Category: Advocacy
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Untreated Hearing Loss Will Take A Huge Bite Out Of Your Income
The Better Hearing Institute found that Americans with untreated hearing loss earned less income than people with normal hearing to the tune of $23,000 a year, on average, or over $100 billion a year nationwide.
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Sleeping Through Smoke Detector Alarm Can Get Hard-Of-Hearing Killed
A recent report from the National Fire Protection Research Foundation entitled “Optimizing Fire Alarm Notification for High Risk Groups” found that many of the most common types of smoke-detector alarms failed to work adequately on test subjects who were hearing impaired.
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American Medical Association Studies Apple iPod Ear-Bud Volume Warning
The American Medical Association (AMA) will consider recommendations to make to manufacturers, regulators and consumers on dealing with the threat of hearing loss from Apple iPods and other portable music players with in-the-ear headphones.
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Apple Should Do More To Help Prevent Hearing Loss Among iPod Users
Dr. Brent Edwards, head of the Starkey Hearing Research Center, says in his Innovation Science blog that “Apple’s response provides so little guidance on how to set the limit that it is near useless to concerned parents of children who use iPods or to concerned iPod listeners.”
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London "Hearwear" Exhibit Shows Off High-Fashion Hearing-Aid Designs
A group of collaborators in the UK is bringing high fashion to hearing aids with an upcoming exhibit at one of the world’s leading museums for design, the Victoria & Albert (V&A) in London.
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European Union To Employers: Quiet Down!!
With the World Health Organization declaring noise-induced hearing loss as one of the world’s most prevalent, irreversible industrial diseases, the EU has passed strict new regulations requiring employers to quiet down their workplaces or face stiff penalties.
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Newsweek Hearing-Loss Cover Story: I Guess Half A Loaf Is Better Than None At All
Despite encouraging technical advances, there are about 21 million people in the United States who could benefit from hearing aids, but don’t use them. Many simply can’t afford them. Their costs range from a few hundred dollars for a basic analog device to $3,500 for high-end instruments, and are rarely covered by insurance.
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Carbon Monoxide Speeds Up Hearing Loss
I knew carbon monoxide was bad for your health and in large quantities can kill you. But I never knew it was bad for your hearing too.