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

U.S. Newswire;  January 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......million youth have hearing loss, but only 12% wear...BHI). Untreated hearing loss among young people...problems due to their hearing loss. The most serious...reported to have hearing loss by their parents. Hearing loss was detected in...their children with ...

People With Hearing Loss Make Less Money, Survey Finds

U.S. Newswire;  May 15, 2007 ;     604 words ......with untreated hearing loss, 2,000 with hearing aids, and nearly 40...say they have hearing loss do not use hearing aids. "We've known...that untreated hearing loss is infinitely more noticeable than hearing aids in the workplace...

University of Florida Study: Elderly Admit Hearing Loss But Not...

AScribe Medicine News Service;  December 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......stereotyped in their unwillingness to admit hearing loss, although they may still deny the strain...years that older people deny their hearing loss by saying kids today don't speak clearly...majority do acknowledge they have a hearing loss. While many of the study's ...

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

U.S. Newswire;  August 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......are addressing hearing loss in our youth...is, when their hearing loss is untreated or...that untreated hearing loss affects nearly...with "minimal" hearing loss are at risk academically...America's children with hearing loss." According to...affecting one ...

People with hearing loss often unaware of condition

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  October 22, 2008 ;     478 words ......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...that they are having problems. Because hearing loss often comes on gradually, people may...more often. There are many causes of ...

'Mild to moderate' hearing loss underappreciated.(Clinical Rounds)

Family Practice News;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......severe-to-profound hearing loss is generally considered a 'true' hearing loss, many people think...However, even mild hearing loss, if not addressed...but this type of hearing loss in a young child...those babies have hearing loss, but a certain...mild to ...

Actor/Comedian Norm Crosby Discusses Hearing Aids and Hearing Loss.

PR Newswire;  October 23, 2003 ;     500 words ......Americans effected by hearing loss. He recently discussed his hearing loss, its impact on his...and information on hearing-related issues...the origin of your hearing loss, and your experience with hearing aids? Crosby: My hearing loss was ...

YOUR HEALTH; Say what? Hearing loss among baby boomers has increased...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ......prospect of wearing hearing aids is a big step...person with a hearing loss will duck and...Clinton with hearing aids at the relatively...at's what did it. Hearing loss is prevalent...Those considering hearing aids will find an...causes for your ...

YOUR HEALTH; a silent disability; People with hearing loss say their...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......canes, most with hearing loss are noticeable only by their hearing aids, which may be...has had a severe hearing loss for 10 years...her two current hearing aids about three years...difficult even with hearing aids, they said, partly...ignorance about ...

Experts flag mild to moderate' hearing loss: the issue is often not...

Pediatric News;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......diagnosed hearing loss, but only 12% wear hearing aids (Hearing...types of hearing loss that are...served with hearing aids. In the BHI...nature of hearing loss as one of...not adopted hearing aids, 80% also...

Better Hearing Institute Kicks Off Better Hearing and Speech Month,...

PR Newswire;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......unaddressed hearing loss. Baby boomers-tho...susceptible to hearing loss because of...recognized expert on hearing loss and hearing...stop treating hearing loss as a minor...news is that hearing loss can be easily...programmable hearing ...

Admit hearing loss; others can help

Post-Tribune (IN);  October 24, 2001 ;     486 words ......audiologist who has used hearing aids for more than 25 years...the reality of your hearing loss. ... A hearing loss...little slower? I have a hearing loss and that will make...about problems with hearing aids.] Remember that you've had a hearing ...

MarkeTrak VII: are 1 million dependents with hearing loss in America being...

The Hearing Review;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......candidates for hearing aids, or is the hearing loss so trivial...receiving hearing aids or other...for their hearing loss? Study Methods...profound hearing loss compared...dependents without hearing aids; however...

Miracle-Ear: Hearing loss affects millions of Americans.

Odessa American (Odessa, TX);  July 3, 2007 ;     483 words ......suspect a hearing loss, you're not alone. Hearing loss affects millions of Americans, young...experience some sort of measurable hearing loss, including one out of four people over...relative who alerts a person to a possible hearing loss. Hearing Loss ...

The role of the amplified telephone in the lives of people with hearing...

The Hearing Review;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......suffering from hearing loss, amplified telephones...comprehensive hearing loss solutions, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants...people experience hearing loss in greater numbers...of early onset hearing loss. Traditionally...a Burgeoning ...