A Cure for Hearing Loss?
En español | All you boomers who listened to too much rock ’n’ roll may eventually get back your hearing by popping a pill.
View ArticleAre We Treating Depression When We Should Be Treating Hearing Loss?
Could we be prescribing antidepressants to those who really need a hearing test? A large-scale study published last April based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...
View ArticleGood Friends Make for Better Health
I got an email from someone I didn’t know this week, saying how comforting she had found my book, especially the chapter about friendship.
View ArticleMe and My Smartphone: A Love-Hate Relationship
For someone with moderate to severe hearing loss, the smartphone is both savior and nemesis. I can’t imagine life without a smartphone, but I can imagine many ways that it could be better.
View ArticleLove Theater But Can’t Hear It? Four Showstopping Solutions
Do you love the theater but rarely go because you can’t understand the dialogue or lyrics?
View ArticleIns and Outs of Hearing Aid Coverage Under the ACA
Last week’s Supreme Court affirmation of the Affordable Care Act is good news for the 6.4 million Americans who stood to lose their health insurance if the decision had gone the other way. But it...
View ArticleWhy Did CDC Disability Report Exclude Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is often referred to as a hidden disability, but one place it shouldn’t be invisible is in a government report on disability.
View ArticleDo You Know How to Find an Audiologist?
October is National Audiology Awareness Month, which seems a good time to ask: Do you know how to find an audiologist to test your hearing or help you choose a hearing aid? If you’re unsure — or...
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