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Category: Health
Saving Your Hearing in the Armed Forces
Repeated exposure to loud noise is one of the most reliable ways to end up with hearing loss. Typically, OSHA sets certain standards for how loud a workplace can be so that employees who work there on a daily basis won’t lose their hearing — there are such things as mandated level of hearing protection. […]
Applying for a Job for People with Hearing Loss
New hearing technologies have made it easier for those with hearing loss to be able to work in a typical environment. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against qualified employees with disabilities. Nonetheless, those with hearing loss do have some unique challenges when applying for a job. We hope these tips will help you […]
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Did You Know? Getting Treatment for Mild Hearing Loss Early On May Prevent Further Damage
It’s pretty widely known that hearing loss can’t be reversed. But can treating your existing hearing loss help prevent further deterioration? The answer to this is a complicated one. On one hand, hearing, like eyesight, runs on its own mechanism — wearing a hearing aid or eyeglasses can’t stop the deterioration of your hearing or […]
The Link Between Hearing Loss and Other Health Disorders
A recent article on healthyhearing.com drew some interesting parallels between hearing loss and rare health disorders. By one estimate, as many as 30 million Americans currently live with a disease that is considered rare (there are about 7,000 of these diseases). Many of them are autoimmune or linked to genetic causes. What’s really interesting is […]
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Popular Misconceptions about Safe Ear Cleaning and Earwax Management
Ear cleaning is a deeply divisive topic. It’s also kind of gross, so people don’t really like to discuss it. Earwax, also known as cerumen, is a waxy substance secreted in the ear canal. It’s there for a reason. It protects the ear canal and the small hairs that are a crucial part of the […]
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The Benefits of a Healthy Diet On Your Hearing Health
For a long time, hearing health and hearing loss have been viewed as straightforward issues: avoid regular exposure to loud noises to save your hearing, and when hearing loss does occur, such as in advanced age, treat it with the use of hearing aids that amplify the sound around the patient. But what if there […]
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The Chicken or the Egg: Hearing Loss and Health Problems in Older Age
Is hearing health a quality of life issue, or a fundamental health issue? For a long time, hearing health has been thought of by the public as a “nice to have” rather than a “must have”. Now, a series of studies are showing that hearing health affects more than just being able to carry on […]
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Noise Pollution and Its Effect on Your Hearing
Modern society has made everyday life much more convenient than it was even just a few decades ago. We are all reaping the benefits of technological advancement, but it does come with a few downsides. One of these downsides is noise pollution, which, like the light pollution that doesn’t let us see the stars in […]
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The Recently Discovered Connection Between Untreated Hearing Loss and Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. One in 10 people in the U.S. over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s dementia, and the disease is the sixth largest killer in America. Incidentally, hearing loss is also correlated with age. According to the National Institute for Health, approximately one […]
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