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The Unseen Crisis: Hearing Loss in Ukrainian Refugees
For Ukrainian refugees, hearing damage hasn't garnered many headlines. Yet, it is a real possibility: Missiles, rockets, and bombs can damage the delicate inner ear anatomy and auditory nerves, leading to not just brain injuries but also hea...
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Book Review: 'Hear & Beyond' for Living with Hearing Loss
The new book "Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss" is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide packed with personal insight from two authors with hearing loss. Their main message is to sort out the emotions that keep you from confid...
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New Hearing Aid Questions Answered (FAQ)
Even though hearing loss is common among Americans, hearing aids still remain somewhat of a mystery to many of us. You may know someone who uses hearing aids, but you probably couldn't explain what type they have—let alone the brand they w...
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How Human Hearing Works: A Step-by-Step Explanation
Key points: Hearing starts with sound waves entering the outer ear. The middle and inner ear help convert the sound waves into electrical signals. These electrical signals are sent to the brain for processing and interpretati...
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The Joy of Audiobooks for People with Hearing Loss
Key points: Listening to audiobooks can help you improve your auditory comprehension and linguistic processing skills. If you have hearing loss, start with simpler books and work your way up to more complicated audiobooks (many na...
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Lost a Hearing Aid? Here's What to Do Immediately
Lost your hearing aid? It happens more often than you might think. Hearing aids are tiny and can be so comfortable you may not even notice right away if one falls out. According to ESCO, a hearing aid warranty company, some of the top reaso...
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The Best Smartphone Apps for People with Hearing Loss
This article is reprinted with permission from Hearing Health Foundation. Smartphones have allowed us a degree of freedom and communication access undreamed of in the not-too-distant past. While I have tried out most of these apps, I have a...
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The Best Tinnitus Apps for Relief and Management
When you live with bothersome tinnitus, having the right coping tools close at hand can make a big difference in the quality of your day. But if you have a smartphone, you already own one of the most powerful tinnitus coping toolkits e...
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Why You Should Use Your Hearing Aid's Smartphone App
Doorbells, washing machines, refrigerators, and sound systems have smartphone apps these days. So it should come as no surprise that many hearing aids also have apps. Hearing aid apps by manufacturer Through Bluetooth, these apps connect w...
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Supplements for Tinnitus: Which Ones Actually Work?
Key points: Numerous products and supplements claim to help tinnitus. Nearly all of them are pseudo-tinnitus cures, marketed with big claims and aggressive sales tactics. If you have ringing in the ears, it's important to get...





