With COVID-19 cases on the rise in many parts of the country and health officials urging vigilant use of masks as protection, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is providing advice for people with and without hearing loss to help everyone communicate while their faces are covered. Masks can make communication difficult, especially for the approximately… Continue reading Masks Can Pose Challenges for People With Hearing Loss
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Sound Can Directly Affect Balance and Lead to Risk of Falling
What people hear and do not hear can have a direct effect on their balance, according to new research from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE). The research, published in the March 12 issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, provides a better understanding of the relationship between hearing loss… Continue reading Sound Can Directly Affect Balance and Lead to Risk of Falling
What You Need to Know about Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. People with hearing loss may find it hard to have conversations with friends and family. They may also have trouble understanding a doctor’s advice, responding to warnings, and hearing doorbells and alarms. According to the National Institute on Aging, approximately one in… Continue reading What You Need to Know about Hearing Loss
Simple Treatment May Minimize Hearing Loss Triggered by Loud Noises
It’s well known that exposure to extremely loud noises — whether it’s an explosion, a firecracker or even a concert — can lead to permanent hearing loss. But knowing how to treat noise-induced hearing loss, which affects about 15 percent of Americans, has largely remained a mystery. That may eventually change, thanks to new research… Continue reading Simple Treatment May Minimize Hearing Loss Triggered by Loud Noises
A Better Diet May Mean Better Hearing
Researchers have discovered that a healthy diet is associated with a lower risk of acquired hearing loss for women. Previous studies have looked at how specific nutrients affect risk, but the relation of overall diet and risk of developing hearing loss was unclear. In a new study, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined the… Continue reading A Better Diet May Mean Better Hearing
What Happens When You Ignore Hearing Loss
Hearing plays a crucial role in all aspects of our lives—when we talk to friends and loved ones, listen to music, watch TV, interact with colleagues, or just walk down the street listening to the everyday sounds that surround us. But if you have hearing loss, hearing these things can become a challenge. Around 466… Continue reading What Happens When You Ignore Hearing Loss
The Surprising Ways Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Life
Millions of people suffering from hearing loss put off getting help because they don’t realize the drastic improvement it could have on their daily lives. But hearing loss can affect your life in some serious ways. It can result in a lower income; studies show that people suffering from hearing loss were less likely to… Continue reading The Surprising Ways Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Life
A Common Cancer Drug and Hearing Loss
Scientists have found a new way to explain the hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a powerful drug used to treat many forms of cancer, according to a news release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Using a highly sensitive technique to measure and map cisplatin in mouse and human inner ear tissues, researchers found… Continue reading A Common Cancer Drug and Hearing Loss
Some OTC Hearing Assistance Devices Pretty Much Match the Performance of a More Expensive Conventional Hearing Aid
A comparison between less expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and a conventional hearing aid found that some of these devices were associated with improvements in hearing similar to the hearing aid, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in July 2017 by JAMA. A release from the publisher notes that currently, hearing aids can only… Continue reading Some OTC Hearing Assistance Devices Pretty Much Match the Performance of a More Expensive Conventional Hearing Aid
Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication
Doctors believe that communication with their patients is important, but most studies of physician/elderly patient communication do not mention that hearing loss may affect this interaction. The findings come from a review led by two New York University professors published in April 2017 the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. A release from the university… Continue reading Few Researchers Consider Hearing Loss in Healthcare Communication
How To Talk To Your Grandchildren About Hearing Loss
You love your grandchildren — their smiles, the way they look like their parents did when they were young, and their exuberance — but sometimes, they are very hard to hear. Children have a way of swallowing their words, or slurring them together, and typically have softer and higher pitched voices. That is, when they… Continue reading How To Talk To Your Grandchildren About Hearing Loss
Accommodations at Work for Hearing Loss
The number of people with hearing loss in the United States has doubled over the past 15 years, and a significant percentage are either employed or job-seekers. If you’re one of them, your hearing loss presents a challenge, not only to you but to employers. This leaves you with three options with regards to informing… Continue reading Accommodations at Work for Hearing Loss
Use of NSAIDS Linked to Risk of Hearing Loss in Older Women
Prolonged use of over-the-counter pain relievers is linked to a higher risk of hearing loss in older women, according to new research. As many as two-thirds of women in the United States over the age of 60 have some degree of hearing loss. A team led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, reached… Continue reading Use of NSAIDS Linked to Risk of Hearing Loss in Older Women
Compensating for Hearing Loss
Scientists know that as people age, they compensate for hearing loss by tapping into other areas of the brain. But now, it’s becoming clearer how – and where – this compensation takes place. The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications. The background: As people age, their peripheral and central auditory system (areas of… Continue reading Compensating for Hearing Loss
5 Places You Frequent That Could Be Damaging Your Hearing
Everyone knows rock concerts are loud. That is part of the experience. I don’t go to too many concerts anymore, because of my hearing loss. But when I do, I use strong protections against the noise — I mute my hearing aids and using noise-cancelling headphones. Believe it or not, I can usually still hear… Continue reading 5 Places You Frequent That Could Be Damaging Your Hearing
Life with Harry’s Hearing Loss
Harry is 62 and has been married to his college sweetheart, Sue, for almost 40 years. Sue knows that Harry doesn’t hear as well as he used to, but she’s not sure what to do about it. Every time she brings it up he has an excuse, such as “Kids these days all mumble.” Sue… Continue reading Life with Harry’s Hearing Loss
Five Tips to Make Hearing Health Part of Healthy Aging
As people age, it is natural to be more proactive about health. The multitude of recommended screenings and tests that are linked with certain age milestones simplify making healthy aging a priority. However, for the majority of aging people, hearing health is too frequently left out of proactive health planning. For the 37.5 million American… Continue reading Five Tips to Make Hearing Health Part of Healthy Aging
Understanding Hearing Loss
Millions of people suffer from hearing loss, but how much do you know about this condition? Here, the experts from SeniorHealth, a division of the National Institutes of Health, explain the basics: A common problem, hearing loss is caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. The hearing process is complex, involving the ear’s ability to… Continue reading Understanding Hearing Loss