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04/07/2016

Understanding

Statistics About 20 percent of Americans, 48 million, report some degree of hearing loss. At age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss. 60 percent of the people with hearing loss are either in the work force or in educational settings. While people in the workplace with the mildest hearing…

03/01/2016

Stay fit!

Today's Geriatric Medicine - News & Insight for Professionals in Elder Care

02/23/2016

Interpret your test result!

Hearing is graphed on an audiogram, a graph of the softest sounds you can hear. The graph is laid out like a piano keyboard, with low to high frequencies (low to high pitches) going from left to right, ... and the graph is laid out from soft sounds on the top to loud sounds on the bottom.

02/18/2016

Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can hear. It is one of the most common conditions affecting older and elderly adults.

The likelihood of hearing loss in seniors increases with age.

02/15/2016

Hearing loss can be caused by many different causes, some of which can be successfully treated with medicine or surgery, depending on the disease process. Three Types of Hearing Loss Conductive hearing loss - when hearing loss is due to problems with the ear canal, ear drum, or middle ear and its li…

02/11/2016

Keep healthy! Stay fit!

Become an activist for your own longevity by remaining active and healthy. Follow these 10 tips as you transition from baby boomer to senior boomer.

02/10/2016

Know your

Hearing aids make soft sounds audible & loud sounds comfortable. Understanding hearing aid components, styles, & technology is crucial in learning which fits you.

02/04/2016

Tips on how we should care our aids!

Hearing aids require special care to ensure that they function properly. Your audiologist will show you how to care for and check them regularly. Ask how you can obtain a listening tube, a battery tester, a forced air blower, and a drying container.

02/01/2016

Good to know the basic hearing concept!

Many of my SciBlings have been doing posts on “basic concepts” in their fields of expertise. As I am studying hair cell regeneration as a therapy for hearing impairment, I thought I might do a ‘basic concepts post’ on what hearing is, how humans hear, and why we lose it sometimes. The most reduction…

01/29/2016

Healthy food for healthy hearing!

Studies show mineral-rich foods are helpful in preventing hearing loss but be sure to consult you...

01/28/2016

We love our kids and we want the best for them. But we MUST be extra careful in buying toys for them. Loud toys may harm your kids. Read this;

A new safety warning could make you think twice before buying certain toys for your kids this holiday season. TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen puts some noisy toys to the test with surprising results, and demonstrates some strategies for dealing with them.

01/27/2016

Hearing is one of the most important senses. We must take care of our hears. Knowing the basic ear care would be helpful.

Having a better understanding of how your ears convert sound into information can help your provider to create better hearing solutions for a lifetime.