Diagnosed with hearing loss and finding it difficult to cope with the disability? Difficulty in hearing can be a crippling, devastating and traumatic experience. It is a condition that can have a profound impact on all aspects of life if left untreated. Besides hampering day to day activities and social interactions it has a negative impact on relationships, self-confidence, and physical health. Hearing aids are undeniably the most effective solu...

Healthcare statistics tell us that hearing loss almost affects 20 % of the US population. For many people the loss is a result of prolonged exposure to loud damaging noises at home (loud music) and at their workplace (loud machine), others hearing loss is because of health conditions. Many people fail to join the dots that link hearing loss to lifestyle or immunity-deficiency conditions. The following are four conditions where you will need the t...

It may come as a surprise to many but hearing loss is quite prevalent in children. Three of every 1,000 kids are born with some level of hearing impairment and 15% can develop the disability later in childhood. Given that hearing and learning go hand-in-hand, teaching a child with hearing loss can be challenging. Apart from special attention, they require a mindful and sensitive approach.It’s thus crucial for educators to be accommodating and ful...