Archive for October 2019
To Protect or Not to Protect Hearing
A matter of choice? Worldwide, the two leading causes for hearing loss are Aging and Excessively Loud Sound, in that order. While noise-induced hearing loss is preventable, people cannot help the fact that they are aging. Yet, by using hearing loss prevention strategies that apply to everybody – no matter what the age – they…
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Beyond snoring: a threat to health and hearing My dad never slept well. Sleeping time turned into a fight for air and breath. As a child, I was scared for him. Never able to get proper rest, he often fell asleep in the living room chair. Pretty soon he would snore loudly. Then, his breathing…
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