Tag Archives: Hearing Loss Awareness

Age-Related Hearing Loss

Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) most often occurs in both ears, affecting them equally. Because the loss is gradual, you may not realize that you’ve lost some of your ability to hear. Having trouble hearing can make it hard to understand and follow a doctor’s advice, respond to warnings, and hear phones, doorbells, and smoke alarms. […]
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Teenage Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is an older person’s problem, right?  No, the leading cause of hearing loss is noise, not age.  Damage from everyday noise is growing among those in their teens and 20s. Younger Americans are exposed to a barrage of noise from concerts, movie theaters, loud video games, and personal listening devices.  Yet, excessive noise […]
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