Ear Protection for Shooting Your parents may have warned you that listening to loud music could damage your hearing, but they probably didn’t tell you that it’s important to protect your ears from the sound of gunshots. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, any sound above 140 decibels can permanently damage your hearing. A small .22-caliber rifle …
Exploring the Function of Cerumen Once upon a time, the artists tasked with illustrating medieval manuscripts used cerumen (more commonly known as earwax) in their paints (source). While that was a creative use of a substance many people consider an embarrassing nuisance, earwax does have an important purpose. Believe it or not, the primary function …
Hearing Conservation In many cases, a person’s ability to hear fades so slowly, it goes unnoticed. You may think that your friends are mumbling more, that your spouse needs to speak up, or that you ought to buy a better phone. As long as you still hear some sound, you might assume your hearing is …
How to Treat Tinnitus There are few things more annoying than having an irritating ringing noise in your ear. It’s persistent, it’s distracting, and it feels like it will never let you sit in silence again. What you’re experiencing is tinnitus, and it isn’t any fun. Learn how to treat tinnitus, so that you can …
The Process of Hearing The world is filled with sound. A child’s giggle or your favorite song can delight you. Sirens provide you with an audible warning of impending trouble. The screech of an alarm clock demands that you rise and shine. Speech allows people to communicate, connect, and collaborate with those around them. Sometimes, …
Oticon Studies Impact Of Noise On Stress Straining to hear in noise is stressful for everyone but especially for people with hearing loss. Leading hearing aid manufacturer Oticon is the first to apply proven “pupillometry” science – a measurement of pupil dilation – to the development of revolutionary hearing aid technology that both reduces listening …
Scientists Examine How To Reverse Hearing Loss Roughly one-third of senior adult citizens suffer from moderate hearing loss. With more people choosing to attend live concerts without the use of ear protection, and with more emphasis on volume than on clarity, that number of people detrimentally effected by sound will likely increase. However, according to …
Study Finds Testicular Cancer Survivors May Experience Hearing Loss After Cisplatin Therapy Many testicular cancer survivors experience hearing loss after cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to researchers at Indiana University. The researchers, led by Lois B. Travis, M.D., Sc.D., the Lawrence D. Einhorn Professor of Cancer Research at the IU School of Medicine and a researcher at …
Phonak Receives Two Red Dot Awards For Design Phonak, the leading global provider of hearing instruments and wireless communication solutions, today announces that its innovative approach to design has been acknowledged by the Red Dot judges who onJuly 4th will place their prestigious mark of excellence on two Phonak products: Audéo V10 and Roger™ Touchscreen …
Oticon Launches World’s First Internet Of Things Hearing Aid Oticon, industry leaders in advanced audiology and hearing aid technology, has today announced the launch of Oticon Opn™, the world’s first internet connected hearing aid that opens up a world of possibilities for IoT devices. With Opn, Oticon introduces a number of ‘world firsts’: TwinLink™ – …
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