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All About Hearing

The profession of audiology is dedicated to the diagnosis and rehabilitation of hearing loss. The following sections will help you to understand how we hear, how to prevent hearing loss, and what you can do in the event you or someone you know is diagnosed.

Hearing and The Ear
Hearing is an intricate and beautiful process. While this is a simplified definition, it should help explain how the human body hears...


Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
More than 22 million people suffer from a significant hearing loss, with 5 million school-age children being affected and 8 million in the over-65 age range affected. Approximately 36 million Americans are affected by tinnitus...


Testing and Prevention
Hearing sensitivity is determined through the use of a battery (group) of tests; with these tests commonly occurring: pure-tone sensitivity, speech reception threshold, speech discrimination ability and middle ear function...


Hearing Aids
Should a hearing aid be recommended to help correct a hearing loss, several different types are available on the market today...


Your Hearing Loss Checklist
View this questionnaire to help you discover whether or not you have a hearing loss...



 
 
 
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