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"If your hard-of-hearing loved one resists the idea of getting hearing aids, influence change rather than embrace inaction."

Dr. Richard Carmen

Hearing Health News

• Don't miss out on the important sounds of your life (October 17, 2012)
• What the Right Hearing Health Professional Can Do for You (October 17, 2012)
• Untreated Hearing Loss Affects Baby Boomers Still in the Workforce (October 17, 2012)
• Give the gift of hearing this holiday season (October 12, 2012)
• Hearing loss not always a part of aging (October 7, 2012)
• Is Magnetic Therapy Effective for Tinnitus? (September 27, 2012)
• High Use Of Tylenol, Advil Linked With Increased Risk Of Hearing Loss In Women, Study Suggests (September 17, 2012)
• Research is targeting a cure for permanent hearing loss (August 6, 2012)
• A kiss on the ear can be dangerous to your hearing (August 1, 2012)
• Grandparents and grandkids help each other when they can hear and communicate with each other (July 27, 2012)
• No reason to delay getting hearing aids (July 18, 2012)
• Oregon woman sues Justin Bieber, says loud concert left her with permanent hearing loss (July 16, 2012)
• Couple sues physician for medical malpractice over hearing loss (July 11, 2012)
• My hearing is fine, thank you, but could you please speak up? (July 11, 2012)
• How Your Hearing Aid Can Improve Your Sex Life (July 6, 2012)
• HIV Exposure Before Birth May Raise Kids' Risk of Hearing Loss (June 22, 2012)
• Learning to connect in today's society keeps relationships strong (June 6, 2012)
• Rock concerts may put teens' hearing at risk (May 31, 2012)
• The Silent Injury: War Vets Struggle With Hearing Loss (May 31, 2012)
• Lou Ferrigno, Best Known as The Incredible Hulk, Now has Incredible Hearing--Without the Use of Hearing Aids (May 25, 2012)
• Hawkeye and the Blue Ear Help a Mother and Her Hearing Impaired Son (May 24, 2012)
• Encouraging People to Seek Help for Hearing Loss (May 21, 2012)
• Old or Young, We're All Hearing Better than Ever (May 9, 2012)
• Cure for hearing loss on the horizon (April 20, 2012)
• Hearing aid technology on verge of several breakthroughs (April 18, 2012)
• Farmers going deaf (April 18, 2012)
• Rock music and no protection leads to damaged hearing (April 17, 2012)
• Seven effective habits to prevent hearing loss (April 17, 2012)
• Sound Simulation with neuromodulation - a new tinnitus treatment under study (April 17, 2012)
• Baby boomers who need hearing aids have many choices in a Bluetooth/iPod world (April 11, 2012)
• How hearing loops can help (April 11, 2012)
• Why Won’t They Get Hearing Aids? (April 9, 2012)
• How Do I Reduce Hearing Aid Background Noise? (April 6, 2012)
• Sleep Apnea Linked to Sudden Hearing Loss (April 5, 2012)
• First national guideline for sudden hearing loss published (April 4, 2012)
• Antioxidant-rich diet fails to protect hearing: Mouse study (April 4, 2012)
• Balance problems and hearing loss (April 3, 2012)
• Hearing Health Enhances Self-Esteem (April 3, 2012)
• Is candling a safe way to remove earwax? (April 3, 2012)
• European Study: New Internet-Based Therapy Relieves Persistent Tinnitus (March 12, 2012)
• Surprising facts you should know about hearing loss (March 12, 2012)
• Hearing loss is risk factor for falls (March 5, 2012)
• Revolutionary Surgical Technique for Perforations of the Eardrum (February 16, 2012)
• The perils of too much headphone use (February 16, 2012)
• New Study Draws Connection Between Good Hearing, Good Self-Esteem (February 15, 2012)
• Cord blood stem cell clinical trial for hearing loss begins (February 14, 2012)
• Millions 50 and Older Suffering Hearing Loss but Not Using Aids (February 13, 2012)
• Cochlear implants could be safe and effective for organ-transplant patients (February 12, 2012)
• Sleep apnea, sudden deafness linked (February 3, 2012)
• Experts say new technologies improve hearing aids (February 3, 2012)
• Discovery of deafness gene brings treatment for hearing loss a step closer (February 3, 2012)
• Wearing earbuds can lead to accidents and loss of hearing (February 3, 2012)
• New AARP, ASHA Study Shows Many AARP Members Suffering Hearing Issues in Silence (February 3, 2012)
• Parents Don't Think Their Teens are at Risk for Noise Induced Hearing Loss (February 3, 2012)
• Diabetes affects hearing loss, especially women (February 3, 2012)
• Marine Corps mandates yearly hearing tests (February 3, 2012)
• Personal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss (January 16, 2012)
• Group warns of holiday 'danger toys' (November 29, 2011)
• Hearing Loss Affects About 1 in 5 Americans, Researchers Say (November 16, 2011)
• Vitro Develops Novel Stem Cell Technology for Use in Treatment of Hearing Loss (November 1, 2011)
• A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter (October 31, 2011)
• Israeli Scientist Develops Technology to Diagnose Hearing Loss (October 18, 2011)
• Otonomy Study Shows Promise in Treatment of Meniere's Disease (October 4, 2011)
• Tinnitus discovery could lead to new ways to stop the ringing (September 15, 2011)
• Pardon? Noisy farms producing generation of deaf farmers (September 15, 2011)
• Addressing an epidemic of hearing-loss injuries (September 1, 2011)
• Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults (August 31, 2011)
• The Struggles of a Medical Innovator: Cochlear Implants and Other Ear Surgeries: A Memoir by William F. House, D.D.S., M.D (August 19, 2011)
• Hearing or vision test may be solution to 'bad behavior' (August 12, 2011)
• Whoopi Reveals Hearing Loss From Years of Loud Music (August 8, 2011)
• Antioxidants and Hearing Loss Benefits (August 8, , 2011)
• Motorcycle Helmets May Cause Hearing Loss (August 8, , 2011)
• Hearing Loss in Teens Linked to Secondhand Smoke (July 21, 2011)
• Teen sues her GP over hearing loss diagnosis delay (July 11, 2011)
• Ban on Hearing Aids Is Forcing Out Veteran New York City Police Officers (June 28, 2011)
• Injection Therapy For Sudden Hearing Loss Disorder May Be Suitable Alternative To Oral Steroids (May 26, 2011)
• Music May Guard Against Age Related Hearing Loss (May 11, 2011)
• Cotton Swabs a Threat to Eardrums, But 97% of Cases Heal Naturally (May 11, 2011)
• New Hope for the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (April 12, 2011)
• So Far, Magnet Therapy Is Not Effective as Tinnitus Treatment (April 7, 2011)
• 10 Ways to Prevent Hearing Loss (April 4, 2011)
• How to protect precious little ears (March 29, 2011)
• Wireless BAN research project aims at health (March 23, 2011)
• Tinnitus: Is This What Happens When the Brain's Gatekeeper Breaks Down? (March 16, 2011)
• Long-time truck driver finds fast hearing improvements with the right hearing (March 7, 2011)
• Savvy Senior: No cure for tinnitus, but many options for relief (March 6, 2011)
• Attendant Regains Her Balance from Meniere's Disease (March 3, 2011)
• Hearing Loss Seems to Affect Fewer Blacks Than Whites (March 2, 2011)
• Hearing Loss Rate in Older Adults Climbs to More than 60 Percent in National Survey (February 25, 2011)
• Study Suggests Hearing Loss-Dementia Link (February 14, 2011)
• Who nose how mice get their hearing back? (February 11, 2011)
• On-job noise leads to sleep problems (February 11, 2011)
• Nerve Stimulation Highly Effective in Battling Tinnitus, Nature Study Reports (January 12, 2011)
• Noise and Chemicals: Workers Are Losing Their Hearing (December 29, 2010)
• New Study Concludes Antibiotics Only Slightly More Effective Than No Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Children (December 26, 2010)
• American Adults Hear Better Than They Did 40 Years Ago (December 20, 2010)
• Remembering Leslie Nielsen: An actor known for advocating better hearing (December 10, 2010)
• Hearing Loss a Major Concern Among AARP Members (December 7, 2010)
• Hearing Loss Linked to Folate, B12 Deficiencies (December 2, 2010)
• 'White-Noise' Therapy Alone Not Enough to Curb Tinnitus (December 2, 2010)
• Newborn Hearing Screening Associated With Improved Developmental Outcomes For Children With Impaired Hearing (November 29, 2010)
• Going Topless Can Hurt Your Hearing (November 25, 2010)
• Excessive alcohol can influence hearing loss (November 19, 2010)
• Smokers Are At Greater Risk For Permanent Damage To Their Hearing (November 18, 2010)
• Radiation of Head, Neck Tied to Severe Hearing Loss (November 17, 2010)
• Loud toys may cause hearing damage for your kids (November 22, 2010)
• Hearing Aids Reviews: All Sounds Amplified Is A Myth (November 22, 2010)
• Hearing Loss Treatment: Improves Marriages (October 25, 2010)
• Hearing Surgery: Cautionary Cotton Swab Story (October 23, 2010)
• Over half of adults with chronic kidney disease have hearing loss; in 30%, the loss is severe (October 13, 2010)
• What? Evidence on iPod-Related Hearing Loss Challenged (September 27, 2010)
• Hearing Loss in Teens Is on the Rise (August 17, 2010)
• Now Hear this: 3-D imaging technology could lead to hearing aids that fit — and thus function — better than current models (May 20, 2010)
• Hear this: FDA approves implantable hearing device for many with hearing loss (March 17, 2010)
• Hearing Aids in the Loop: Why Induction Loop Technology is Must for Hearing Aid Users (March 15, 2010)
• Can you hear me now? Bluetooth hearing aids, (March 9, 2010)
• Treating Hearing Loss Important for Alzheimer's and Dementia, (January 4, 2010)
• Helping Hard-of-Hearing Employees (October 20, 2009)
• That Buzzing Sound: The Mystery of Tinnitus, (February 9, 2009)
• Review of the film “Hear and Now” by John Quinan (May 2008).
• Advice for Patients with Cochlear Implants: New Information on Meningitis Risk (October 2007).
• Neural Science Study Points to Lasting Impact of Mild Hearing Loss by James Devitt (October 2007).
• The Sleek, Chic, High-Tech…Hearing Aid (August 2007).
• The Day the Music Died by Stephanie Rosenbloom (July 12, 2007).
• Men's Health and Fitness: Commonly Ignored Men's Health Issues by Allison Van Dusen (June 13, 2007).
• You Can Hear Better by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld. (May 27, 2007)
• Take Action; Turn up Treatment for Hearing Loss by Gloria Lau (May 22, 2007)
• Hearing Loss and Income Loss by Jackie Farwell (A syndicated occupationally oriented column appearing in hundreds of newspapers) (May 22, 2007).
• Savvy Senior (January 2007)
• US Troops Losing Hearing
• Hearing Loss Taking Toll on Couples
• Childhood Obesity Increases Risk of Hearing Loss
• Hormone therapy tied to age-related hearing loss in older women
• New Study Links Hearing Loss and Accidents for Farmers
• Musicians Risk Their Hearing
• Hockey Games Hard On Your Hearing
• Tinnitus Sufferers May Benefit From Hearing Aids
• 30 minutes in New York subway can damage the hearing
• The High Cost of Hearing
• Ear Infection? Think Twice Before Inserting a Tube  - New York Times on August 15, 2006
• Is That a Cellphone or a Hearing Aid in Your Ear?
• Invisible Pervasive Handicap in the Classroom
• Pediatricians Ignore Screenings That Flag Hearing Problems in Children, New Study Finds
• Today's Hearing Aids - Smaller, Sleeker, Better Sound
• Band Students Receive "Sound" Advice to Prevent Hearing Loss
• Untreated Hearing Loss Shown to Have Negative Impact on Short-Term Memory
• Mommy, I Can Hear!
• Background Noise Can Impair Language Development in Children
• Tight Noise Control in Nightspots
• Hearing Loss Going Undetected in Nursing Homes
• Digital Music Players Cause Hearing Damage
• New Study Demonstrates Risk of Hearing Loss for Truck Drivers
• Even Minimal, Undetected Hearing Loss Hurts Academic Performance, Research Shows
• Arnie: These Days, Best Chips are the Ones in His Ears
• Hearing Loss Hits Younger Workers
• Lack of Hearing Loss Treatment Second Most Common Healthcare Mistake
• Possible Connection Between Hearing Loss and Heart Problems
• Noisy toys are not for delicate ears
• Hearing problems force teachers into early retirement
• Untreated hearing loss costs Europe 213 billion euros per year