Hearing your favorite sounds is an excellent source of joy and pleasure in life. Unfortunately, for some people, this sense begins to diminish over time for various reasons. Such a decline is known as hearing loss and affects about 15 percent of the adult population. What Causes Loss of Hearing? Some people are born with challenges in their …
Children develop speech and language skills by listening. However, cognitive abilities and emotional development are also affected by hearing. If your child cannot hear the world around them, their ability to learn and communicate may be impaired. Regularly scheduled hearing test procedures conducted from newborn to the age of three can identify whether there has …
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According to statistics from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, about 20 percent of Americans have at least some hearing loss during their lifetime. In people over the age of 65, NIDCD says that statistic increases to 30 percent. 7 Reasons to Make an Audiologist Appointment Whether your general practitioner recommends seeing …
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We all know that hearing loss occurs and can affect us when exposed to dangerously loud sounds, or simply as part of the aging process. ‘What are hearing aids‘ is a question most of us feel we know the answer to and seeing someone with a hearing aid is not an unusual sight, however, there …
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Questions to Ask Your New Audiologist Questions to ask your new Audiologist. If you are visiting a hearing specialist because you have concerns about your hearing or know for a fact that you suffer from hearing loss, you naturally want it to be as productive as possible. It’s a good plan to go to your …
The first step in treating a hearing loss issue is to a conduct hearing test to help understand the problem and diagnose the underlying causes to determine the best course of action to take. Hearing tests for adults are quite detailed and you can always ask your Houston hearing specialist to explain what it is …
Hearing loss is a common problem experienced by many people, which can occur for a variety of reasons. By getting the problem professionally evaluated, you will know whether it’s something like impacted wax that requires a thorough cleaning, or something more fundamental that could benefit from having hearing aids fitted. If you suspect you may …
Professional Ear Cleaning Professional Ear Cleaning is important for your hearing. Are you feeling discomfort in your ears, or suddenly not being able to hear properly, or hearing a ringing that shouldn’t be there, is no fun and can be due to some causes. One common cause is when earwax is blocking your ear canal, …
How Do You Choose the Right Pair of Hearing Aids? When choosing hearing aids, it is essential to consider devices not just recommended for your type of hearing loss, but also which ones will work best for your lifestyle. For example, if you go to restaurants often or are in meetings or situations where …
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Well, 3 years after the great “Blue & Black Dress VS Gold & White Dress” visual debate we now have the audio version of that: Laurel VS Yanny There’s a clip from vocabulary.com that sparked a debate on whether the word “Laurel” actually sounds like “laurel” or “yanny”. Now, I myself, as a normal hearing …
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