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Tips for Choosing the Best Digital Hearing Aids

Selecting the best digital hearing aids for your needs starts with an audiometric evaluation at your doctor's office.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Garland News

Dolphin inspires 10-year-old; motivates her to overcome adversity

McKenna McGough, 10, of Garland, kissing Winter, a 3-year-old dolphin that lost its tail and is recovering at a rehabilitation center in Clearwater, Fla.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Clearwater, FL, Medicine

Drugs.com

Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment

U.S. researchers report the first successful drug treatment of tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 . In people with NF2, benign tumors develop throughout the nervous system.

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Customer Interaction Solutions

Old age not only reason behind hearing loss

Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. One in three people older than 60 and half of those older than 85 have hearing loss, but the old age is not only reason behind hearing loss, as there are also other causes of this ailment including living in surroundings having very loud voices, or ignoring ear infections.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Otolaryngology, TV, Electronics

Wed Jul 08, 2009

BellaOnline

Going deaf - what do you do?

When you first suspect your hearing is deteriorating most people deny it. But you've come to the point where you've realised you can no longer deny it - what do you do? There are many things which will help you manage your hearing loss and maintain your lifestyle.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

RedOrbit

Getting One Step Closer To An Artificial Nerve Cell

Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and Linkoping University are well on the way to creating the first artificial nerve cell that can communicate specifically with nerve cells in the body using neurotransmitters.

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Kutv.com

Small Device; Big Difference

Sonic Innovations Hearing aids are often associated with old age and disability.

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Federal Way Mirror

Fireworks and hearing loss: Know the facts

When we think of potentially dangerous noise exposure, most of us think of gunshots, loud music or maybe a jet engine.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

PR-inside.com

Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials at Greater Risk of Hearing Loss

Vallee, vice president, Chubb & Son, and executive research and development specialist for Chubb's loss control unit, led a seminar, "Can You Hear Me Now? Articulating Noise Assessments and Hearing Loss," at Safety 2009, this year's American Society of Safety Engineers conference.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Chubb, Insurance, Security, OSHA

EMaxHealth

Small Lyric Hearing Aids Bring Clear Sound

Hearing loss is a major problem in this country. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, 1 in every 10 Americans has hearing loss.

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India Gazette

India's health budget up by nearly Rs.4,000 crore

India's health budget has gone up by nearly Rs.4,000 crore to Rs.21,113.33 crore with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday giving special emphasis to the rural healthcare.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Medicine

Midsussex Today

Fire alarm saves deaf man from Shoreham blaze

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Age

Super-thin hearing aid gets good reception

EAR implant company Cochlear is expected to roll out its new "super thin" next-generation device this month after a positive response from stakeholders at a key British implant conference.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

National Post

Mass transit users at risk for hearing loss: study

Noise on subway, train and bus platforms can often exceed the volume of a chain saw, at more than 100 decibels and a new study suggests daily exposure could lead to permanent hearing loss.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

PressConnects.com

People with hearing loss can find help at FLIC

Did you know that communication is the key to all human activities? It is necessary for learning, exchanging information and generally taking care of each other.

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Health Scout

Health Tip: Wax Buildup May Cause Hearing Loss

Inside your ear, there are glands that produce a waxy oil called cerumen. This helps protect your ear from dust, germs and other foreign substances, but too much wax buildup can trigger hearing loss .

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Medical News Today

Link Between Common Antibacterial Treatment And Sensorineural Hearing ...

Main Category: Cystic Fibrosis Also Included In: Hearing / Deafness ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 03 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article An otherwise effective treatment for cystic fibrosis places patients at a high risk of sensorineural hearing loss, according to new research published ...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Independent Online

'I'm not a hero, I'm an idiot'

London - Noah Hodgkiss admits he was foolish to go down on to the railway tracks just to look for a dropped cellphone.

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SouthCoastToday.com

Tinnitus can drive sufferer to distraction

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Ringing in the ears has me almost losing my mind. I have seen two doctors, but they had no answers for me.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

HealthCentral

Sometimes You Need More Help

This is such a personal blog - not that ALL of the past 87 blogs haven't been. But, this one will touch many people, not just those of us with some form of dementia.

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