Hearing Blog

The World Health Organization is responsible for managing the worst public health epidemics of our time. Of course, COVID-19 is on their mind, and they are responsible for using the tools of education, resource allocation, and training to make sure that disease rates stay as low as possible. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been high on the list of concerns for public health officials at the World Health Organization, as well. With these life-threatening diseases in...

Children with unilateral hearing loss may face developmental challenges. Hearing loss makes it difficult to interact with family and other toddlers. It can also slow language development and social development. A recent study looked at how this kind of hearing loss can affect development in infants and toddlers.   What is Unilateral Hearing Loss? Unilateral hearing loss is hearing loss that only affects one ear. This means that one ear will have normal hearing, and...

Some situations are an obvious risk to hearing ability. Take, for instance, a job on an airport tarmac. You have seen the employees there wearing heavy noise-canceling earmuffs and using hand gestures to communicate with one another. The loud sound of jet engines would be enough to cause hearing damage in a short amount of time if it were not for these protective devices. Similarly, you have seen people wear these helpful units at a...

Do you leave your home to work every day? If you are one of many millions of workers who do, it is important to be aware of the noise level in your work environment. If you work in construction or in manufacturing, it’s likely you’ve been encouraged to use hearing protection, to prevent permanent hearing damage. However, there are many sources of noise which exceed safe listening levels we may not first suspect. For instance,...