Archive for the 'Hearing Loss' Category
Keep Listening: Coping With Hearing Loss
Sunday, April 15th, 2007There are a lot of simple bodily mechanisms that we take for granted, the chance to see someone you care about, to smell a fragrant rose, or to hear a beautiful sound. When one of these functions, such as hearing begins to slowly diminish, it can be a difficult and frustrating adjustment.
That is why learning […]
Moderate Hearing Loss and Learning among Students
Thursday, April 12th, 2007Normal people usually have the ability to hear the quietest sound of 40 to 70 decibels (dB) with their better ear. Moderate hearing loss is the condition in which people are unable to keep up with a conversation while they are not wearing a hearing aid.
Educationists have been concerned about hearing loss of all types […]
When a Hearing Loss Test Is Needed
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007For some people, hearing loss is inevitable. Genetic disorders or serious injuries can mean an unavoidable loss. For most people who experience hearing problems, a hearing loss test taken in time can lead to successful treatment or timely rehabilitation.
While older people can adjust to some hearing loss (Beethoven wrote symphonies after losing his hearing), babies […]
Causes and Effects of Childhood Hearing Loss
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007A young child’s health problems affect families and entire communities. When the health problems fall into the categories of chronic and disabling, those affected face serious and daunting challenges.
Often, the causes of childhood hearing loss are not as potentially preventable as the factors that can lead to hearing loss in teens and adults. Any person […]
Hearing Loss Statistics and Their Meaning
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Hearing loss is a common disability. It’s natural to lose some hearing as you age. Most people know someone, probably well, who needs some kind of hearing help. Even fairly profound hearing loss is not unfamiliar. While some level of hearing loss is not a frightening aspect, hearing loss statistics are important for their ability […]
Hearing Loss Types: Sensorineural, Conductive, Central and Mixed
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Older Americans are the third most prevalent sufferers of chronic hearing loss, and it is believed that 25% to 40% of people aged 60 and above suffer from hearing loss. To be exact, there are three types of hearing loss that are most often encountered in clinical practice, and these are sensorineural, conductive as well […]
