Like black and white cookies or pizza-by-the-slice, hearing ranges widely in quality.
One attempt to standardize the diagnosis and treatment is the implementation of degrees of hearing loss. Audiologists break hearing loss into five degrees: mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe and profound. Patients are categorized into a degree by the softest sound they are able to hear.
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The entire scope of sensorineural hearing remains somewhat mysterious. New information in the struggle against loss of hearing is highly prized, especially when a genetic connection can be established.
Such is the case with this new information from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
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Hearing isn’t just about your ears. In order for you to be able to function, many different parts of your body have to be in harmony. At the heart of it all is – you guessed it – the heart. If your ticker isn’t working correctly, it can negatively impact your lungs, kidneys, liver, AND hearing.
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Hearing troubles aren’t only for the old; millions of young Americans suffer from hearing loss. Hearing loss in children is particularly troublesome because they are still developing their communication skills.
Protecting your child’s hearing is as important as protecting the rest of her well-being. With Christmas right around the corner, here are some toys to avoid if you want to ensure that your child’s auditory health.
1. Fisher Price Learning Letters Mailbox
Like many things that affect our bodies, hearing loss has myriad and diverse causes. Much of our lifestyle can affect whether we suffer from hearing loss, from the jobs we choose to the cars we drive. It’s no surprise, then, that what we eat can also help stave off hearing loss.
Specifically, men eating foods higher in folate.
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Hearing loss has a variety of potential causes, from blockages in the ear canal to diseases like diabetes.
Hearing loss is rarely, if ever, sudden and inexplicable. It’s usually tied to some cause or stimulus: for example, prolonged exposure to loud noises, trauma to the ear or simply the effects of aging.
Many times, hearing loss is symptomatic of another illness–diabetes.
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We’ve written before about conductive hearing loss, which is treatable, and sensorineural hearing loss, which is not.
What happens when you have both?
The result is a condition known as “mixed hearing loss.” (more…)
There’s nothing appetizing about earwax.
No poems about how clogged and greasy thine lover’s ear is. No movies about how fascinating and dynamic it is. There is not a single-hour long television drama where the primary plot is driven by anything having remotely to do with earwax.
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Hearing aids are designed to fit into both ears snugly. Because normal hearing is a combination of stimuli coming from different directions, ensuring proper hearing in both ears is big part of correcting hearing loss. But what about cell phones?
