Katie Couric notes that more people in their 40s are suffering hearing loss than ever before, and that younger generations could be at even greater risk.
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4Jun09
Hearing Loss at Younger Ages
Consumer Reports has a helpful video on how to properly insert foam earplugs. As we discussed in a previous blog post, inexpensive earplugs work great to help protect your ears from loud noises, but unless you wear them properly, they won’t do you any good. Here’s how to insert them correctly.
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It’s true that loud music, chronic ear infections, certain pre-natal conditions, and even some illnesses can cause hearing loss. But another common cause of hearing loss, especially in developing countries, is ototoxicity. An ototoxic hearing loss occurs when a person takes or is prescribed a drug that causes hearing loss as a side effect. Ototoxic [...]
You may have heard about the so called “teen deterrent.” There is a high frequency sound that only young people under the age of 25 can hear. It’s called presbycusis and it is defined as an age-related hearing loss.
Recently, the ability of young people to hear high frequency tones that are inaudible to others over [...]
It’s too soon to celebrate, but making the recent news is an experimental vaccine that is hoped to eventually prevent, or at least minimize, the occurrences of ear infections – and it might not even require a shot!
Researchers at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, have conducted a study that applied [...]
28May09
Finding The Best Ear Plugs
Over at Slate.com, they recently published an article about finding the best ear plugs. They compare eight different brands that range in prices up to $187 down to $1. Now it’s hard to believe that someone would actually pay so much money for a pair of ear plugs, so you would assume that the high [...]
With the popularity of portable music players like the iPod, many people have started to live their lives to their own personal soundtrack. However, the damage done to your hearing by playing loud music directly into your ears is a real danger. If you are in an area that is already loud you may be [...]
Captions on television sets used to be considered somewhat of a novelty. Today, if you’re in a household with someone – perhaps yourself – who is suffering a loss of hearing, you’re more than likely using captions so you don’t miss the sometimes hard to hear and understand audio portion of television shows. While captions [...]
Hearing loss affects not just the person who suffers from hearing issues, but those around the person who are trying to have a normal conversation. While family members are generally supportive and encouraging, it can still be frustrating to either be the one not getting to hear conversations with loved ones, or being the one [...]
We live in an environment where sound is coming at us from all directions during most of our waking hours. In our normal day-to-day activities, we hear sounds from television; radio; normal household appliances such as blender, garbage disposal, and oven timers; and normal traffic sounds while on-the-go in our cars. Those sounds typically occur [...]
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