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What Is Mixed Hearing Loss & How Is It Treated?
If you’re experiencing symptoms of hearing loss when chatting with friends at All Set Restaurant & Bar, it’s important to get treated right away. Left untreated, hearing loss is associated with conditions such as depression,…
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What Type of Hearing Aid Batteries Will Work Best for Me?
Just like hearing aids themselves, hearing aid batteries come in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. Choosing the right one for your device can be confusing, but with the help of your audiologist, you…
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How Hearing Loss Affects Your Brain
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect your ability to process sound. It can actually change the way your brain functions. A study from John Hopkins University followed 639 participants over 12 years. They found that hearing…
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Machine Learning Enhances Speech Recognition
As researchers work to understand more about the impact of hearing loss, one area of particular interest is the way it affects our ability to recognize speech. A new study created a human speech recognition…
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An Audiologist Visit Can Remove Barriers to Wearing Your Hearing Aids
Researchers at the University of Manchester found that as many as 20% of people who own hearing aids never wear them, and 30% of people who own hearing aids only wear them some of the…
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Do You Need to Treat Hunting-Related Hearing Loss?
Hunting and target shooting are popular past-times in the U.S. However, if you’re not careful, these hobbies can be hazardous for your hearing. Below we review everything you need to know about the risks of…
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What Is AI in a Hearing Aid?
Though the term “artificial intelligence” sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, you probably already use technology with AI capabilities. Examples include email inbox sorting, what-to-watch recommendations on your favorite streaming platform and self-parking…
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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…