Any sports enthusiast knows how much cheering for their favorite team actually helps them win, right? Cheering, yelling, screaming, music, and other noises are a part of most sporting events. As a matter of fact, many sports, such as football and basketball, take pride in the amount of noise that can be created in their… Continue reading Sporting Events and Hearing Loss

Whether you are a student yourself or you have a child that is a student, success in the classroom while dealing with a hearing issue is vitally important. The Hearing Loss Association of America says that, “About 2-3 of every 1,000 children are hard of hearing or deaf.”1 This does not necessarily mean that the… Continue reading Hearing Loss & Child Student Success

We all know that loud noise, especially over long periods of time, can cause hearing loss. However, length of exposure and how often this exposure occurs also plays a major role in hearing loss. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, “Noise levels are measured in decibels, or dB for short. The higher the decibel level,… Continue reading Do Hair Dryers Cause Hearing Damage?