Tag: hearing loss
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FDA Makes Hearing Aids Available Over the Counter
The FDA recently finalized a historical rule to authorize access to over-the-counter hearing aids for millions of Americans. The move created a new category of hearing aids, allowing people with hearing loss to purchase them directly in stores or online. They won’t require an exam, prescription, or fitting adjustment to buy hearing aids. The ruling…
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University Explains How AI Pets Can Help People With Hearing Loss
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati have found that AI robots can help patients with hearing loss. Art and pet therapy can heal those with physical or mental disorders. However, the healing usually stops after the patient’s therapy sessions end. The research team wanted to solve this problem by creating a way to practice self-guided…
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Japanese Scientists Study Revolutionary Binaural Hearing Aids
Japanese scientists have uncovered how the human body can act as a transmission medium for binaural hearing aids. The researchers say that as society ages, wireless body area networks (WBANs) will enhance the quality of life for the elderly. One type of WBAN technology, called human body communication (HBC), utilizes the human body as a…
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Ear Specialists Reveal the Symptoms and Causes of Tinnitus
Did you know that 32% of the adult population in the United States suffers from an ailment called tinnitus? That’s a whopping 50 million Americans who experience a debilitating but typically preventable condition. So what causes tinnitus? And what symptoms should you look for? All about tinnitus Tinnitus is ringing, clicking, humming, hissing, or buzzing…
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Research Reveals 5 Ways Noise Pollution Hurts Your Health
noise It’s no secret that noise pollution can get on your nerves, grate your ears, and become a giant nuisance in general. But apart from just annoying you, did you know that noise pollution may have terrible effects on your health? Yes, it’s true! We focus so much on other forms of environmental pollution and…