Design & Technological Advances that Help People with Hearing Loss The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 360 million people worldwide lack some or all of their ability to hear. This number includes 32 million children, and one-third of people …
Understanding Sensorineural Hearing Loss
There are three types of hearing loss: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (which is, of course, a mixture of the conductive and sensorineural) hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss occurs because there is a blockage between the outer ear, the middle ear, …
Hearing Aids Are Found to Improve Depressive Symptoms
You may think that hearing loss only affects one thing: your ability to hear. This could not be further from the truth, however. Our abilities to hear are interwoven with our abilities to perceive our surroundings and to communicate with …
Is Your Mood Connected to Hearing Loss?
A holistic view of our experience would suggest that everything in our body is connected – mentally and physically. If our bodies are in physical pain, this definitely influences our mental health. Conversely, people who suffer from mental health may …
Early Hearing Loss and dementia
Loud, repetitive sounds can lead to hearing loss, yet we think nothing about standing in the front row of a concert by the speakers or listening to loud music on headphones. But these activities may affect the body in ways …
Communication For All – Understanding Falling Issues In Older Americans
At New Leaf Hearing Clinic, May holds a special place on our calendars and in our hearts. That’s because May is Better Speech and Hearing Month, an awareness initiative created by ASHA, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to promote information about …