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Whenever a sound wave strikes your ear, miniature nerve endings in your inner ear convert them into electric signals that your brain comprehends as sounds. Unfortunately, these nerve endings can…

We all know that injuries, noise exposure and selected illnesses can result in hearing loss, but are your genes involved? The answer to this question is ‚Yes. Genetic abnormalities actually lay…

Some six million teenagers nationwide suffer some type of loss of hearing, and this number has increased considerably over the last 20 years. Besides the use of high-volume portable music…

While some people understood that there are bonds between your hearing health and your total health, the significance of this idea is often downplayed. After all, damage that occurs in…

Hearing loss comes in many forms – it might develop gradually (for example, due to aging) or all of a sudden (due to an accident or trauma). The hearing loss itself…

What do Phil Collins, Brian Wilson, Barbra Streisand, and Ludwig van Beethoven have in common, besides all being musicians? As a result of years of performing, they all have permanent hearing…

For people reading this who have suffered some type of hearing impairment, do you ever find yourself having to work really hard to understand what is being said to you or around…

A number of the conditions that cause hearing loss for our patients cannot be reversed which is frustrating for our hearing specialists. Damage to the tiny, very sensitive hair cells of the…

Whether you are young or old, you may experience hearing loss. According to experts at the Academy of Audiology, nearly 12% of younger kids from age 6 through the teen years…