Addressing Hearing Loss With Your Loved Ones
As the holidays near, many of us will be surrounded by family and friends ? some who we haven't seen for some time.
As we reminisce and update each other on what's been going on in our lives, most assuredly we will notice changes in our loved ones.
It may be weight loss ? or weight gain.
It could be hair color ? or hair loss.
The biggest changes we notice are the growth of children.
Babies start crawling and walking and talking.
Older children enter school.
Children we remember being in grade school "just yesterday" are getting ready to leave school and enter their adult lives.There is one change we may notice in our friends and relatives that we won't comment on ? hearing loss.
Hearing loss is something we should mention to people we care about because it is often not apparent to the sufferer.
In fact, age related hearing loss often takes place over a long period of time.
Additionally, when it is identified, it is often too late to do very much about.
So, what should you pay attention to if you think someone you care about is suffering from hearing loss?
- a ringing, roaring, hissing or buzzing in the ear
- trouble determining television sounds from real sounds
- dizziness and loss of balance
- difficulty hearing low pitched sounds or whispers
- moderate to severe vision impairment
While some hearing loss can be caused by something as simple as too much earwax, most hearing loss has long term potential and some hearing loss is indicative of a serious health condition.
A short visit with a hearing care professional will sort out the problem and provide peace of mind.
The important thing to remember is the earlier hearing loss is diagnosed, is the sooner it can be treated.
Encourage your loved one to see a hearing professional or do some research on the internet.
Hearing Aid Match will even give you a free hearing test.It's easy to point out a positive change in someone you care about, but sometimes it's necessary to point out, in a loving manner, changes that aren't so positive.
Hearing loss is one of those changes that need to be pointed out.
This holiday season, pay special attention to those you care about who may have this problem..
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Welcome to the Age of Bionic Hearing!
(ARA) - Better. Stronger. Faster. That was the promise made by those fictional techno-doctors who used their imaginary electronic wizardry to reconstruct Jaime Sommers' character into The Bionic Woman. Fiction back in the 1970s -- today, a reality.
Many of the body's functions that have been either damaged or lost can be restored with technology so advanced, it would make even those fictional doctors green with envy.For those who are baby boomers, we have two things in common. First, we probably all remember that television show! Second, we have spent the better part of our lives unwittingly destroying our hearing. Noise exposure in today's society has risen to such an intense and pervasive level that significant and permanent hearing loss by late-middle age is the rule, not the exception. Without The Bionic Woman's doctors to outfit us with a supersensitive bionic ear, what are we to do?The only solution available to most Americans with hearing damage is hearing aids. However,...
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SongbirdStore.com Advances Hearing Aid Technology
Cranbury, NJ (ContentDesk) February 11, 2004--Hearing loss affects 28 million Americans.
An estimated 80% of those people with hearing loss forego using a hearing aid. The new Songbird? 400 Hour Digital Hearing Aid brings treatment within reach for them. This new, digital hearing aid conquers the issues commonly cited as obstacles to hearing aid use. The Songbird 400 Hour Digital Hearing Aid is: Disposable: After 400 hours or 90 days of normal use, the device is simply replaced with a new one.
Digital: The Songbird 400 has a digital chip, which provides the required sound enhancement for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. Automatic: An automatic volume control adjusts to the sound level in any environment, providing exceptional digital sound quality on par with the most expensive hearing aids.Over-the-Counter: Designed for persons with mild to moderate hearing loss, no hearing exams or tests are required, saving time, money, and uneasiness.
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What You Should Know about Children's Hearing Aids
It is estimated that more than 1 million children in the U.S. have some form of hearing loss. Even if hearing loss is not very severe, this impairment in children can have a profound affect on their educations. Some children with hearing impairments may be mistaken to have learning disabilities, or assumed to be defiant or downright stubborn. Even with more and more hospitals screening newborns for hearing loss, still slip through the cracks.
Parents may not even be aware of a slight loss of hearing until other problems develop.
Fortunately, for both parents and children, many models of child hearing aids are available to consumers. The first step is to have your child evaluated by an audiologist. This specialist can determine the level of hearing loss in the child and recommend solutions and aids to help them. Children as young as a week old have been reported to have received hearing aids.
The same models offered for adults are available...
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