If you’re able to hear men’s voices more easily than women’s or kid’s voices, it might suggest that you have suffered some high-frequency hearing loss. The voices of most women and children fall into a higher frequency range – generally 165 to 255 Hertz – while male voices are typically lower frequency at 85 to […]
Hearing Loss Articles
Hearing loss can take many forms, and may occur suddenly, as the result of injuries or trauma, or over time, as the result of the aging process. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild instances of not being able to hear conversations properly to severe periods of total deafness, and may be either […]
One subject that is rarely discussed with regards to hearing loss is how to keep those who have suffered it safe in their own homes. For example, suppose that a fire starts in your house; if you’re like most people you have smoke alarms to sound an alert so that you and your family can […]
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Veterans – especially those that have served in combat zones – have considerably higher rates of hearing loss than the public. Seeing as 20 percent of the public in the US has some form of hearing loss, the percentages among veterans are alarmingly high. Among soldiers who’ve been in Iraq and Afghanistan, the most widespread […]
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Based on data 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. As childhood progresses, hearing loss may occur from physical injury, disease, very loud noises, or structural abnormalities in the structure of the ear. Early hearing screenings are […]
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Our patients frequently ask us why they seem to have greater difficulty hearing in busy rooms than in other conditions. 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. Not so in crowded situations. Whether in large public space outdoors […]
This is one of the questions we are asked most often. If you are concerned that you are experiencing some hearing loss, you are not alone, because the hearing of over 22 million Americans has become somewhat impaired, and 10 million of them have suffered hearing loss (which is defined as being unable to hear […]
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What do Phil Collins, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, and Ludwig van Beethoven have in common, besides all being musicians? As a result of years of performing, they all have permanent hearing loss. When musicians come to me for treatment, I feel obliged to inform them of a lamentable fact of life – playing music may […]
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