Esteem 4-Year Follow-up Data Shows Ongoing Benefit
Dr. Jack Shohet presented the findings of a 4-year study that shows that the benefit of the Envoy Esteem remains stable even four years after implantation.
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June, 2013
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May, 2013
Have Your Hearing Tested During Better Hearing and Speech Month
The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is partnering with the Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) to encourage individuals to pledge that they will have their hearing tested during May for Better Hearing and Speech Month.For every person who takes the online pledge, HealthyHearing.com, an online hearing health resource, will donate $1.00 (up to $10,000) to the Healthy Hearing Foundation.
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June, 2012
Customers Sounding Off on Noise in Restaurants
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.
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February, 2011
American Heart Month Ties To Better Hearing
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is teaming up this year with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote American Heart Month in February and to create awareness of the link between heart and hearing health.
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April, 2010
Managing Childhood Ear Infections
Anyone who has ever parented small children knows they are prone to ear infections. Ear infections are the most common illness among infants and young children, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which estimates that three of every four kids develops an ear infection before age 4. A vaccine called Prevnar 13 can [...]
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October, 2009
Genes and Infant Hearing Loss
Research has shown that a variation in the gene called GJB2 increases a baby’s chance of hearing loss. Learn more here.
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March, 2009
Cell Phones and Brain Tumors: Is There A Link?
There has been a lot of speculation about a supposed link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Widespread media coverage on the brain tumor that killed attorney Johnnie Cochran and Senator Edward M. Kennedy's recent diagnosis with malignant glioma make it seem like brain cancer is on the rise. In fact, brain cancer is [...]
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March, 2009
Removing Ear Wax: What’s Safe?
One of the most common questions I receive from patients and attendees at public talks is, “How can I get rid of my annoying ear wax?” With the recent release of new guidelines on ear wax removal by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, I think this is a great time to revisit this topic.Many people [...]
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March, 2009
Antibiotic Overuse and “Superbugs”
Antibiotic overuse is a serious problem in medicine today. Patients suffering with colds often go to their doctor to request an antibiotic--but colds are caused by a virus. Antibiotics are used to treat harmful bacteria, they do nothing to treat viruses. When antibiotics are used inappropriately, they can breed resistance in the bacteria to that [...]
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February, 2009
Hearing and Speech Development in Kids
It’s a documented fact that hearing impaired children usually lag behind when it comes to speech development. Kids that have a unilateral hearing loss—that is, they hear with only one ear—are seven times more likely to fail a grade than their normal hearing peers. The earlier that you can rehabilitate a hearing loss, the better [...]