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Today’s hearing aids aren’t great at determining which sounds to amplify and which to ignore, and this often leaves users ...
Hearing loss in adults has many causes such as disease or infection, ototoxic drugs, exposure to noise, tumors, trauma, and the aging process. This loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 20 percent of Americans ages 40 to 60 and 43 percent of those over 70 suffer from hearing loss. In most cases it is treatable, but only 1 in 7 ...
This type of hearing loss, also known as functional hearing loss and pseudohypacusis, involves a reduction in the hearing ability which is not explained by any anatomic or physiologic ...
“Assistive listening technologies or devices help individuals hear better in difficult listening situations,” says Kristina Snouffer, a senior clinical audiologist at University Hospitals Cleveland ...
There are many types of hearing loss, and the type depends on the part of the ear that is damaged. Conductive hearing loss. This happens when something prevents sound from entering through the ...
Hearing loss might not be at the top of your list of health concerns. But if you’ve ever noticed your ears ringing after a concert, or asked your pal to repeat themselves again (and again) at a ...
It was a visit my grandfather dreaded. Unfortunately for him, he had to make this trip every few weeks. Approaching his 80s, my grandfather struggled with hearing loss and turned to hearing aids ...
In vitiligo, the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys pigment-producing cells called melanocytes. The inner ear contains melanocytes, so vitiligo may also affect a person’s hearing. Patches ...
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