Hearing loss is on the rise in young adults. Unless they are warned about the dangers of loud sound, young adults “may be destined to swap out their headphones for hearing aids.”
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The perils of fame?
The perils of fame? For pop stars one peril is hearing damage–either hearing loss or tinnitus–a common injury among professional musicians.
The problems with hearing aids
Erica Manfred writes about the problems with hearing aids–and the solutions. They aren’t perfect, but the consequences of not wearing them are profound.
Who should get their hearing checked? Everyone!
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.
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.
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.
On hearing loss and the hope for a cure
An excellent overview on hearing loss and the reason we can hope for treatment–and perhaps a cure–in the future.
Top researchers work toward treatments, but prevention remains the best medicine.
Progress has been made in treating hearing loss by using stem cells to generate cochlear hair cells. The Quiet Coalition’s Chair, Dr. Daniel Fink, notes that a future treatment is good news, but adds that noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented now.
Hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060
Researchers estimate hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060. Their study is a wake-up call to the medical and audiology professions and the public.