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Protecting Your Hearing on the Job: What You Need to Know
Workplace noise, like machinery, hammering or blaring concert speakers, can take a serious toll on your ears. While noise-related hearing loss is permanent, it’s also highly preventable. By understanding the risks and taking action, you…
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Sudden vs. Gradual Hearing Loss: What To Know
Hearing loss affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults. While the condition is common, no case is the same. For some people, hearing loss may creep up gradually as they age. For others, a sudden event…
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of…
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What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known…
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What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above…
