Good News for Baby Boomers: Hearing Loss May Not Be As Likely with Age
How about a little good news, for a change? Despite all those warnings and predictions of a generation of hearing-impaired Baby Boomers, we seem to have come through the ful…
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AG Bell Announces 2010 Recipient of the Honors of the Association Award – 1 day ago
AG Bell has named Inez K. Janger as the 2010 recipient of its prestigious Honors of the Association Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication to, and…
HLA- Florida Offers Chance to Win October Cruise for Two – 2 days ago
The Assocation is offering raffle tickets for a “Cruise for Two” on the newer Royal Caribbean ruise ship, Freedom of the Seas, sailing October 17, 2010 to the Western…
Hearing Aid Tax Credit Attracts Record 113th Co-Sponsor – 2 days ago
Washington, DC, January 26, 2010 – Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1646) shattered previous co-sponsorship records…
Dangerous Decibels Presents Educator Training Workshop Following National Hearing Conservation Association Conference – 3 days ago
Westminster, CO – The National Hearing Conservation Association announces that an Educator Training Workshop will be presented by Dangerous Decibels from…
Leadership Opportunities for Teens 2010 Applications Available! – 3 days ago
AG Bell’s acclaimed LOFT 2010 program will take place from June 20-24, 2010, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the
HLAA Convention 2010 in Milwaukee, June 17 - 20 2010 – 4 days ago
The Hearing Loss Association of America® would like to invite you to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Convention 2010, June 17 – 20, at the Hilton Milwaukee City…
Human Echolocation: Using Your Ears To "See" In The Dark – 5 days ago
Bats don’t see very well. But they eat a bunch of mosquitoes by employing a form of sonar ? echolocation ? to snatch skeeters right out of the sky ? in…
NIDCD Grantee Receives NIH Challenge Grant To Study Hybrid Cochlear Implant – 6 days ago
For many of the roughly 36 million American adults with some degree of hearing loss, a hearing aid does not provide enough help, and a cochlear implant risks permanently losing…
Hearing Motors That Rev Up Your Hearing – 1 week ago
A recent study from the University of Utah, co-authored by the Chair of the Bioengineering Department, Dr. Richard Rabbitt, has demonstrated that the human ear actually has tiny,...
Scientific Breakthrough Could Bring Repair of Hearing Loss Closer – 1.1 weeks ago
14 December 2009 – A new study into hearing has uncovered the secret of our extraordinary ability to perceive a range of sounds – from a pin dropping to the…
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and Federal Partners Launch Historic Six-City Listening – 1.3 weeks ago
January 15, 2010 – During this economic downturn with record-breaking unemployment rates, ODEP and its Federal partners are launching a six-city Listening Tour…
AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Registration Now Available! – 1.3 weeks ago
Hearing Coalition Continues Opposition to Hearing Aid Tax – 1.4 weeks ago
Congress also considers children’s coverage mandate and payment disclosure rules
The election of Scott Brown (R-MA) to the Senate is likely to have a…
UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel – 1.4 weeks ago
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the…
Hearing Loss in the Workplace Resources Crucial for Success – 1.6 weeks ago
Getting and keeping a job in the current economy is not easy, and it is even more of a challenge for people with hearing loss. However, there are ways to maximize the chances…
Scientists Set Their Sights on Hearing Breakthrough for Babies – 1.7 weeks ago
11 December 2009 – The first year to two years of life is a critical time for hearing impaired children and their language development. Whilst young babies…
Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf Offering Two Programs for Teens with Hearing Loss – 1.9 weeks ago
On Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., New York City-area students with hearing loss and their parents are invited to a free one-day conference entitled “Life…
Elusive Protein Points to Mechanism Behind Hearing Loss – 2 weeks ago
A serendipitous discovery of deaf zebra fish larvae has helped narrow down the function of an elusive protein necessary for hearing and balance. The work, led by Rockefeller…
Useful Tips for Longer Hearing Aid Life – Wed, Feb 24th 2010
Hearing aids are expensive and it’s just common sense to take care of them. Here are six tips discussed in an article on Healthy Hearing that will extend the life of your…
FDA Advisory Panel Votes 15 to 0 in Favor of Approving Envoy Medical's Esteem® Fully Implantable Hearing Restoration System – Tue, Feb 23rd 2010
Envoy Medical, a Minnesota corporation, has developed the first Fully Implantable Hearing Restoration System known as the Esteem®. On December 18th, an Advisory Panel of…
Hearing Healthcare For All - So Close Yet So Far – Mon, Feb 1st 2010
Let’s start with a no-brainer: hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older people (although people of all ages can be at risk), and hearing aids have…
Living a Charmed Life with Hearing Aids – Mon, Jan 25th 2010
A great number of people are reluctant to get fit with hearing aids because they believe ? mistakenly, of course ? that hearing aids will make them look old and…
Say No to Hearing Loss with Folates – Mon, Jan 25th 2010
We’ve all heard about the importance of good health. A healthy lifestyle contributes to a healthy heart (important), improved blood flow (very important), a lowered…
Hearing Aids Improve Sex Life and Marriage – Mon, Jan 18th 2010
Australia is known for its beer, its bar-bies, kangaroos, koalas and lovers. Lovers? Well, maybe that’s not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of bu…
Hearing Brings Your World to Life – Mon, Jan 11th 2010
The ability to hear is such an engrained part of life, we often miss it entirely. It’s just there. 24/7. And so, many of us simply take our hearing health for granted….
Quiet Please: Urban Noise Hurts Ears, Health – Mon, Jan 11th 2010
If you are old enough to remember the 1960s, you may recall the lyrics of Petula Clark’s hit song, Downtown: “Just listen to the music of the traffic in the…
Enjoy the New Decade....with New Hearing Aids – Mon, Jan 4th 2010
It’s hard to believe that a new decade is upon us but here we are in 2010 already. How time flies. And in that time, you may have noticed that you don’t hear as a…
Treating Hearing Loss Important for Alzheimer's and Dementia – Mon, Jan 4th 2010
If you visit Healthy Hearing often, you know that there is a correlation between hearing loss and certain medical ailments such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, among…
Healthy Hearing's Annual New Ear's Resolutions - 2010 – Mon, Dec 21st 2009
Well, here we are again. Another year has come and gone. A lot’s happened in the past 12 months, some good, some not so much. But you can be sure of one thing: a lot peop…
Tai Chi: Improving Balance with Ancient Art – Mon, Dec 21st 2009
Tai Chi has been under the microscope of the American Academy of Otolaryngology (ear, nose, throat specialists) as a beneficial remedy for dizziness.
This ancient, Chinese art…
The Many Different Ways to Lose Your Hearing – Mon, Dec 14th 2009
The ability to hear the sounds around us is an important quality-of-life issue. Sure, hearing enriches our lives, whether it’s listening to Mozart or playing with a…
Toys Dangerous to Children's Hearing: Purchase with Caution – Mon, Dec 14th 2009
‘Tis the season. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, the tree is up and decorated and the plans for Christmas dinner are all set. So what’s left?
Oh,...
When It Comes to Hearing Aids Priorities Count – Mon, Dec 7th 2009
If you’re just starting your research on an upcoming hearing aid purchase, first congratulations on taking that first, all-important step toward a better quality of life….
The Hearing Aid Tax Credit - Not Moving at the Speed of Sound – Mon, Dec 7th 2009
With all the talk about the new healthcare plan currently being debated in the Senate, you may be wondering what is the status of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act? Unfortunately,...
During the Holiday Season, Good Hearing Equals Glad Tidings – Mon, Nov 23rd 2009
Sleigh bells ringing, children singing, and all the other happy sounds of the holiday season. Question is: can you hear them? Starting with Thanksgiving and all the way to New…
A Matter of Balance: It's Not in Your Mind, It's in Your Ear – Mon, Nov 23rd 2009
Ear problems involve hearing loss, right? Well, that’s what most of us think because we hear with our ears ? complex collections of membranes, bones, organs and other…
Bone Anchored Hearing Implants - Technology Marches On – Mon, Nov 16th 2009
Hearing loss is different for different people. Some experience mild hearing loss that can be remedied with a discrete pair of hearing aids. Others experience more severe hearing…
Diabetes and Hearing Loss: The Important Connection – Mon, Nov 16th 2009
If you visit HealthyHearing.com regularly, you know that certain conditions predispose you to hearing loss. First and foremost among them is the aging process, but certain…
Ten Signs You May Have Hearing Loss – Mon, Nov 9th 2009
There are many different causes of hearing loss and even different types of hearing loss. The most common cause of hearing loss is presbycusis, hearing loss due to the aging…
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