Understanding the way we hear is the starting point in understanding the numerous reasons for hearing loss and the different forms of hearing loss. We receive sounds through the outer ear, which is not just the section of the ear on the outside of our heads, but also the ear canal and the eardrum. In […]
A number of the conditions that cause hearing loss in our patients cannot be reversed which is quite frustrating for our hearing specialists. One of the main reasons for hearing loss, for example, is damage to the tiny hair cells in our inner ears that vibrate in reaction to sounds. Our sense of hearing is […]
Hearing aids have not in the past always worked well with cellular phones, because of electronic interference between the 2 devices that triggered static, whizzing or screeching noises, or dropped words. New government regulations, together with significant improvements in both cell phone and hearing aid technology, have made this incompatibility uncommon. The labeling requirements mandated […]
For anyone who is finding it more difficult to hear female voices or children’s voices than to hear male voices, it could be an indication that you’ve experienced some degree of high-frequency hearing loss. Women’s and children’s voices have a higher frequency than men’s voices – 165 to 255 Hz, in contrast to 85 to […]
One topic that is rarely mentioned with regards to hearing loss is how to keep people who have it safe inside their own homes. For example, imagine that a fire starts in your home; if you are like most people you have smoke detectors to sound a warning so that you and your loved ones […]
Hearing loss comes in many forms – it might develop gradually (for example, as the result of aging) or all of a sudden (as the result of an injury or trauma). The hearing loss itself can be temporary or permanent, and may vary from mild (having difficulty understanding casual conversation) to severe (complete deafness). A […]
An estimated 20% of all Americans have some level of hearing loss, however, there is one portion of the population in which that number is notably higher – veterans, particularly those who’ve served in foreign combat zones. Hearing loss and tinnitus have become the most prevalent service-related disabilities among soldiers who served in Afghanistan and […]
Based on statistics from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), out of every 1,000 children in the US, 2 to 3 are born deaf or with impaired hearing. Children may suffer hearing loss because of congenital factors, as the result of a middle ear infection known as otitis media, or it may be triggered by […]
Hearing is important to almost all living creatures; although scientists have found several species of blind amphibians, fishes, mammals, and reptiles, no deaf vertebrate species have ever been discovered. However, it doesn’t take ears to hear. Sounds waves – vibrations in the air – can be detected in a variety of ways. Vertebrates have ears. […]
A common question from patients pertains to the ability to hear in crowded rooms. When they are talking to people one-on-one, or in small groups of people there is no problem, and they seem to hear just fine. But when they find themselves in a large crowd they often find it very difficult to understand […]
