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Photo courtesy of Nuheara by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Buffalo News reprinted a New York Times article about new hearing aids, including over-the-counter ones, and how younger adults are needing and using hearing aids rather than older adults....
Photo credit: George Milton by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition TV station KDVR in Denver reports that audiologists at UCHealth, the healthcare organization of the University of Colorado, are seeing an increase in teens and young adults with hearing loss....
Research shows young adults who regularly attend clubs and concerts have signs of hearing loss. They may pass standard hearing tests, but show subtle hearing loss and decreases in auditory signals.
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.”