22

Dec

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Hearing Loss Linked to Dementia

by Katherine Griffin, Katherine Bouton, AARPIt really doesn't seem fair: Hearing loss, a troublesome fact of life for more than 48 million Americans, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America, may increase the risk of cognitive problems and even dementia. By the...

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22

Dec

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How to Rock Out With Headphones Without Damaging Your Hearing

How To Be Safe With Your Ear With HeadphonesWhether it's jamming out during a workout or starting the morning with a podcast, many of us spend time every day with earbuds blasting sound into our ears.While these little sonic feeding tubes can fill us with satisfying sound...

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22

Dec

a young boy wearing a blue and yellow hearing aid

Helping Children Hear Around The World

The Choc family, mom dad and three children, arrived at the Obras Hospital clinic early Monday morning after traveling 5 hours from their village to see the doctor. The mom and dad are profoundly deaf as are all three children. They waited patiently all day to be seen by Dr. Caro...

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