Ear Infections and Hearing Loss

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Can ear infections cause hearing loss? Hearing loss can be caused by several different factors including aging, injury, noise exposure, even heredity. Those factors affect the auditory nerve, causing sensorineural hearing loss, which is the most common type of hearing loss.  But there is a second, less common type of hearing loss, known as conductive…

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The best place to get hearing aids

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Until recently, if you wanted to be treated for hearing loss or get hearing aids, you had one choice — see an audiologist or other licensed hearing healthcare professional. Today, the options have definitely gotten more complicated, with online-only retailers, big-box stores, and numerous new or unexpected companies now advertising hearing loss solutions. Here’s the…

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Hearing loss can lead to social isolation

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Loneliness and social isolation have been getting their fair share of attention lately. Forgood reason. Covid has made both more prevalent. And both are increasingly linked tonumerous physical and mental health issues, including:  50 percent increased risk of dementia 32 percent increased risk of stroke 29 percent increased risk of heart disease Higher rates…

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Protect Your Hearing

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How loud and for how long is key to avoiding noise-induced hearing damage Exposure to loud noise is the second leading cause of hearing loss — after aging. It’s also one of the only causes that are preventable. We can’t do anything about aging or heredity. But we can minimize our exposure to noise, or…

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