Hearing health and care: The need for improved hearing loss prevention and...

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Abstract- Hearing loss affects 31 million Americans, particularly veterans who were...with ototoxic medications, which may exacerbate preexisting hearing loss. Thus, hearing loss is the most common and tinnitus the third most common service-connect...

Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Treatment Options

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Hearing loss is a common problem that impacts quality...members, and caretakers. Unfortunately, hearing loss is often undiagnosed and untreated. This article summarizes symptoms of typical hearing loss associated with aging and simple screening...

Fed: Hearing loss costing Aust $12 bln a year

AAP General News (Australia);  May 17, 2006 ;     511 words ......General News (Australia) 05-17-2006 Fed: Hearing loss costing Aust $12 bln a year By Shane...Correspondent CANBERRA, May 17 AAP - Hearing loss is costing Australia almost $12 billion...million Australians who have some form of hearing loss. Of the total financial $12 billion...

1 Million Youth in America with Hearing Loss May be Left Behind, National...

U.S. Newswire;  January 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......An estimated 1.4 million youth have hearing loss, but only 12% wear hearing devices...Better Hearing Institute (BHI). Untreated hearing loss among young people was shown to lead...minor to serious problems due to their hearing loss. The most serious problems experienced...

Untreated Hearing Loss Puts Children at Risk, Better Hearing Institute...

U.S. Newswire;  August 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Too many children with hearing loss aren't getting adequate help and are...unforeseen consequences of untreated hearing loss in America's children. The warning comes...study -- Are 1 Million Dependents with Hearing Loss in America Being Left Behind? -- BHI...

Couple dynamics and attributions when one partner has an acquired hearing...

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......couples face when one partner has a hearing loss. We also discuss the role of attribution...between couples facing the challenges of hearing loss. "Frankly, I'm here and I wanna dig...Wind" (Kulman, 1999). Our interest in hearing loss and couple communication is a natural...

Hearing Loss Treatment Critical At An Early Age

The Culvert Chronicles;  February 21, 2008 ;     361 words ...(NewsUSA) - Hearing loss is a subject often overlooked in...under the age of 18 have some form of hearing loss-that's approximately 1.7 percent...are not aware that their child has hearing loss. In some cases, pediatricians mistakenly...

People With Hearing Loss Make Less Money, Survey Finds

U.S. Newswire;  May 15, 2007 ;     604 words ......PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans with hearing loss make less money than people with normal...BHI). The findings of the "Impact of Hearing Loss on Household Income" study were presented at The National Press Club. Untreated hearing loss was shown to negatively affect household...

Hearing Loss

Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ......CARBIN Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Hearing Loss Author: DOROTHY L. SMITH and CLIFTON...socio-economic status, can experience hearing loss. The social, emotional, educational...unprotected ears after 15 minutes (a temporary hearing loss may occur after being exposed for an...

America's Relationships at Risk: 19 Million Adult Relationships Are...

PR Newswire;  May 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Nearly Half of Those Affected by Hearing Loss Have Not Sought Treatment DENVER, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearing loss is much more common than most realize...shine a light on the realities of hearing loss during Better Hearing and Speech...

Early Detection of Hearing Loss: Then and Now

Volta Voices;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...My interest in hearing loss in children began shortly after...confirmed that Linda had a profound hearing loss. Our lives changed. I moved from...families of young children with hearing loss to seek information on the "how...

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children

Teaching Exceptional Children;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......discover some surprising, even alarming, facts about hearing loss. Hearing loss caused by exposure to recreational and occupational...virtually 100 percent preventable. Noise-induced hearing loss (NlHL) is the sec ond most common form of sensorineural...

When should hearing loss be recorded?(Occupational Safety and Health...

Industrial Safety & Hygiene News;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The debate over recordable job-related hearing loss rages on, and OSHA will soon have to...involves the recording of job-related hearing loss. The criteria for recording work-related hearing loss will not be implemented for one year...

People with hearing loss often unaware of condition

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  October 22, 2008 ;     478 words ...Nearly 36 million Americans have hearing loss. More than half of the people with hearing loss are younger than age 65. However, many people who have hearing loss either are in denial or are just not aware that they are having problems. Because...

Association Says Pain-Relief Drugs May Cause Hearing Loss.

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......drugs: Chronic abuse may cause hearing loss. Some 200 drugs and chemicals may cause temporary or permanent hearing loss and balance problems, according...Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The link between hearing loss and high doses of painkillers like...