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Article: Now hear this: some causes of hearing loss may be unexpected, but don't let embarrassment keep you from getting help.(SOLUTIONS)(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Advisor
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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Do you struggle to understand a conversation in a crowded room? Perhaps you have been turning the TV volume higher and higher. If you've been shrugging off these little annoyances, you may be in denial about a common problem: age-related hearing loss. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, one in three people over age 65 have some degree of hearing problem.
You passed your peak in terms of hearing many years ago. "The peak age of hearing is in childhood, around age 6 or 7," remarks Samuel Selesnick, MD, professor and vice-chairman of the department of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. "As we age, all parts of us ...