Category: Advocacy
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More Boomers Than We Knew Have Hearing Loss
Bad news for boomers, good news for hearing aid manufacturers: A survey by The Ear Foundation finds that more American baby boomers than previously thought are losing their hearing, with nearly half the total of those aged 50 to 59 reporting some degree of hearing loss.
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Turn Down The Volume On Your IPOD
The London Evening Standard this week published a warning issued by the Royal National Institute of the Deaf in the U.K. that London commuters are permanently deafening themselves by turning up the volumes on their IPODs to drown out the noise in the city’s underground subway system.
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If You Ever Wondered Whether Early Screening Works….
The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program (EHDI) has resulted in a dramatic increase in early diagnosis of newborns’ hearing loss. But funding for it is at risk.
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Will Mick Fleetwood Replace the Energizer Bunny?
You know a manufacturer is smelling a market opportunity when it hires an aging rock star to promote its products at a staged event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Go to the Energizer web site for hearing aid batteries and you will be treated to news of Mick Fleetwood “teaming up with…
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It's April 15. Do You Know Where Your Hearing Aids Are?
Tax Day presents an excellent opportunity to lobby your federal congressional representatives for passage of the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act.
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Resources: About.com
Jamie Berke She is About.com’s “deafness/hard of hearing” guide and provides a wealth of advice and information on how to cope with hearing loss.