improved sleep. You can also stave off severe health conditions through exercise, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hearing loss.
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We all look forward to the winter months when we are surrounded by the soothing sight of powdery snow. Be it having an exhilarating snowball fight with the kids or settling down for a cozy holiday get together, winter brings us so many pleasant memories. We sometimes forget that as fun as the winter activities can be, the harsh, icy winds can be hard on the ears. This is why we need to take care of our ears so that we can preserve our sense of hearing for all our years to come.
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Tinnitus is the ringing or buzzing sensation within the ears in the absence of any such external stimuli. It is a common problem that affects almost 36 million people in America. Tinnitus may affect one or both ears with varying degrees of intensity and frequency. Only around 6% of people with tinnitus have it to a severe extent that interferes with their daily functioning. This amounts to around 7 million people in the United States.
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Hearing aids are very useful tools to help us reconnect with our hearing world. In order for them to function efficiently, the hearing aids need to have properly working batteries. The standard battery sizes for hearing aids are 10, 13, 312, and 675. These sizes are marked using designated colors to make them easily identifiable.
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Hearing loss is often thought to be limited to only a lack of sound input in the ears. But is it really just that simple? In reality, the effects of hearing damage range far beyond your ears; they affect your brain and your entire physical and psychological health and well-being. This is why it is important to become aware of just how serious hearing loss can be.
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Hearing loss can occur to anyone at any point in their lifetime. In America, hearing loss affects around 34 million people. Your children may be in equal danger of encountering hearing loss as anyone else in your family. In fact, recently there has been a sharp rise in the cases of childhood loss of hearing. Parents often spend so much time worrying about their safety but they often overlook a major threat to their child’s auditory health: unsafe headphone use.
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Hearing loss is not a mere inability to hear; it comes in varying degrees of severity and in different types of manifestations. Loss of hearing can occur in one ear (known as unilateral) or both ears (or bilateral). A simple hearing examination will be able to figure out what type of hearing loss you have and to what degree it affects one or both of your ears.
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Exercise is one of the most highly recommended treatment methods for a number of health problems. It has no side effects, it makes people feel and look great, and recently it has also been found that exercise decreases hearing loss.
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Going on a vacation is always fun and exciting, but for those with hearing loss it can also be a cause for concern. There are so many factors to consider when traveling with hearing loss, even if you wear hearing aids. Here are some recommendations that can make your next travel plan go as smoothly as possible.
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We all love to listen to music at top volume. It can be fun for a while, but over the years, this high volume can lead to permanent hearing loss. Damage to hearing is an irreversible condition that can require you to obtain hearing aids, so make sure you are listening to music at a safe sound level. How can you know what level of sound is safe for your ears? Read more to find out.
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People with hearing loss are often reluctant to attend dinner invitations at restaurants. Eating joints are often accompanied with loud music that may be fun for those with regular hearing, but are challenging for those with hearing loss. The constant clinging of cutlery and multiple conversations also pose a challenge for a hearing impaired individual. So should you avoid the next dinner invitation simply because of your hearing loss? No way! Using these recommendations, you can not only attend, but also enjoy your next get together at your favorite restaurant.
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People often put off going to an audiologist because of the fear of being diagnosed with hearing loss. In reality, there are several auditory problems that are temporary and can easily be treated using hearing aids. Hearing loss is a gradual process, so early detection can actually help prevent any permanent damage and preserve your hearing.
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We all love listening to our favorite melodies on our personal audio device, often at loud volumes. Although this practice may seem fun in the short term, it can really be detrimental to our hearing in the long run. Noise-induced hearing loss occurs when people are exposed to prolonged periods of unsafe levels of sound, such as listening to music at loud volumes for extended periods of time.
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Hearing loss may cause you to be wary of watching your favorite television program, even with closed captioning, but thanks to hearing aids, you can now enjoy your favorite show with ease. You no longer need to constantly rely on other family members to tell you what your favorite character just said. You can use your hearing aids to get a fabulous viewing and hearing experience.
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Hearing loss is difficult enough as it is, without adding the burden of having to figure out what is going on in the workplace on a daily basis. We can design our workplace to help accommodate our hearing impaired employees. In so doing, we not only make our work environment a happier place for our employees, we also increase work productivity.
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If you wear hearing aids, you may have trouble finding a pair of headphones that fit comfortably. Even if you find a good pair of headphones, you may still face feedback that travels from your headphones to your hearing aids.
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People who are new at using hearing aids often have a common question regarding whether they need to wear their hearing aids every single day. Sometimes, new users of hearing aids often confuse them with wearing glasses, which are sometimes worn optionally in only certain circumstances, such as for reading. Hearing aids, however, are completely different in their functionality and thus need to be worn more often.
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A recent study found that women under the age of 70 had higher chances of having depression due to suffering from hearing loss. The study indicated that around 5% of the participants with no hearing loss reported having depression, but for women who had hearing loss, the percentage of those with depression was higher than 11%.
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Hearing loss already comes with a number of problems that we have to deal with on a daily basis. We may invest in a pair of hearing aids to help us hear better, but those come their own set of problems as well. One of the most common problems reported by those who wear hearing aids is that of feedback.
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People who pass a certain age, tend to have this mistaken belief that they might be “too old” to actually get hearing aids. In reality, there is no such thing as being too old. Conversely, you can never be too young to start using them either since some children are born with hearing loss.
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Hearing loss is a challenging condition to deal with as it is, but research suggests that it can also take a toll on mental health and well-being. A number of neurological and psychological problems are associated with hearing loss, including Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, paranoia, and depression.
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Hearing aids are essential tools to effectively deal with hearing loss on a daily basis. Nowadays, with the rising cost of batteries, hearing aid manufacturers have developed rechargeable hearing aids. These do not need to have their batteries replaced and can be easily recharged. Although handy, these hearing aids require special care in order to operate them.
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We may believe that hearing loss is a problem that affects only the elderly population. Unfortunately, nothing can be further from the truth. Hearing loss is now found in between 14% to 16% of adults between the ages of 20-69. The United Nations as well as the World Health Organization report that hearing loss can affect in addition to 1 billion people between 12-35 years of age worldwide.
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Hearing loss is a difficult problem to deal with, mostly because it not only affects you but also those around you. Having a regular conversation with someone who has a hearing disability can be challenging and frustrating. Most of the times, people tend to avoid communicating with hearing impaired people out of fear of not being heard. With a little effort on your part, you can ensure that you communicate effectively, despite your hearing problem.
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Hearing loss can be frustrating, especially when you are unaware of the reason behind it. Our sense of hearing is a delicate process that involves several parts of our body working in collaboration. While our ears pick up the sound signals, our brain interprets them. When any of the parts of our auditory system do not work as well as they should, hearing loss occurs.
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People do not hesitate to invest in significantly expensive deals when it comes to financial schemes, real estate, or stock market shares. Investment is often thought to be as a purchase made in order to gain profits in the future out of that particular purchase.
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Hearing loss can affect anyone at any point in their lifetime. Since it is usually a gradual process, you may not even notice that you have hearing loss until significant damage has occurred. This is why it is important to become aware of some of the common signs of hearing loss that affect most people.
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We are constantly surrounded by electronic gadgets on a daily basis. Be it our smartphones, our ipads and other tablets, or our personal audio devices, we are constantly plugged in both physically and mentally. This constant contact with loud volumes while listening to our favorite music or watching our favorite movies can be detrimental for our hearing.
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The world of hearing loss is often plagued with numerous amounts of misinformation and myths, which add to its unnecessary stigma. It is important to learn the facts about loss of hearing as well as the use of hearing aids so that we can help ourselves and our loved ones in times of need.
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We all think of hearing loss as a problem that affects the elderly population. However, in some situations, hearing loss may be caused due to a simple matter of excessive earwax, which is also known as cerumen.
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Hearing loss is the third most common health ailment in America. Even so, people shy away from admitting that they have a hearing problem, let alone seeking help for it. It takes the average American anywhere between 6 to 10 years to actually seek any kind of professional help for their hearing loss. Many deny having a hearing problem and pretend to be able to hear. While this may spare you a moment of embarrassment, in the long run this can do more harm than good.
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Tinnitus is the sensation of a ringing or buzzing sound within the ears in the absence of any such external stimuli. It can be temporary or permanent and its onset depends on various physiological and psychological conditions. It affects 50 million people across America, although only around 12 million of these people actually seek any form of treatment for their tinnitus.
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We often feel off balance at times, but when it happens more often than not, it may be an indication that we may have hearing loss. Our ears not only help us hear, they also help us stay upright by balancing the amount of fluid within the inner ear. Hearing loss disrupts this balance and can result in serious injuries due to falling.
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Nowadays it is possible to get a hearing test simply with the click of a button, seated in the comfort of your own home. Unfortunately, as convenient as these online hearing evaluations may be, they do little in helping to accurately identify and treat your hearing difficulty. This is why it is important to get your hearing tested by qualified and licensed hearing care experts.
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We all want to lose weight, be it for personal vanity, a need for physical fitness, or for other health reasons. Recent research suggests that we may also benefit from losing weight because obesity appears to increase our chances of developing hearing loss.
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Hearing aids are truly miraculous little devices that can help vastly improve your daily hearing experience in a variety of environmental settings. Be it a busy street or a quiet café, hearing aids can help you adjust with ease to all the varying degrees of noise in your daily life.
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When we think of injuries sustained in the workplace, rarely do we think of hearing loss. However, the Center for Disease Control reported that in America, around 22 million employees experience unsafe levels of sound in their work environments. This makes hearing loss the number one injury sustained in the workplace!
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We often take our hearing for granted, and it can be quite scary if we are suddenly unable to hear the world around us. Imagine going to bed at night with perfect hearing and waking up the next day being unable to hear properly. This can happen to anyone at any point in their lifetime, due to sudden hearing damage.
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Hearing loss has been shown to have a link with decreased cognitive abilities. Damaged hearing places additional strain on the brain, which over time can lead to deterioration in cognitive skills and gives rise to problems like dementia with age.
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Hearing loss is common in the United States, with around 38 million Americans being affected by it. Even so, it is sad that most people still wait for as long as a decade before they finally decide to seek help for it.
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The world becomes a difficult place to function in when we lack our sense of hearing. We are overly dependent on our sense of hearing, whether we realize it or not. From dawn to dusk, the many sounds we take for granted keep us involved and helps us remain an active participant of the society we live in. Imagine a world where these sounds fade away, never to return.
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People are often reluctant to seek treatment for hearing loss since it can be costly to get hearing aids. A good pair of hearing aids can set you back a good thousand dollars or more, depending on what types of features you require. It is because of this very fear of the cost of hearing aids that people should talk to their audiologist and seek their help in purchasing hearing aids.
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You have finally decided to have your hearing tested, which is definitely a wonderful first step towards taking charge of your auditory health. It is important to learn about the different types of hearing tests so that you are mentally prepared for the tests and ready with any queries that you may have.
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Hearing loss is associated with several other health conditions, such as dementia and diabetes. There are several research studies that have found links with heart disease and hearing loss.
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Tinnitus affects around 50 million people in America and is described as the ringing sensation in the ears in the absence of such noise in the environment. A whopping 15% of people all over the world have tinnitus.
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Over 48 million people in America use hearing aids to rectify their hearing loss. Some of these users are overly comfortable with wearing their hearing instruments to the point where they sometimes forget to remove them prior to taking a shower or going swimming.
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Hearing loss is a common problem but mixed hearing loss refers to difficulty in hearing that results from problems in multiple parts of the ear; the outer, middle and inner ear. It refers to a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing damage.
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All of us usually know at least one person in our lives who has a hearing disability. Most people tend to avoid talking to people with hearing loss, out of fear of having to constantly repeat themselves, and not being able understood. In reality, all it takes is a bit of time and energy to come up with creative and effective ways to communicate with those who have hearing loss.
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We are all encouraged to get our hearing examined by a qualified hearing care professional, but it all seems a bit scary and unfamiliar. This is why many people avoid it for as long as they can, even though the procedure is actually very simple and completely painless.
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Hearing aids are wonderful devices which help us make the most of our world of sound. However, in order to help keep them functioning at their optimal level, we must take good care of them and perform routine maintenances and repairs. Even though you are provided with a cleaning kit when you get hearing aids, it is a good idea to let a professional clean your hearing aids once in a while.
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Hearing loss is a common occurrence these days, with 36 million people in America being affected by it. This problem is especially common in the elderly population, with 50% of people aged 75 and above being affected by hearing loss. The strange thing about hearing loss is that it can actually be prevented in some cases.
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Our hearing is a sense that we often overlook, until we lose it. As the world around us slowly grows fainter and quieter, we suddenly begin to notice the challenges that everyday life throws our way when we are unable to hear.
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Tinnitus is a condition where the affected person hears a ringing, buzzing, or whistling sound in the ears in the absence of any such external stimuli. This condition affects several people across America, yet no known cure exists for it. Even so, various methods can provide relief and alleviate the symptoms associated with tinnitus, including meditation.
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We often take our hearing for granted, but our sense of hearing is actually the quickest sense of all! Our brain takes only around 0.05 seconds to process any type of sound, whereas it takes up to 0.25 seconds to process any visual image. This makes our hearing the swiftest sense we possess, which also makes it prone to damage.
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Hearing loss does not simply mean being unable to hear a few sounds each day. It means slowly beginning to feel excluded during family gatherings, being ridiculed behind your back, and becoming increasingly isolated as others no longer understand the sheer loneliness of being unable to hear.
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Summer days are long and exciting, filled with loud music, long drives, relaxing vacations, and other activities that can be harmful for your hearing. If you enjoy cranking up the volume on your car radio, think again. Hearing loss is an irreversible condition and exposing yourself to loud volumes over a period of time can cause tinnitus as well as permanent hearing damage.
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Hearing aids have been undergoing drastic changes over the decades. Latest hearing aid technology enables your hearing instruments to automatically adjust sound settings based on the environment you are in. However, your hearing aids do not have a brain of their own so they may not always be aware of your specific wants and hearing needs at any given moment.
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Hearing loss is a common problem in America. Unfortunately, only 20% of those with hearing loss wear hearing aids; this means the majority of people with hearing loss are left untreated. It can take an average American a decade before they finally seek help for their hearing loss, and lack of treatment puts them at several health risks.
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Hearing loss rarely occurs overnight; it is a gradual process that can often occur over the span of years. This is why early warning signs are often neglected and dismissed as temporary problems, primarily because hearing loss is thought to be a problem of the elderly. Even though this is true, since 1 in 3 people aged above 65 do indeed have some form of hearing loss, problems with hearing can affect anyone at any point in time.
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Tinnitus is the constant feeling of ringing or buzzing in the ears in the absence of any present auditory stimuli in your surroundings. This condition affects around 20% of people in the United States and is significantly higher (60%) for veteran soldiers who have faced combat. The Hearing Health Foundation states that a vast majority (90%) of people who have tinnitus also have some form of hearing loss.
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Prevention is always better than the cure. Hearing loss can occur even if you do not necessarily work in loud, noisy environments. It can occur even if you operate loud machinery at home, such as lawn mowers, snow blowers, chainsaws or other power tools. You may also suffer from hearing loss as a result of prolonged exposure to loud noises at music concerts or sporting events.
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Hearing loss not only affects our hearing, it also affects our general lifestyle. Recent research suggests that those with hearing loss tend to be limited in their capacity to be independent and mobile enough to move around local areas.
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2017 marks a big year for the audiologists at Alamance ENT. As a team, we have 50 years of service to the practice.
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Time has never slowed down for anyone and as time passes, people continue to age and their personalities continue to evolve. This evolution in personality can often lead to problems if the person has hearing loss.
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A number of medical conditions have been found to contribute to the development of hearing loss. Some of these conditions may be temporary and treatable, while others are more severe and could lead to lasting damage to one’s hearing health.
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Hearing loss can be tricky to detect sometimes and is often unidentified in regular hearing tests. You may feel like you’re missing out on bits of conversation but at the same time nothing seems to have been out of the ordinary when you got your hearing tested. If this is the case, you may have hidden hearing loss which arises in the brain and is therefore undetected by regular hearing tests.
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People are extremely fond of eating out at restaurants these days. Unfortunately, many of these eating joints boast excessively loud levels of noise than can damage hearing. The Occupational Safety and Health Association reported that any sound level above 85 dB is considered as dangerous and can lead to hearing loss over time.
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A considerable 37 million people in the United States currently suffer from hearing loss. We live in a very busy, loud world where we are constantly bombarded with noise which puts us at risk of developing hearing loss.
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The many hazards of cigarette smoking have long been under scrutiny. Research suggests that cigarette smoking can lead to lung or throat cancer, emphysema, respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, allergies, and also suppress the immune system.
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School-aged children with hearing loss can often face multiple social and academic challenges. Parents can learn appropriate ways to help their child by developing strategies to help them teach communicate with their child more effectively while helping their child boost their self-esteem by obtaining hearing aids.
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Hearing devices like any other device are prone to the wear and tear of daily use. As such it is important to take good care of them to maintain their optimum auditory abilities. This includes daily cleaning as well as regular maintenance services to rectify any malfunctions.
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It is widely known that prevention is always better than the cure. As such it is better to protect your hearing while you still have it rather than having to invest in expensive measures to rectify your hearing loss later in life. You can do this by implementing the following recommendations to help keep your ears healthy and working in optimal condition.
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Hearing aids are specifically programmed to suit the needs of each individual user. Adjustments in volume, intensity, frequency, and microphone intake can be made by audiologists based on the personal preferences of the user.
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People with hearing loss may attempt to cut costs by investing in only one hearing aid to rectify the hearing in a particular ear only. However, it is important to consider the fact that your ears work in collaboration with your brain to help identify and decipher sounds.
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Hearing loss is more common than we believe. Due to its gradual nature, people may overlook their potential hearing loss for several years before they actually decide to seek help. It is important to treat hearing loss to prevent further damage and to help you gain the most out of your life.
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Audiology sponsored the Sertoma 5k in 2015,2016 and will also 2017! This year is May 8, 2017. Our team is Hertz to Run.
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The holidays can always be stressful with all the shopping to find the perfect present, followed by visits to numerous food shops with stressed out shoppers fighting over the last turkey!
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Our hearing is instrumental in allowing us to enjoy an active lifestyle. Whether it is participating in a lively discussion, traveling, or practicing our favorite outdoor activity or sport, healthy hearing allows us to be engaged with those around us.
Our educated, experienced staff is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality of hearing care in a personalized, caring environment.