I have periodically warned about the dangers of loud music and ear buds. Now, a new study out of the United Kingdom points up yet again how damaging they can really be, and why hearing loss occurs as a result.
One of the more intriguing new products I found being showcased at the American Academy of Audiology convention earlier this year was a waterproof hearing aid. The Phonak M H20, Naida S CRT and Nio S H20 are designed for people with a mild to severe hearing loss. Phonak says that wearers can enjoy a wide range of water activities and sand sports comfortably and confidently.
Many experts are alarmed by the number of people losing their hearing prematurely and want to take precautions to help people maintain their hearing. Experts are now monitoring noise levels on MP3 players to ensure hearing loss does not occur.
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a rare condition affecting the ear that causes people afflicted with it to hear sounds inside their body. Some people report hearing their heart, pulse, or the very movement of eyes within their eye sockets.
I have written before in my blog about the increasing levels of noise in restaurants across the country, and how patrons are less than enthused about the din. So a recent article in the Los Angeles Times called “Noisy restaurants: Taking the din out of dinner” was welcome news on several fronts.
Seventy-one percent of teens tested before and after a rock concert had a hearing abnormality after the concert.
One of the questions that patients ask me about most is how to remove earwax from their ears. Ear wax is actually a good thing. It is nature’s way of lubricating our ears and protecting them. Never use a cotton swab to try and clean your ears of earwax.
Shohet Ear Associates has been designated as a Premier Elite Provider for the new Lyric hearing devices. The designation means that Shohet Ear Associates will be among the very first practices to be able to offer the new Lyric sizes to patients.
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have found that insomnia tends to exacerbate the symptoms of tinnitus. I have observed this correlation between fatigue and tinnitus in my own patients, and always advise them to try to get more rest.
By Cheryl Tanita, Au.D., CCC-A Chief of Audiology I just returned from the annual conference of the American Academy of Audiology in Boston, the largest gathering of audiologists in the world. This year’s convention drew 8,000 attendees from around the globe. The meeting allows audiologists to learn about the latest research on topcis such as [...]