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How Does Noise Pollution Impact Your Health?
Consider the noises that bother you: your alarm clock, nearby construction or your neighbor’s barking dog. Not only can these sounds drive you crazy, they can also impact your health. Below we review what noise…
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The Connection Between Ear Infections and Hearing Loss
Ear infections are a common condition, especially in children. Typical symptoms include ear pain, fever and ear drainage. Sometimes hearing loss can occur as well. Hearing Loss From Ear Infections Is Usually Temporary Thankfully, hearing…
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Does Your Child Have Hearing Loss?
Universal newborn testing catches the majority of hearing loss in children. However, some children don’t develop hearing loss until they are a bit older. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Third National Health and…
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Is There a Connection Between Psoriatic Arthritis and Hearing Loss?
Psoriatic arthritis is a form of arthritis that affects some people who have the skin condition psoriasis. It causes inflammation around the joints which can lead to pain, swelling and difficulty moving. Research has shown…
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Can Hearing Loss Be Temporary?
Hearing loss can be either permanent or temporary, often depending on the cause. Let’s take a look at a few of the common causes of temporary hearing loss as well as how to treat it.…
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Anemia & Hearing Health: Is There a Connection?
Conditions that co-occur in the same person at the same time are known as comorbidities. One comorbidity of hearing loss is iron-deficiency anemia. In fact, there’s a growing body of evidence that these conditions are…
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of…
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What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known…
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What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above…
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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Hearing
Some causes of hearing loss, like the natural aging process, exposure to loud noise and traumatic brain injury, aren’t very surprising. But some risk factors, like COVID-19, vaping, chronic stress and excessive drinking are less…
