Everyone has that “one” song. The song that has you cranking up the volume, belting out the lyrics and riffing on your air guitar. But what happens when it’s every song you listen to and you’re rocking out with headphones? It could lead to noise-inducted hearing loss. The World Health Organization recently warned that 1.1 […]
Many of us have family members or friends that are a little hard of hearing – and it can be a sensitive topic to bring up. So what do you do when that person is your parent? This Father’s Day, two ReSound employees interviewed their Dads about their hearing loss and how hearing aids have
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Hearing loss is one of the most common military service-related injuries. In fact, a report from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimated that more than 59,000 military personnel are on disability for hearing loss from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition, it is estimated that 414,000 post-9/11 veterans have
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36 million Americans have hearing loss, but only 1 in 5 people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one. Each May the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) promotes Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) to raise awareness about communication disorders and the important role of the professionals who treat them. We know
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One week from today, 36,000 people will run the 118th Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon. Just one year ago, this iconic event was torn apart by a horrific bombing at the finish line. As we approach the anniversary, we remember those affected by the terrible events of April 15th, 2014 and examine the
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More than 36 million Americans experience some form of hearing loss, according to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. But only 1 in 5 people that could benefit from a hearing aid actually wear one. Despite the days of big clunky hearing aids being long gone, the stigma associated with wearing a
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It is widely known that when you lose one sense, your other senses may become sharper. So, what if you could cure hearing loss by temporarily removing the ability to see? This is what researchers at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University have been exploring in adult mice. According to the journal, Neuron,
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If so, you might want to think about protecting your hearing. A research study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene has found that only 18% of people that play the French horn actually wear hearing protection. Furthermore, of all the orchestral musicians, it is the French horn players that are at the
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According to an article written by the Center for Public Integrity, hearing loss among post 9/11 veterans is worse than ever before. Hearing injuries cost more than $1.4 billion in veterans’ disability payments annually, and the Veterans Affairs Department is reported to buy one out of every five hearing aids sold annually in the United States..
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LipreadingMom.com author, Shanna Groves, has started a community awareness campaign called Stop Hearing Loss Bullying. In schools and the workplace, people with hearing loss face unnecessary harassment from fellow students and co-workers. Shanna has created a petition and gathered nearly 200 signatures in less than 24 hours. “It saddens me that people who are deaf
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