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Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): Be Aware. Anticipate. Prepare.

By Monique Hammond / April 3, 2026 / Comments Off on Noise-induced Hearing Loss (NIHL): Be Aware. Anticipate. Prepare.

Note: Those under the care of an audiologist or hearing specialist must check with that care provider on the best way(s) to protect their hearing in noisy places. Although noise-induced hearing loss is preventable, it is all too often under-rated by the public. Sadly, the choices that we make can have serious effects on our…

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Don’t Allow Diabetes to Damage Your Hearing!

By Monique Hammond / November 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Don’t Allow Diabetes to Damage Your Hearing!

November is National Diabetes Month. This is the time to focus our attention on diabetes, a condition that affects over 37 million people in the United States. However, this is also a good time to think of our hearing because studies show that there is a link between diabetes and hearing loss. A 2008 study…

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Navigating Vestibular Symptoms

By Monique Hammond / June 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Navigating Vestibular Symptoms

I woke up and knew at once that this would be an inner-ear “off day.” I would need all my self-help tactics for navigating unwelcome vestibular symptoms. My left ear – my problem ear – felt totally stuffed up. The tinnitus was in uproar – much louder than usual with very high-pitched, rapid-fire morse-code dits.…

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