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Category: Hearing Loss

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3 Things You Can Do to Promote Hearing Loss Awareness During Better Hearing and Speech Month

April 12, 2016

3 Things You Can Do to Promote Hearing Loss Awareness During Better Hearing and Speech Month Did you know that next month is Better Hearing and Speech Month? It’ll be here in just a couple of weeks. Hearing healthcare is obviously something we feel passionately about at TruHearing. So every May we try our best
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Free Guide to the Signs and Treatment of Hearing Loss

December 10, 2015

Free Guide to the Signs and Treatment of Hearing Loss The first step to improving your hearing is recognizing that you have hearing loss. We’ve created a free guide for anyone who thinks they may have hearing loss or a member of their family has hearing loss that you can download and print. In the
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Do I Need Two Hearing Aids? Why Yes is Often the Answer

December 1, 2015

Do I Need Two Hearing Aids? Why Yes is Often the Answer By Austin Singleton, AuD, CCC-A , FAAA As a practicing Doctor of audiology I am often asked the question “Do I really need two hearing aids?” This is a common question because investing in hearing aids can be a costly endeavor. Some individuals
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3 Ways to Slow Down Further Hearing Loss

November 17, 2015

3 Ways to Slow Down Further Hearing Loss When we recognize we have hearing loss, we become acutely aware of how important our hearing is to our everyday lives and happiness. Hearing aids are a fantastic way to gain back lost sounds and take part in a full range of social activities. In fact, multiple
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Why do I need two hearing aids? Can’t I hear everything I need to hear with just one?

November 13, 2015

Question: Why do I need two hearing aids? Can’t I hear everything I need to hear with just one? Answer: The simple answer is that we have two ears, just like we have two eyes—and you don’t see a lot of people walking around with monocles these days. That’s because, when you have bad vision, you
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Did You Know? Mental and Physical Health Can Improve Just by Wearing Hearing Aids

June 1, 2015

Did You Know? Mental and Physical Health Can Improve Just by Wearing Hearing Aids Most hearing aid owners wear their aids on a regular basis and discover the benefit they can provide to their lives and relationships. However, as many as 24% of hearing aid owners don’t wear their hearing aids as much as they
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3 Tips to Improve Communication for Those with Hearing Loss

June 20, 2014

3 Tips to Improve Communication for Those with Hearing Loss At one point or another we have all asked “what?” or “huh?” too many times that we ignore the problem and just smile and nod hoping to move a conversation forward. This situation happens more often for those with hearing loss. Hopefully, you can remedy
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Online Hearing Test

May 30, 2014

Online Hearing Test Watch the video above and note how well you can hear and understand what’s being said. Throughout the month of May—which has been Better Hearing and Speech Month—we’ve been educating our followers about hearing issues, like noise induced hearing loss, the connection between diabetes and hearing loss, and ototoxic hearing loss. The above
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Ototoxic Hearing Loss: Signs and Treatment

May 23, 2014

Ototoxic Hearing Loss: Signs and Treatment Ototoxicity is literally “ear poisoning.” It comes from a combination of two latin words: Oto=Ear Toxicity=poisoning Ototoxicity occurs when a person ingests chemicals or certain medications that can adversely affect the way the inner ear functions. Specifically, some drugs can damage the cochlea and the vestibulo-cochlear nerve, impairing hearing
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