Since before Marshawn Lynch created the Beast Quake in the Seattle Seahawks’ 2011 season, loud stadiums have become a source of pride for fans. But with stadium noise exceeding safe decibel (sound pressure) levels, it’s also a source of hearing loss. Cheering fans can push …
Early Hearing Loss Screenings Can Prevent Developmental Delays in Children
Hearing plays a critical role in a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. A child with a hearing loss can face serious delays in speech and language processing and understanding. Early detection and intervention can minimize the negative impacts that hearing loss can have on …
All Aspects of Life — Not Just Hearing — Are Greatly Affected by Hearing Loss
Most people experience hearing loss gradually, and few realize the negative effects it has on all aspects of health and overall quality of life. Researchers and physicians have emphasized the importance of seeking treatment when hearing loss starts to affect daily life, but only one …
Healthy Diets Support Hearing Health
Treatment for hearing loss comes in many forms, including the well-known use of hearing aids. Now a wealth of information from recent studies has suggested that adding specific vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to patients’ diets may head off the need for such devices later in …
Blunt-Force Trauma — Not Just Loud Noise — Can Cause Hearing Loss and Tinnitus, Too
September usually means a handful of things: Summer’s almost gone, the kids are going back to school, the holidays will be upon us before we know it (how many holiday shopping commercials have you seen already?), and football is finally back. The return of football …
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