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For Some Who Lost Their Hearing, Implants Help
Posted on: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Jenni Ewald and her husband, Russ, both lost their hearing as young children after bouts with meningitis — Jenni when she was 1, Russ more gradually starting at age 3.
» Read moreEarly Action Proving Crucial to Hearing Success
Posted on: Friday, November 22, 2013
Hailey Ems was born weeks early, on the floor of an upstairs bathroom as emergency medical technicians huddled on a staircase trying to figure out how to get the stretcher upstairs.
» Read moreHigher Rates of Hearing Loss Are Found
Posted on: Monday, November 18, 2013
A new study suggests that hearing loss among Americans may be more widespread than believed.
» Read moreThere's More to Ears Than Just Wax
Posted on: Thursday, November 14, 2013
Rock concerts, iPods, jet engines, motorcycles, snowmobiles, infections and trauma — our ears are under siege. To counter such effects, most experts believe that care of your ears should begin in the first few days of life.
» Read moreAll That Noise Is Damaging Children's Hearing
Posted on: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Michael became hooked on headphones in his early teens. He walked the streets of Brooklyn day after day with his favorite music blasting directly into his ears.
» Read moreA Little Hard of Hearing
Posted on: Thursday, October 31, 2013
Does loss of hearing with age afflict men and women to the same degree?
» Read morePersonal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss
Posted on: Friday, October 25, 2013
Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation's most damaging and costly sensory handicap.
» Read moreWhat to Do When a Newborn Can't Hear
Posted on: Thursday, October 24, 2013
The 8-year-old boy already had hearing aids when I met him, back in the 1990s. He had been born before newborns were routinely screened for hearing problems, so the diagnosis had not taken place until he was a slow-to-talk toddler.
» Read moreWorking or Playing Indoors, New Yorkers Face an Unabated Roar
Posted on: Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The waitress’s lips were moving but nothing seemed to be coming out. Hundreds of voices swallowed her words as a D.J. pumped out a ticka ticka of dance beats. The happy hour-fueled din rose with it, amplified by tin ceilings and tiled walls.
» Read moreObesity in Teenagers Is Tied to Hearing Loss
Posted on: Friday, September 27, 2013
Obesity in adolescents is associated with a range of cardiovascular and other health risks. Now a new study adds one more: hearing loss.
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