In the same way that there are many causes of hearing loss, there are many distinct forms of hearing loss; understanding the manner in which we hear is the beginning of understanding the different types. We pick up sounds through the outer ear, which isn’t only the part of the ear on the outside of […]
One of the indicators of high-frequency hearing loss is the inability to hear women’s and children’s voice clearly. The voices of most women and children fall into a higher frequency range – generally 165 to 255 Hertz – while male voices are typically lower frequency at 85 to 180 Hertz. In addition, women’s and children’s […]
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD (also sometimes referred to as Auditory Processing Disorder, or APD), is a complicated hearing disorder based not in the ears' inability to hear sounds, but on the brain's inability to process and interpret them correctly. The person with Central Auditory Processing Disorder hears sounds correctly but something adversely affects […]
One subject which is rarely mentioned with regards to hearing loss is how to keep those who have it safe inside their own homes. For instance, suppose that a fire starts in your home; if you're like most of us you have smoke alarms to sound an alert so that you and your family can […]
Hearing loss has various forms – it might develop gradually (for example, due to aging) or suddenly (as the result of an injury or trauma). Hearing loss may range from mild instances of not being able to hear conversations properly to severe periods of being unable to hear at all, and can be either temporary […]
Loss of hearing is extremely common in the United States, with an estimated 20 percent of the general population having experienced it, but veterans who've served in combat zones have significantly higher percentages of hearing loss. Hearing loss and tinnitus are now the most prevalent service-related disabilities among soldiers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]
Hearing loss impacts people of every age. For every thousand babies born, 2 to 3 will be deaf or have some form of hearing impairment according to data from the National Institutes of Health. Kids can experience hearing loss due to genetic factors, because of a middle ear infection called otitis media, or it may […]
A fact that shows just how important the ability to hear is to all living things on the earth is that while scientists have discovered various kinds of amphibians, reptiles, fishes, and mammals who were blind, they've been unable to locate any naturally deaf species. But while the ability to hear is essential, animals don't […]
Patients often ask precisely why hearing in crowds of people is especially tough for them. When they are talking to people one-on-one, or in small groups of people there is no problem, and they seem to hear just fine. Not so in crowded situations. Whether in large public space outdoors such as a football game […]
Why? It's the number question by our patients. There are many reasons why you could have experienced some hearing loss, but the most important thing to know is that if you have, you are not alone – 22 million Americans have some degree of impaired hearing, and 10 million of them qualify as having hearing […]
