Have you ever heard a ringing sound in your ears? How about a whooshing noise, a buzzing sensation, or maybe a hissing sound? If this sounds familiar, you’re probably one of the many Americans who ...

Chances are, you know someone with dementia — a condition that affects more than 10 million new people worldwide each year. Dementia, a cluster of conditions that affect the brain’s ability to process ...

Most people with tinnitus have some degree of hearing loss. Research suggests that hearing aids may help reduce tinnitus and its impact on daily functioning. This article provides a brief overview of ...

For decades, the only way to get a hearing aid was to visit a doctor and have one prescribed for you—probably in a strip mall office advertised on the marquee only with “HEARING AIDS” in block letters ...

Do you find yourself leaning in while you’re having a conversation, all the better to read the speaker’s lips? Do you ask people to repeat themselves? Do you crank the television a little (or a lot) ...

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Nowadays some hearing aids don't use the directional microphones anymore. Hearing aids do have two microphones, that is how we do better in background noise, but it's not just pointing a signal right ...

34% MORE LIKELY NOT TO PAY THEIR CREDIT CARD BILL ON TIME. AN ESTIMATED 30 MILLION AMERICANS COULD BENEFIT FROM HEARING AIDS, BUT JUST ACTUALLY 1 IN 3 HAVE THEM. KOAT UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH ...

Hearing loss often develops gradually, making it easy to overlook. You might not notice it until you’re regularly asking your partner to turn up the TV or repeat themselves for the fifth time in a ...

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