Types Of Hearing Aids - Archives

• Occupational Hearing Loss – Work Towards Better Hearing Protection
  According to a recent statement by the Occupational Safety and Health Service, 25 per cent of New Zealand workers are exposed to noise levels at their workplace that are harmful to their hearing, leading to a risk of occupational hearing loss.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: May 10, 2005



• Hearing Protection Checklist – Check To See If You Are Safe
  Acknowledging the hazards of occupational noise exposure, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine focuses on hearing protection in its annual Labor Day Checklist. This hearing protection checklist offers practical suggestions for employees and employers to eliminate or reduce noise-related hazards at work. These "Tips for Protecting Hearing in the Workplace" also include recommendations for protection of hearing with respect to lifestyle and leisure activities. Hearing protection checklists highlight workplace protection tips to promote the safety of workers and workplaces. As well, checklists will help to protect hearing and health by informing the worker of workplace dangers.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: June 2, 2005



• Hearing Loss Facts – Know The Limits
  Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. Although hearing loss was earlier considered a condition afflicting people in their old age,the fact of the matter is that people in the developing world are falling prey to this problem at a much younger age. It is imperative for us to be aware of hearing loss facts so as to better understand the ailment.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: September 11, 2005



• Treating Hearing Problems – What You Need To Know
  Westlake Hospital is a member of Resurrection Health Care, Chicago’s largest Catholic health care system. This health care system includes hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, a surgery center, behavioral health services, a home health company, hospice services and outpatient and medical office facilities. Westlake Hospital’s free program on hearing and listening care aims at highlighting the causes of hearing problems and methods of treating hearing problems. Hearing complications may be caused by varied factors, which is why the root cause needs to be ascertained before treating any hearing problem.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: May 29, 2005



• Children's Hearing Tests – Make Sure Your Child Can Hear
  It is important to conduct children's hearing tests at periodic intervals to rule out progressive development of hearing loss. Even if a baby successfully passes the newborn hearing screening test, it is still necessary to re-check the child’s hearing as he or she gets older because hearing problems can develop as a child grows.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: May 30, 2005



• Preventing Hearing Loss – Take The Right Precautions
  Year after year, July 4th is celebrated as a fun family day. But take care, as it is also one of the noisiest celebrations around. When indulging in such festivities, one must take adequate precautions in preventing hearing loss from exposure to loud noise. Hearing disability is no longer a geriatric illness. Countless younger people are suffering from varying degrees of hearing loss, which is easy to prevent.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: May 31, 2005



• Workplace Hearing Hazards – The Hidden Danger
  There is increasing awareness of the role of workplace hearing hazards in noise induced hearing loss. Noise induced hearing loss accounts for fifty percent of the hearing loss in young people. Therefore, the workplace hearing hazard must be tackled head on to prevent profound hearing loss. People who work in a noisy workplace need to look after their ears, and hearing tests can identify dangers and problems early. The TUC with the RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) and the European Federation of the Hard of Hearing strive to ensure that the best hearing protection is provided to workers on the job under the Noise at Work Directive. High noise levels at the workplace leave workers vulnerable to the dangers of hearing damage, and it is vital that free hearing tests are extended to the million workers in Britain exposed to potentially damaging levels of noise. This would encourage the early detection of job related hearing problems and the prevention of hearing loss. Workers in the leisure industry have the same right to protection as those in other industries; the hazard is still there, they still face the same danger. The campaign believes it can’t be right that manufacturing industries have to reduce noise levels and protect workers’ health while noisy pubs and clubs with loud music can carry on damaging the hearing of bar staff and musicians. A joint paper from these organizations explains how free testing in the leisure industry would help identify dangers and hearing problems in time. Free hearing tests at work may identify hearing problems earlier and improve access to help. The greater the number people exposed to hearing tests, the less the number who would lose their hearing.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: June 1, 2005



• Hearing loss pills - Antioxidants and Hearing Loss
  Most people experience loud noises on the job, during leisure time, or at home, and do not even realize they are at risk for hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common occupational diseases. In response to this scientists have been working on a pill which might be able to reduce the damage to hearing by loud noise. These hearing loss pills, dissolved in a drink, help protect and even treat hearing loss from exposure to deafening sounds. Although the hearing loss pill cannot replace earplugs and other mechanical ear protection, this new pharmacological pre-treatment and post-treatment pill raises hopes for a conquest in the battle of hearing loss.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: August 28, 2005



• Gin Hearing Protectors - Protection Against Permanent Hearing Loss
  The evolution of cotton gin machinery has brought a myriad of safety and protection features to the cotton gin industry. Combined with employee protection programs, the rate of injury and death due to ginning accidents has dropped significantly. Yet protection from noise levels in gins that damage hearing is an issue that has not been seriously addressed. Gins are exempt from the more stringent hearing protection standards enforced in other U.S. industries and unfortunately, most gins are much louder than the standard noise level for general industry. Gin hearing protectors are necessary as noise continues to be a threat to the sense of hearing, and everyone continues to look for a gin hearing protector solution to protect workers from irreversible hearing loss that results from prolonged exposure to high frequency noise.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: September 4, 2005



• Hearing Protection Tips - Have Mercy on Your Hearing
  The largest charity representing the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK has hearing protection tips for festival goers to protect themselves against over exposure to loud music to protect their hearing. With more and more people being exposed to loud music, it is imperative to raise awareness amongst festival-goers for the need for hearing protection against the perils of deafening music.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: September 7, 2005



• Hearing Loss Factors – An overview
  The gradual loss of hearing that occurs as an individual ages is a common condition. But in the case of children or younger people falling prey to impairment, hearing loss factors may be numerous. Hearing loss can be conductive or sensorineural, or both. The cochlea is the hearing portion of the inner ear that changes vibration energy into nervous impulses that the brain interprets as sound. When there are changes in the manner in which the cochlea functions, or when there are changes in how the nerve that leads from the ear to the brain transmits the neural energy, it results in sensorineural hearing impairment (SNHI).
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: April 30, 2005



• Hearing Loss Causes – A Guide
  Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. It is estimated that there are currently 250 million people world-wide who suffer from varying degrees of hearing loss and two thirds of these unfortunate people are in developing countries alone. Hearing loss causes are numerous, and although hearing loss was earlier considered a condition afflicting older-aged people, people in the developing world are today falling prey to this problem at a much younger age.
  Author: William Pensworth - Date: June 6, 2005



• High-Frequencies Hearing Loss – Excessive Noise Induces Hearing Loss
  A new study released this month by scientists at the House Ear Institute confirms the impact of noise on our hearing. Statistics gathered from thousands of hearing tests conducted on people working in the music and sound industries indicate that repeated exposure to high levels of sound results in marked high-frequency hearing loss that is uniquely characteristic of noise-induced inner ear damage.
  Author: Terrence Benson - Date: May 13, 2004



• Hearing Loss Prevention – House Ear Institute Warns Public
  A new study released this month by scientists at the House Ear Institute confirms the impact of noise on our hearing. Statistics gathered from thousands of hearing tests conducted on people working in the music and sound industries indicate that repeated exposure to high levels of sound results in marked high-frequency hearing loss that is uniquely characteristic of noise-induced inner ear damage.
  Author: Wolfgang Kohl - Date: May 13, 2004



• Occupational Hearing Losses – Problem For New Zealand Workers
  It is estimated that 25 per cent of New Zealand’s workers are exposed to noise levels which are harmful to their hearing said the Occupational Safety and Health Service today.
  Author: Nick Town - Date: December 31, 2003



• Occupational Hearing Protections – Hearing Protection For Work Sites
  A study by a University of Michigan nursing professor shows that construction workers are dashing off to work without properly protecting their hearing, thus unnecessarily placing their hearing at risk.
  Author: Jen Bead - Date: December 30, 2003



• Hearing Loss Fact – Summer Activities Endanger Hearing
  Although summer is a time for fun with friends and for family celebrations, many summertime activities can endanger your hearing health. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association warns that exposure to extremely loud noises, such as fireworks, rock concerts, power boating, and other loud recreational and household activities can permanently damage hearing.
  Author: Trent Offer - Date: December 29, 2003



• Hearing Protection Tip – Adopt Safe Listening
  The largest charity representing the needs of the nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK – is advising festival goers to protect themselves against over exposure to loud music or risk losing the music completely.
  Author: Jen Bead - Date: December 22, 2003