One in six has hearing loss
Work noise increases risk of hearing loss
Daily exposure to excessive noise in the workplace is the primary factor in many cases of hearing loss in the working population. Read more
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 Get a hearing aid!
This is the advice of Steffen Kjærgaard, hearing impaired Tour de France racer and sprinter from Norway. | |
Hearing loss and couples
Personal relationships are adversely affected by hearing loss. Couples are hardest hit.
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Hearing aids improve life
Using hearing aids on a daily basis, more than 30 percent experience improvements in six months. | |
How to help
Do you have a family member or a friend with an undiagnosed hearing loss? Then you can do a lot to help.
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Noisy offices
Too much noise in the office affects the performance and well-being of the employees. | |
Babies with hearing loss
It is never easy for parents to be told that their newborn is hearing impaired. Most often, it is shocking news.
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Risky MP3 players
Personal stereos cause hearing damage in high numbers of listeners, especially among young people. | |
One in six
One in six has hearing loss. But only some of those who need hearing aids use them even though they can improve quality of life.
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Tinnitus and Hearing loss
Almost all people with tinnitus also suffer from hearing loss. Just one in 123 tinnitus patients suffered no hearing loss.
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Speech-in-noise test
Try the 5 step speech-in-noise test that will help you determine if you would benefit from wearing hearing aids.
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| July 2009, Quarterly Newsletter: |
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| | Gene researchers are making progress with a steady stream of new discoveries which may some day benefit people with hearing loss. |
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| | The most common causes of hearing loss are noise and ageing. |
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