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Once considered to be a sign of old age, hearing loss affects more of us than anyone realises, and this is mainly due to the fact that modern digital hearing aids are virtually invisible, so only you know you are wearing one. Many top manufacturers now produce these hearing aids, Siemens being one of them. Regarded [...]  Hearing loss is becoming a big problem in today’s society. Over time, the sensitive hairs around your cochlea which pick up sound waves become less sensitive but there are many things which can intensify their degradation and profoundly affect your hearing in later life. Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common cause of impaired hearing as [...] Your ears should only pick up and report to your brain sounds in the world around you. However, from time to time, people experience noises in one or both ears, even when there is no external source for the sounds. This condition is called tinnitus. The term is derived from Latin (tinnire meaning ‘to ring’), fitting [...] Hearing loss is one of the more common signs of the ageing process. According to the RNID, there are 9 million hard of hearing in the UK, 6.5 million of which are over the age of 60. It is important to understand age related hearing loss as the condition is almost certain to have an [...] |
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