World Mental Health Day
This year’s World Mental Health Day (October 10th) focuses on the close association of depression with chronic physical illnesses or disorders – including education on the link between hearing loss and depression. Depression can be a disabling illness that seriously impacts overall health. Untreated hearing loss can lead to isolation, depression and other emotional conditions affecting mental…
National Protect Your Hearing Month
Today marks the first day of National Protect Your Hearing Month. The month is dedicated to creating awareness on the dangers of noise induced hearing loss and helping people understand the different options that are available for hearing protection. We encourage everyone to think about your hearing health this month and preserve it by wearing…
Hearing Protection
In an effort to further educate our patient’s and the public on hearing protection options, our current fourth year audiology interns, Deborah Miller and Kailen Judge, took on protection education as their clinic project. The goal was to create education for the entire lifespan of hearing health. Deborah’s project looked at how to educate the…
Echoes
A new study released in the journal Neuron, by University of Oregon scientists Brian S. Nelson and Terry T. Takahashi suggests that people with healthy hearing hear less echoes. When a sound reaching the ear is loud enough, auditory neurons simply accept that sound and ignore subsequent reverberations. When you are speaking with someone, you hear the sound…
Technology Event
A huge thank you to our current and new patient’s that came to our offices this week for a special technology event. We were excited to have industry expert Nikolas Klakow on hand to meet with each patient and help find technology that would best fit their needs and lifestyle. If you’re interested in having…
Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Did you know that a hearing aid tax credit bill is currently in congress? The bill would provide a $500 tax credit toward the purchase of each hearing aid, every five years. If passed, the tax credit would help a number of people, gain access to an increased level of communication. If you’re interested in…
Global Sound Map
Hear the World is working on measuring the sounds of the world by creating a global sound map. The map currently shows sound levels in Chicago and New York (in the United States). The site shows you the decibel level at different sites around the city and shows you where you might want to wear…
Teen Hearing Loss
A few weeks ago a story aired on NPR further explaining the newly found data supporting that one in five teens currently live with a hearing loss. If you have a moment take a listen – a great representation on just what might be happening to our teens ears!
Hear the World Twitter Event
This Tuesday, September, 7th from 8-9pm ET, the Hear the World initiative will be hosting a Twitter Event to raise awareness of hearing loss in youth. The event comes in the wake of recent studies being released on the high incidence of teens affected by hearing loss as a result of loud environments. The event…
New Advocate On The Block
You may remember Joey McIntyre as being a teen singing sensation with the group New Kids on the Block, but today McIntyre is all grown up, and being honored by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) this November for his support and advocacy of the speech and hearing professions. McIntyre’s son, Rhys has a moderate…