by Van Doorne Hearing Care | Jun 24, 2013 | Hearing Aids News
It is proven that hearing aids can benefit you beyond just improving hearing. Hearing loss affects your social, emotional, psychological and physical well-being. We communicate to build relationships. When hearing loss is left untreated it causes isolation, the...
by Van Doorne Hearing Care | Jan 17, 2012 | Hearing Loss Articles
By JANE E. BRODY Yvetta Fedorova Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation’s most damaging and costly sensory handicap. It is a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have...
by Van Doorne Hearing Care | Dec 29, 2011 | Hearing Loss Articles
Washington, DC — According to a 2011 national study by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), people with untreated hearing loss lose as much as $30,000 in annual income. As a result, the cost to US tax payers could be as much as $26 billion in unrealized federal...
by Van Doorne Hearing Care | Dec 27, 2011 | Hearing Loss Articles
1. What type of hearing loss do I have? 2. Is it likely to get worse? 3. Would hearing instruments help me? What types are available? 4. How can I use my hearing to my best advantage? 5. What can I do to protect my hearing? 6. Are there...
by Van Doorne Hearing Care | Sep 6, 2011 | Tinnitus Articles
Tinnitus is generated by neuron activity in the brain, researchers say. Tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears that affects millions of people, is generated not by the ear, but by neurons firing in the brain, according to a North American research team....