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The eardrum is required for hearing because it detects sound waves and communicates the vibrations to the brain, but in addition it acts as a shield to seal the inner ear and keep it clear of infection. When your eardrum is fully intact, your inner ear is basically a protected and sterile place; but if
Could excessively noisy environments at work be damaging your hearing? Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common reason for hearing loss. Certain occupations are simply more noisy than others, and workers in those fields should be appropriately concerned about their hearing. Approximately 30 million workers risk hazardous noise exposure on the job according to the
Picking out hearing aids can be hard if you are not familiar with the many acronyms commonly used to describe common styles. This collection encompasses the vast majority of the abbreviations you are likely to encounter when looking for hearing aids and offers a brief explanation of each one. The ideal approach to really grasp
Vertigo, a sensation of movement where the person or the person’s surroundings seem to whirl dizzily, is generally regarded as a rather unpleasant experience. Vertigo feelings can disrupt balance and lead to falls that can be serious in the elderly; vertigo can also be combined with sensations of spinning in space, dizziness, and more rarely,
No, the “speech banana” is not a super fruit that improves hearing or is a reference to that classic vaudeville comic skit that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” The “speech banana” is a distinctive design appearing on an audiogram. Audiograms are graphs of sound frequency (on the horizontal
Americans like their guns. Some of this interest comes from movies and TV where policemen, cowboys and bad guys are donning their guns with delight and regularly shooting at one another. The impression from these images was definitely potent, because America continues to have millions of gun owners who fire them on a regular basis,
There’s a lot of confusion with regards to the difference between these two categories of devices, and that confusion is increased by the number of advertisements floating around for inexpensive personal sound amplifiers (PSAs), compared with how relatively few you see for hearing aids. The reason you don’t see lots of ads for hearing aids
One thing you can look forward to if you have children is that at some point they are going to ask you to buy them some headphones to use with their computers, games and music players. No big shock there. After all, headphones commonly offer a better experience when used with assorted entertainment and learning
Acute external otitis is an infection of the outer ear canal – the portion outside your eardrum. Virtually all people recognize it by its common name – swimmer’s ear. The popular name “swimmer’s ear” derives from the fact that the infection is frequently linked to swimming. Anytime moisture remains in the outer ear it provides
“Should I repair or replace an older hearing aid?” is one of the more common questions we get. The answer is “That depends.” The question of whether to repair or replace hinges on many factors, and the “right answer” is as individual as the people asking the question. It is worth stating in advance, that
Sound in an extraordinary thing. It impacts our emotions and well-being in numerous ways – both positive and negative. Listening to music can be calming and enjoyable, but it can also be stressful and irritating if the volume is too loud. Everyone has a different taste in music, therefore the quality of a piece of
If you have some type of hearing loss, do you ever find that listening to people talk is work, and that you need to try really hard to understand what people say? You are not alone. The feeling that listening and understanding is demanding work is common among people with hearing loss – even those
