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By: Greg Marshall | Category: Other Nutrients If you are like most people, you’ve had the experience of having difficulty hearing after attending a pop concert or watching a movie with loud sound effects. This temporary noise-induced hearing loss occurs as a result of inflammation of the cells in the ear that responsible for hearing. While short-term exposure to noise does not cause permanent hearing loss, repeated exposure to loud sounds can diminish your ability to hear.Causes of hearing lossAs people age, the cumulative effects of noise exposure can take their toll. In the United States alone, 20 percent of...

Vitamin supplement slows hearing loss after antibiotics A vitamin supplement may provide protection against hearing loss that sometimes occurs after antibiotic treatment, a study suggests. A dietary supplement has been discovered to offer protection against the side effects of gentamicin treatment. Gentamicin is a drug used to treat people with bacterial infections that are resistant to other antibiotics, including penicillin. The drug is often used in developing countries, because it is cheap and easily accessible. Unfortunately, gentamicin has a serious side effect – it can lead to hearing loss. A vitamin enriched diet, however, can help prevent drug-induced hearing loss....

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Gladstone resident Grant Munce entered the competition with a pair of aids made in 1885.Grant's entry into the event, run by Connect Hearing, saw him take out the prize for the oldest set in the competition in Queensland and Australia.He says he came across the archaic contraptions in one of a number of safety deposit boxes that he inherited from his grandfather."I went to them with a hammer and chisel and opened them all," he said, describing when he received the boxes as a child."At the time it was good that I didn't damage them in any way, I've just...

Here is a great article from the St Louis DispatchDear Dr. Roach • My husband and I are both senior citizens. My hearing deteriorated noticeably more than two years ago. I had an ENT check me, and no tumor or anything that might have caused the loss was found — just bad genes.I went to a local “hearing aid” specialist in April 2013 to be fitted for two hearing aids, but they were FAR from perfect. After a year of fussing, making minor adjustments, etc., they completely did them over, with new molds of my ear canals, and made them...

Hi, this email will help you manage your expectations about hearing aids. 1. Expect others to notice your hearing loss before you do! Acommon complaint of hearing-impaired individuals is that otherpeople mumble - and if they would just speak up, it would be easierto hear them! This is placing the "blame" externally, rather thanaccepting the reality that your ears are not as good as they usedto be. Realize that it is YOUR hearing. Take that step to have yourhearing tested before you blast your loving spouse out of the denwith the blaring sound of the TV set. The first thing...

Hearing Aid Benefits... According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated one-quarter of Americans between the ages of 65 and 75 and almost three-quarters of those over 75 have some degree of hearing loss.According to Hearing Aid Industry Sources (and these are their words) "only about 20% ever purchase a device to help restore their hearing abilities. This is not because of denial or lack of money as you might assume, but rather due to misinformation from their doctors and a general lack of understanding from the medical community". My opinion, being in the business of hearing aids, is a little...

Hearing Aid Channels...Do I need more than 4 Channels in my Hearing Aid? Some new hearing aids can come with 24 channels or more… and have a price tag of $2000 to $3000 per aid. One might assume that more channels or bands will equate to better performance or more benefit. But is that actually true?Starkey, a hear aid manufacturer, did a study involving 1,156 audiograms (study was published in audiologyonline.com). Their goal was to determine how many independent channels were needed to maximize speech audibility - how clear you hear words. Their initial assumption was that a well-designed hearing...

Providers and health insurers who comply with HIPPA are required to follow this law must comply with your right to... Ask to see and get a copy of your health record--including Audiograms You can ask to see and get a copy of your medical record and other health information. You may not be able to get all of your information in a few special cases. For example, if your doctor decides something in your file might endanger you or someone else, the doctor may not have to give this information to you.In most cases, your copies must be given to...

Video Transcript How to Read a Hearing Test Reading an audiogram can seem pretty complex, but once you know the basics it’s really pretty simple. First of all, you may be wondering...what is an audiogram? An audiogram is a graph that shows information about a person’s hearing abilities. An Audiogram is a hearing test that measures the softest sound you can hear. The softest level at which you can hear a sound is called the threshold. Let’s take a look at the various parts of the audiogram. First let’s look at it from top to bottom. The audiogram measures sound...

Why Get a Hearing Test So lets say you have already seen your Audiologist (and were shocked at the prices of hearing aids) or have been thinking about getting a hearing test. This email will help you understand what an Audiogram is--and how we program hearing aids with it.An audiogram is chart/graph that is created by using a device called an Audiometer. Read this How to Read a Hearing Test page for more information. Audiograms are a standard way of representing a person's hearing loss. Most audiograms cover the limited range 100Hz to 8000Hz (8 kHz) which is most important...

Hi, my name is David Boucher and here is my 'story' which has turned out more lengthy than I was expecting. David Boucher is a customer of Century Hearing Aids. David purchased two Open Fits in 2011 BackgroundOver the past 18 months I have become aware that my hearing is not 100%. My wife, who is very hard of hearing and wears 2 'top of the line' hearing aids has been telling me that I needed to go and see her audiologist at Clinic A to have my hearing tested and get advice for a hearing aid. My children and...