Monday, June 28, 2010

Correctly Using Hearing Aids Miami

There is a common mistaken belief in Miami that hearing aids never work. You may have also heard that the remedy to hearing loss is to insert a hearing aid into your hearing canal, a study by the Consumer Reports proves.


An investigation Consumer Reports conducted had three parts, where twelve individuals who had hearing loss for 6 months were observed shopping for hearing aids. Consumer Reports carried out a nationwide survey of 1,100 individuals, including people from Miami that purchased a hearing aid within 3 months and reported their findings of forty-four hearing aids.


Consumer reports Editor, Tobie Stanger, stated “The explanation of why so many hearing aids wind up in storage is individuals don’t comprehend the adapting an individual will need to carry out to receive the most out of them,” Stanger explains. “Anticipations need to always be tempered. Hearing aids are certainly not like eyeglasses. An individual can’t instantly wear them and hear just like you did previously. The mind must adjust.”


Miami Hearing health is very important and should be observed. Here are some remedies for hearing loss that were suggested that include meeting with your local Miami hearing aid center to diagnose your hearing loss, getting a hearing exam, getting the correct hearing aid and making sure that it is installed properly. Make sure the hearing aid is tested in real life situations and follow up with you hearing aid physician to make sure everything works properly.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Men and Hearing Lost Prevention

For many Miami men it’s that time again to go to your local physician and find out what male medical issues are out there and that can be prevented. A health problem that many men in Miami are not aware of or do not take into consideration is hearing loss. 61% of hearing loss is in man while 43% occurs in people older than 65. Older men are said to experience hearing loss more frequently than senior aged women.


Hearing loss among Miami men can be caused from a single factor or multiple factors. They include genetics, age, ear or head trauma, earwax build up, or ototoxic medication.


Some symptoms of potential hearing loss include muffled or absent sound, difficulty hearing in loud environment, difficulty hearing in large spaces, ringing in the ear, or constantly increased the volume of the TV, car radio or any other sound source.


Once a man identifies that he may have hearing loss he should visit his local Miami hearing center. These centers including New Generation Miami hearing center will perform a hearing evaluation to determine the extent of your hearing loss and will treat as required.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Loss of Hearing from World Cup

Who would have thought that attending the World Cup could cause a risk of hearing damage? The vuvuzela horn which also known as a lepata are the most obvious accessories, making loud horn like noises, carried and used by South African World Cup patrons during the game.

The din emitted from the plastic horn, at 127 decibels, is said to be louder that a drum or a chainsaw, according to a survey by the manufacturer Phonak. The decibel of a drum is 122 while a referee’s whistle is 121. These noises can cause patrons to leave the games hard of hearing.

Extended exposure of noises at 85 decibels puts people at a risk of loss of hearing or minimal hearing damage. Phonak stated, “When subjected to 100 decibels or more, hearing damage can occur in just 15 minutes”

Miami World Cup enthusiasts who attended the games this year may want to make sure when they come back they go to their local Miami hearing center to get checked out especially, if you starts to feel dizziness or ears ringing

Friday, June 4, 2010

Miami Smokers may Develop Hearing Loss

There have been numerous studies in the nation and in states such as Miami, which have proven that smokers are more likely to become hard of hearing, with age, then those who do not smoke. South Florida smokers should be aware that there has been research performed at the University of Wisconsin that said smokers have a 70 percent greater risk of hearing loss then those who do not smoke. The University of Calgary in Canada found that children who were around second hand smoke in the first three years of their life developed hearing damage with frequent middle ear infections, while consistent infections increased to 85% if both parents smoked. Offices like New Generation Miami Hearing Center can provide the care you need to diagnose and treat hearing loss, which possibly can be the result of smoke inhalation.