The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force finds that there is no proven benefit in screening adults for hearing loss. Dr. Daniel Fink disagrees, arguing that if patients knew their hearing was compromised, they might do more to protect it.
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Better Hearing Month 2017: Pondering the problem….
It’s Better Hearing Month, a time when we should think about noise, how it affects us, and what we can do about it.
Concern about noise is universal
A survey by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association finds that adults of all ages are concerned about the long-term effect of exposure to noise.
What Your Patients Don’t Know Can Hurt Them
It looks like the truth about noise-induced hearing loss is finally getting out. Read this article in The Hearing Journal, which discusses the fact that noise causes hearing loss and reflects a move away from the conventional thinking that hearing loss was an inevitable side effect of aging.
What Is a Safe Noise Level for the Public, Redux?
Dr. Daniel Fink was invited to write a blog post for the American Journal of Public Health expanding on his editorial in the January issue. Learn why he is so motivated to protect the public from dangerous noise and how he determined what is a safe noise level.
Modern life is damaging our ears more than we realize
Modern life damages our ears more than we may realize. Until there is a cure or treatment, prevention is the key to preserving your hearing.
How to “message” noise as a public health problem in America? Watch this!
How do you present the health implications of noise in a clear, brief, forthright, and dramatic way? EU Environmental shows how it can be done.
CDC research on non-occupational noise-induced hearing loss
CDC research on non-occupational noise-induced hearing loss shows that non-occupational noise exposure is a real cause for concern.
Attention city dwellers
Live in a large city? Take a look at this World Hearing Index, which ranks 50 world cities based on hearing loss.