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Today, we have a larger number of older adults than any other recorded time in history; approximately 49 million Americans are 65 and older. The World Health Organization estimates that …

The association between hearing loss and cognitive decline has led some audiologists to incorporate cognitive testing as part of their patient evaluations. Cognitive impairment can be caused by many factors, …

As per the latest data from the US Census Bureau, there are an estimated 16.5 million veterans residing in the United States in 2021. We observe Veterans Day on November …

More than 100 million people in the US experience various types of allergies each year. In 2021 alone approximately 81 million in the US were diagnosed with seasonal allergies (allergic …

In 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association designated May as Better Hearing and Speech Month. Raising awareness about hearing and speech challenges and reminding people to get their hearing checked is …

Working with hearing loss can present challenges, and the pandemic changed the way we work. Forty-five percent of full-time U.S. employees worked from home either all (25%) or part of …

The modern world is loud and if it's loud enough it can damage your hearing. Noise-induced hearing loss is typically caused by exposure to excessively loud sounds or from listening …

The most common complaint from people living with hearing loss is difficulty hearing and understanding speech in background noise. Background noise is present in almost all situations, with the impact …

Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States, twice as prevalent as diabetes or cancer. It's also one of the few modifiable risk factors …

The pandemic has brought grief, frustration, fear, and isolation to many over the last 18 months. However, it also brought growth, change, and progress to our lives in record time …