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Diabetes and Hearing Loss

Many people with diabetes experience complications that can affect different parts of the body. However, not many people are aware that hearing loss is one of them. Hearing loss is twice as common in people …

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Getting Used to Hearing Aids

Relief is what many people experience when they are first fitted with a hearing aid. Hearing loss is a gradual process; it takes time for many to find out that their hearing is not quite …

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Cochlear Implants – Three Misunderstandings

According to the British Cochlear Implant group, in 2017, over 12,000 people in the United Kingdom had cochlear implants. Public awareness of cochlear implants has grown with the popularity of YouTube videos showing wearers hearing …

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Hypnotherapy and NLP as Tinnitus Cures

Tinnitus is often described as ringing in the ears. For some people, the noise is almost unbearable and may be likened to a train rushing through a tunnel. Although severity varies, anyone with tinnitus will …

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Does Eating More Fish Reduce the Risk of Hearing Loss?

Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common health problems that older people deal with on a daily basis. The good news is there may be a natural way to lower the risk of …

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What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss

The ear is an almost miraculous organ, allowing sound waves to be carefully collected and converted to electrical signals, which are then sent to the brain. Unfortunately the sheer complexity of the ear also means …

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Time to crack down on the ear-splitting driller killers

Why noisy road works need to come with warning signs and diversions  It’s time that noisy building sites and road works came with warning signs to protect the hearing of passers-by as well as those …

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Call to ban washroom hand dryers say the deaf

Public bathroom hand driers “are as loud as pneumatic drills” High-powered electric hand driers in public toilets are as loud as pneumatic drills and could cause lasting damage to vulnerable people’s hearing. The warning comes …

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