Although some 48 million Americans have some form of hearing loss, there remain a wide variety of fictions in the public mind. If you ask someone what they think about hearing loss, you are likely to hear a blend of facts, outdated realities, and full-blown [...]
Age-related hearing loss, also called presbycusis, happens because the ear changes as we age. It is the most common type of hearing loss, affecting one in three people over 65 and half of those over 75. This means there is a high chance that an [...]
Hearing is a bedrock feature of communication. Although we also communicate through visual cues, gestures, and other non-verbal means, hearing is one of the most common ways to gather what others mean to communicate. Those with hearing impairment or deafness rely on these other ways [...]
While it’s important to separate what you do for a living and your personal life, our jobs often play an important role in our identity. It has been estimated that the average person will spend one-third of their life at work. That's roughly 90,000 hours at work over [...]
Deafness and hearing loss are both socially stigmatized conditions in our society. As a result, many people with hearing loss are embarrassed to admit they have one. This is a problem because it makes it harder for them to seek treatment, leading to further problems. [...]
Tinnitus is the persistent impression of a sound that is not present in one’s environment. Most often these sounds are described as a “ringing in the ears,” but people also frequently describe them as hissing, whooshing, roaring, whistling, buzzing, or chirping. 50 million Americans suffer [...]
HEARING LOSS AMONG VETERANS Military veterans are disproportionately affected by tinnitus and hearing loss. In fact, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), tinnitus and hearing loss are the number one and number two conditions that people visit their centers to [...]
HOW COMMON IS HEARING LOSS and WHAT CAUSES IT Disabling hearing loss affects between 40-50 million Americans. That’s more people than diabetes or cancer. Though less than three out of every 1,000 babies in The United States are born with a congenital hearing disability, 13% [...]
Hearing loss is far more common than many people probably assume, affecting more than 13% of the U.S. population over the age of 18. There are three main types of hearing loss: sensorineural, conductive and mixed, with sensorineural being by far the most common, accounting [...]
Regular hearing tests are an important part of maintaining our best health and well-being. Throughout our lives, a hearing test at regular intervals helps us to stay in control of our hearing health. We can identify early noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and take the steps [...]
