A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Aren’t Catching On With U.S. Consumers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s now been possible to buy a hearing aid over-the-counter for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so.More education is needed about just who these over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids can help, ac…
Learn MoreAmericans Who Are Deaf Can Now Use 988 Suicide Helpline
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people. The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard…
Learn MoreRecommendations Made for Hearing Assessments in Children
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hearing assessment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents are discussed in a clinical report published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.Charles Bower, M.D., from Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Lit…
Learn MoreLate-Stage Meniere Disease Shows Severe Auditory, Vestibular Dysfunction
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with advanced-stage Meniere disease (MD) have greater vestibular damage, higher degree of endolymphatic hydrops (EH), and atrophy of hippocampal volume (HV), according to a study published online Ju…
Learn MoreEndolymphatic Hydrops Grade M2 Correlates Most Strongly With Hearing Loss
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — M2 grading of intracochlear endolymphatic hydrops shows the strongest correlation with hearing loss with Meniere disease, according to a study published online May 17 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.Zhihao Han, fro…
Learn MoreLa detección temprana es clave para corregir la pérdida auditiva infantil: conozca las señales
DOMINGO, 26 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La detección temprana de la pérdida auditiva infantil es esencial, pero también difícil, porque los bebés no pueden decirles a sus padres o a los médicos exactamente qué está pasando.Alrededor de 2 a 3 …
Learn MoreEarly Detection Is Key to Correcting Childhood Hearing Loss. Know the Signs
SUNDAY, March 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early detection of childhood hearing loss is crucial but also challenging because babies can’t tell their parents or doctors exactly what’s wrong.About 2 to 3 of every 1,000 kids is born with permanent hearin…
Learn MoreEsfuércese por proteger su oído
VIERNES, 3 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alrededor de 48 millones de estadounidenses tienen cierto grado de pérdida de la audición, pero hay formas de preservar este importante sentido.La Asociación Americana del Habla, el Lenguaje y la Audició…
Learn MoreMake Efforts to Protect Your Hearing
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but there are ways to preserve this important sense. Together, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Hearing Loss Associat…
Learn More¿Vive cerca de un área con mucho tráfico? Quizá tenga un mayor riesgo de tinnitus
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que viven cerca del ruido del tráfico, sobre todo cuando continúa de noche, son más propensas a desarrollar unos sonidos repetitivos de silbidos o zumbidos en los oídos, lo que se conoce com…
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