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Image by Bjørn Bulthuis from Langley, BC, Canada (Ear Candle) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Audiologists spend a good deal of time talking to patients and the public about ear protection, often via use of Hearing Protection Devices (HDPs). Today’s posts picks up the protection theme, but this time it’s all about ear wax…
Originally posted at HHTM on January 31, 2017. Reprinted with permission Everybody knows by now that smoking is bad for you, and many also know that “second-hand” smoke may harm those around them. The following study ups the ante by demonstrating that those who don’t smoke may have their hearing compromised by others smoking in their…
The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association shares some information about their Spotlight on Invisible Disabilities Project and how you can get involved.
Musicians cannot be subject to the “try this and come back in two weeks” fitting process. We need our aids to be right, from the beginning, or at least 80% there. The preprogramming formulas are not right for the demands of live music, and the audiologist often doesn’t have the sound gear to create real world level music in the clinic, which real world sound samples. Professional bass player Rick Ledbetter provides his “wish list for musicians.”
James Wright tell us that while delivering and fitting a new set of hearing aids, the first impression is of key importance for the client to make an easy transition to life with this new and costly addition to their communications needs. The hearing aid must meet the criteria of being physically comfortable to wear, aesthetically acceptable and perhaps most importantly, improve the quality of life for the user as they gain confidence in this new technology.
Noise has been a constant and ongoing problem in workplaces across many industries and around the world. It has been linked to a number of diseases and health problems including: hypertension, noise induced hearing loss, heart disease and sleep disturbance. The industry standard device which is used for accurately measuring noise is the sound level meter (SLM) but for an untrained person, these may be confusing to operate. This is an advance notice of a study which has been completed and is in the process of manuscript writing.
Tim Kelsall writes about the concern over young (and older) people listening to personal music players as part of their daily life and how to protect them from hearing loss. CSA Z107.56 includes a section on estimating noise exposure under headsets which puts this issue in perspective. Based on research indicating that most people set the volume of music and speech at about 15 dB above the existing ambient the standard provides an estimate of their noise exposure.
Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments conducted a blinded, randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the personalized, spectrally altered music-based sound therapy over 12 months of use. This article will focus on the qualitative results of the trial.
Philippa Thomson writes about her bilateral Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS). It is commonly referred to as a balance disorder, but for the purpose of this post, Thomson emphasises that there are people who have SCDS who have hearing loss only, and no vestibular symptoms.
Courtesy of Doug Beck and our friends at AudiologyOnline, we pleased to bring you this insightful interview with Dr. Frederick N. Martin.