Hearing Loss

The Life Out Loud: Listen With Your Heart (and Your Ears)

MeiMei Fox | Posted 05.15.2013 | Small Business

Read More: Hearing Loss, Conscious Business, Social Enterprise, Starkey-Foundation, LSTN Headphones, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Ngos, Hearing Aids, Bridget Hilton, Joe Huff, Small Business News

"Someone told me way back when, 'Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future.' So first, surround yourself with people who are doing what they love, pursuing their passions."

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How to Shop for a Hearing Aid

Jim T. Miller | Posted 04.15.2013 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Aging, Hearing Aids, Senior Citizens, Hearing, Seniors, Buying a Hearing Aid, Audiologist, How to Buy a Hearing Aid, Otolaryngologist, Fifty News

With so many choices and options available today, shopping for a hearing aid that meets your needs, lifestyle and budget can be challenging. Here are some tips that can help you locate a good hearing aid provider and choose an appropriate aid.

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The Links Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

Tom Rokins | Posted 04.15.2013 | Healthy Living

Currently, there is no known reason as to exactly why hearing loss seems to increase your chances of getting dementia so greatly, but there are many different theories being bounced around.

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World's Tiniest Telescope Treats Blindness

Barbara Dehn | Posted 04.05.2013 | Healthy Living

Thanks to technological advances in microsurgery and space-age breakthroughs, people like James Hindman with Age-related Macular Degeneration have new hope from the world's tiniest telescope that's implanted into the person's eye.

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7 Dangerously Loud Noises We Hear Every Day

Posted 02.07.2013 | OWN

By Nancy Kalish Hearing loss is reaching epidemic proportions -- and not just among people who play their music too loud. We all expect to ...

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A Troubling Side Effect Of Hearing Loss

The Huffington Post | Anthonia Akitunde | Posted 01.23.2013 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Deafness, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Health Post50, Dementia, Hearing Loss Causes Dementia, Fifty News

A new study has found a troubling link between hearing loss and dementia: Hearing specialists from Johns Hopkins report that hearing-impaired adults b...

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Hearing Loss and Denial

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 02.04.2013 | Fifty

Read More: Denial, Hearing Loss, Aging, Audiology, Hearing Loss and Denial, Hearing Aids, Hearing Aid, Complications of Aging, Fifty News

I've never been vain. I haven't "done anything" to my face or neck. I'm not happy about it, but I see the changes. That's really all I need to say about it. But a hearing aid? Are you kidding me?

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When Your World Suddenly Goes Silent

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 10.27.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Sudden Deafness, Marriage, Wedding, Aging, Microphone, Hearing, Deaf, Fifty News

At those times, when my husband's sudden deafness hits him like a packed snowball with a rock inside, there's nothing I can say to him. I just have to wait it out.

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What New Advances In Medical Devices Are Doing For Aging Americans

Posted 07.09.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Vision Loss, Medical Advances, Health Post50, Cochlear Implants, Medical Devices, High-Tech Medical Devices, Slideexpand, Video, Fifty News

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Mark Baard Science's latest wonders, from a telescopic eye implant to artificial joints with microchip monitors N...

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How to Find Help Paying for Your Hearing Aid

Jim T. Miller | Posted 09.01.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss, Elderly, Hearing Aids, Senior Citizens, Low-Income, Seniors, Fifty News

Dear Savvy Senior: Are there any resources or programs that help seniors with the high cost of hearing aids?

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Americans Are Paying Way Too Much For Hearing Aids

Sam Tanzer | Posted 08.06.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Hearing Loss, Embrace Hearing, Hearing, Audiologist, Healthcare, Hearing Aids, Small Business News

The healthcare industry is failing to address a massive, treatable epidemic.

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Chris Botti's Message About An Important Health Issue

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.23.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Hearing Loss, Video, MP3 Players and Hearing, Health Post50, Deafness, Hearing Loss Among Boomers, Fifty Health, Boomers Going Deaf, iPods and Hearing, Fifty News

Can you hear me now? Apparently many cannot. The National Institutes of Health says that about 36 million Americans already have some degree of heari...

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How My Husband's Hearing Loss Has Affected Our Social Life

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.07.2012 | Fifty

Hearing loss doesn't just impact the person whose hearing is diminished. Everyone who loves them and lives with them suffers.

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The Gift of Hearing

Brent Marieb | Posted 03.06.2012 | Home

Read More: Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, Deaf Children, Deafness, Amazing Teens, Brothers, Home News

My youngest brother, Kyle, who is now 12 years old, was born profoundly deaf and was diagnosed when he was six months old. Kyle is such an amazing, brave, and inspiring kid.

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Are iPods Causing Permanent Hearing Damage? Students Investigate

| Posted 12.06.2011 | Home

Read More: Hearing Loss, Video, Loud-Music-Hearing-Damage, Schooltube, Teen Music, Ipod Damage, High School News, Teen News, Home News

Whether you're at a concert, in the car, or listening to your iPod, listening to loud music is a part of everyday life for most teens. It seems harmle...

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Mother Goes Deaf After Giving Birth

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.20.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Hearing Loss, Giving Birth, Pregnancy, Deafness, Otosclerosis, Causes of Hearling Loss, Deaf, Going Deaf, Women and Childbirth, Childbirth, Healthy Living News

What was supposed to be a joyous day for Heather Simonsen turned terrifying when, according to a report from Utah's KSL, she lost her sense of hearing...

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1 In 5 Americans Has Hearing Loss: Study

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 11.15.2011 | Healthy Living

Hearing loss may be more common than previously thought, with a new study suggesting as many as one in five Americans ages 12 and older are affected b...

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Silence Is Not Golden

Dr. Edwin Rubel | Posted 12.18.2011 | Impact

We who have made it our life's work to find a cure for hearing loss are all too familiar with the numbers that tell the story of how it affects so many daily. It's public support that is critical. The time to beat hearing loss is now.

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Too Many Tests!

John W. House, M.D. | Posted 12.10.2011 | Business

Read More: Health Insurance, New York Times, Otosclerosis, House Research Institute, Pauline Chen, House Clinic, Dr. John House, Hearing Loss, Archives of Internal Medicine, Business News

We often hear the complaint that physicians are ordering too many tests and prescribing too many antibiotics. Last week, I read the New York Times...

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WATCH: Deaf Woman Hears Herself For First Time

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.28.2011 | Impact

Read More: Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implants, Video, Deafness, Hearing Restoration, Bionic Ear, Hearing Implants, Good News, Cochlear, Impact News

UPDATED Oct. 1, 2011 12:48 a.m. Sarah Churman, 29, was born deaf. Until recently, she had never heard the sound of her own voice. But thanks to a h...

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Can You Hear Me Now? Or Do You Just Get a Ringing or Buzzing Noise?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.20.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Tinnitus, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Hearing, Cedars Sinai, Health, Ears, Hearing Loss, Ear Plugs, Ear Health, Los Angeles News

You take off your headphones and... ring! Your ears buzz. Or hiss. Or rumble. It's called tinnitus and almost everyone deals with it. It's usually a temporary annoyance -- but for some, the ringing never stops.

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1 In 4 College Students Experience Hearing Loss

US News and World Report | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: Colleen Le Prell, Hearing Loss Teens, University of Florida, Hearing Loss College Students, Hearing Loss, College News

FRIDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Up to one-quarter of college students tested suffered from hearing loss, an unexpected finding that may be due to...

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Can Your Teenager Hear Me Now?

John W. House, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Jama, House Ear Institute, Teenagers, MP3 Players, Hearing Loss, Healthy Living News

Recent headlines across the country screamed "1 in 5 Teenagers has Hearing Loss." I am glad this research published in Journal of the American Medica...

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