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Too few take the hearing impaired into consideration in the work place Hearing aids are extremely important for most hearing impaired people Hearing aids are indispensable Survey: Using hearing aids easy decision for most hearing impaired individuals Survey: Three in every four hearing aid users have their aids adjusted frequently New study: Most people adapt quickly to hearing aids; large majority uses devices daily Consumers: Hearing aids making a difference New meeting-places for people with hearing loss on Facebook Workplaces Ignoring Needs of Hearing Impaired Employees Hearing loss affecting relations with family and friends Hearing impairment causing exhaustion on the job The bad hearing of relative a delicate subject International survey: Hearing impaired people wait for years before seeking treatment ‘New’ Noise Plagued Professions Global hearing loss epidemic on its way Hearing Problems Rising Among Children and Young Adolescents Big cities – bad hearing ”Can you hear me, Honey?” Work noise increases risk of hearing loss Generation Hearing Loss Archive 2012 22 million US-workers exposed to hazardous noise False-positive hearing screenings in caesarean newborns 90% of casting and forging workers in India have a hearing loss Background noise affects people with hearing loss Background noise affects people with hearing loss Too few hearing screenings of infants in rural China Noise-induced hearing loss in soldiers may be prevented Noise-induced hearing loss in soldiers may be prevented Combination treatments for tinnitus give better results The world’s best website concerning hearing and hearing loss has been launched in Chinese Almost three-quarters of teens experience reduced hearing after attending a concert Too few hearing impaired Swedes use hearing aids Nine out of ten Belgian students experience tinnitus 8-year-old girl writes a book about her hearing loss Insomnia affects tinnitus patients Sudden hearing loss related to sleep apnea Nearly 30 million people in the United States suffer from tinnitus You may have a hearing loss without knowing it A kiss on the ear can be dangerous to your hearing Untreated diabetes intensifies the risk of hearing loss Middle-aged Americans fail to recognise the need for hearing aids Hearing loss can also mean increased sensitivity to vibrations Coldplay star Chris Martin suffers from tinnitus Three out of four hearing aid users have an improved quality of hearing Musical training may delay age-related hearing loss Internet-based therapy can help tinnitus sufferers Early implants give the best results One in five Americans have problems with their hearing Less than 10% of Swedish teachers undergo regular hearing tests Parents don’t talk with their teens about the risk of hearing loss No hearing treatment despite hearing difficulties Tinnitus may be reduced by Acoustic Coordinated Reset (ACR) Ignoring hearing problems can mean missing out on beneficial treatment Teens exposed to lead fail hearing test US Marine Corps’ new hearing program Hearing loss the sixth most expensive health condition Hearing impaired have a higher risk of falling Use of iPods while travelling may cause hearing loss Most Britons cannot clearly hear the TV The number of American children with hearing loss has doubled Better captions for hearing impaired on YouTube Coping with tinnitus is about the right approach Factory workers unaware of their hearing loss More than 700,000 New Zealanders are affected by hearing loss Study reveals: Four out of ten don’t know what tinnitus is Hearing health has a high priority — but hearing tests do not Protect your hearing with antioxidants Four out of ten students experience problems with their sound environment during their education Hearing loss is the 3rd most common health problem in the US. World congress for people with hearing loss Ryan Adams learned to live with his Tinnitus and Ménière’s Disease Children wait for years to get help for their hearing loss Identifying hearing loss — but not at the GP A hearing test does not always detect hearing loss Seven out of ten women do not get their hearing checked at work Archive 2011 Men hear better than women - at parties Universal hearing screening for all children in Argentina by law India: Almost all cotton ginning workers have a hearing loss. Tinnitus is 2.5 times more prevalent in those under stress Hearing loss — a great disease burden, but very little research carried out. Exostosis (Surfer’s ear) Distressing facts from Spain Cotton swabs are not meant for ear cleaning Untreated hearing loss may reduce brain volume Hearing impaired Australians suffer in silence Being a musician may improve hearing Many do not talk about their hearing loss The inner ear functions like a short-term memory Passive Smoking is closely linked to hearing loss in teens People with black skin better protected against hearing loss A new and better hear-it.org Saliva test spots hearing loss virus in newborns High frequency of ear infections among Aboriginals Tinnitus — More than a hearing problem Injectable treatment for sudden hearing loss Queen drummer Roger Taylor reliant on hearing aids Scotland: Patients lacking understanding and information Smoke alarms for the deaf and hearing impaired Clownfish risk going deaf Hearing aids running on methanol Hearing loss increases the risk of incapacity benefit Drug cocktail has positive impact on hearing loss in mice High rates of hearing loss — even for those in middle age Joey Jordison forced off the stage by tinnitus Deaf children put on an opera Rebooting the brain may stop tinnitus Testing for hearing loss often stops with the family doctor Healthcare professionals know too little about tinnitus Our brains turn up the volume when we speak Internet telephones can help the hearing impaired Students unaware of their hearing loss Hearing loss widespread among elderly Nasal stem cells may cure early-onset hearing loss Dutch teenagers put their hearing at risk High street shops losing the hearing impaired Calorie restriction may delay age-related hearing loss Using hearing aids - Doctor’s opinion important Chemicals and noise: a dangerous cocktail Radiation therapy for head and neck cancer often results in poorer hearing Hearing impaired lack knowledge about the funding of hearing aids Hearing loss in teen girls on the rise Hearing loss causes tinnitus Hearing aids - Seven battery tips Two genes, two types of protein and two types of hearing loss Many positive impacts of using hearing aids Tinnitus common in Nigeria One in eight says: Yes, I have a hearing loss Passive smoking may result in hearing loss Listening to MP3 players can harm hearing Folate may reduce or delay hearing loss More young people suffer from hearing loss Eat potato chips and lose your hearing New drug can possibly help tinnitus Young Aussies get noise overdose Hearing screening in children — the earlier, the better Omega-3 may protect against hearing loss Archive 2010 Another reason for age-related hearing loss is found Temporary hearing deprivation can lead to ’lazy ear’ Army band members must protect their hearing More than half with Chronic Kidney Disease have hearing loss One in 20 school children has hearing loss in one ear Extremely dangerous noise levels at NASCAR races Infrasonics: the Silent Enemy Men More Likely to Suffer Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Early treatment hope for tinnitus Rock your senses Even minor hearing loss can effect a child’s ability to learn Protein can help to restore hearing Hearing loss may result in the loss of both job and income Alcohol may cause hearing loss Three million Canadians suffer from hearing loss A gene identified as the reason for age-related hearing loss Take care of your child’s hearing Hearing loss among teenage girls has doubled Use of cell phones may increase risk of tinnitus Noise affects our physical and mental well being Painkillers may cause hearing loss Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich suffers from ringing in the ears Parents worried about their children’s hearing A protein found to be crucial for hearing More teens are hearing impaired 51% of Irish MP3-users are damaging their hearing Being hearing impaired is draining Implanted hearing aids heighten childrens quality of life Can antibiotics protect hearing? Men most at risk from noise on the job Older people have "Golden ears" GPs do not notice hearing loss enough Vitamin A may protect from hearing loss What does your hearing aid sound like? Study documents mp3-damage Cochlear implants - the earlier, the better Solar-powered hearing aids Tinnitus is not hereditary Hearing aid batteries now become mercury-free Is an erection worth a hearing loss? Stem cells can possibly re-establish hearing Watch out for your hearing in the World Cup Socioeconomic status may influence the risk of hearing loss Noise induced hearing loss a risk for truck drivers Hearing with your skin Hearing-problems not the end of the world Tinnitus on the menu Parents do not know enough about middle ear inflammation A gene that can cause hearing impairment Healthier hearing in the baby boomers Chemotherapy for testicular cancer causes hearing loss Work noise to be removed by design Hybrid hearing aid/cochlear implant Blue collar workers slower in seeking treatment Hearing loss affecting psychosocial health, particularly in young people Hearing loss treatment among top research priorities More than 1.3 million Swedes with hearing damage Convertibles damaging hearing USA: How to receive financial assistance for hearing aids One in nine in working population suffering from hearing loss Five million Colombians suffering from hearing problems Dire Straits star has hearing loss Therapy and hearing aids helping tinnitus patients Rebellious young listeners U.S. child hearing loss more prevalent in Hispanics Grandchildren prompting hearing tests Archive 2009 Self-consciousness greatly affects use of hearing aids Hearing loss has negative impact on relationships with grown children Take control of your hearing aids Gene mutations causing tinnitus General practitioners overlooking patients' hearing loss Hearing loss causing difficulty at work Protect your hearing in the subway One in three school-children with hearing problems Imperfect bite may cause tinnitus Hearing aid stigma is French toast Micro RNA - Molecule key to hearing Gene associated with age-related hearing loss identified Common herpes virus can damage hearing in unborn children One in ten British soldiers suffers from severe hearing loss Check out living with a hearing aid Just 12 percent using hearing aids Mega city traffic noise causing hearing loss Practice makes for better hearing Millions of Europeans exposed to noise in the workplace Sound discrimination ability more important than degree of hearing loss Brain adapting to hearing damage Guide: How to select best earplugs for you Australians ignoring their hearing loss New test to determine whether hearing damage is in inner ear or brain Golf shots affecting hearing Hearing impaired people often struggle to stay in labour market Extended Bandwidth in Hearing Aids Parents undermining newborn hearing screening More people hear low sound frequency smoke alarm No common guidelines for treatment of sudden hearing loss Tinnitus patients feel better with hearing aids Workers in fishing vessels at risk for hearing loss Medicine misuse causing hearing loss among Chinese children 70 percent of young Australians experiencing tinnitus Stem cells from the brain may offer cure for hearing loss T-loop systems in public facilities Tuning the ear to restore hearing International Noise Awareness Day Anthropologist: Evolution of the ear ongoing Disco noise volume over the top Hearing loss epidemic approaching in the US Effects on babies of prenatal exposure to smoking 85 percent of Aborigine children in Northern Australia suffer from hearing problems Hearing Aids May be Set for Different Languages Hearing screening of newborns improves speech development Video arcades causing hearing loss and tinnitus Scientists find hearing loss gene Advancements in tinnitus research Military battling hearing loss Little awareness about hearing loss among young adults The eyes also listen Turning the brain scanner on the ear EU: Millions of music listeners risk hearing loss Breakthrough: Inner ear hair cells generated through gene therapy Nursery school noise causing tinnitus Painkillers may aggravate tinnitus More than 1.3 million Swedes with hearing damage Hear-it on Facebook Chemotherapy can cause hearing loss Hearing impaired people still stigmatized Smoking and being overweight damaging to your hearing Codeine can cause hearing loss TV channel for hearing impaired audience Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may alleviate sudden hearing loss Hearing protection against snoring partner Archive 2008 Stem-cell and gene research may lead to new treatment options for hearing impairment. Up to 10 times more people could benefit from cochlear implants Vitamins and magnesium may prevent noise-induced hearing loss Trendier way to protect people’s ears Most missed sounds Researchers warning against cheap hearing aids EU directive requiring captioning for all public service TV programming Special road surface to dampen noise Hearing loss hard on couples Discovery leading towards intelligent hearing aids Hearing loss combined with other disabilities hard on teenagers Zebrafish offering insights into hearing loss Sudden hearing loss linked to stroke risk Nigerian children lose hearing from untreated ear infections Pentagon sponsoring tinnitus research Patients with arthritis prone to suffering from hearing loss Can Botox cure tinnitus? Campaign to prevent noise induced hearing loss at work Diabetics twice as likely to suffer hearing loss National hearing screening in newborns failing in Argentina Cholesterol affecting hearing Tinnitus takes toll on quality of life Please, listen up! Some cars more noisy than others Hearing impaired youngsters more likely to be bullied Cochlear implants improve quality of life Dangerous bouncer Low birth weight increases risk of hearing loss Help for hearing impaired Namibians Bad hearing affecting grades Tougher noise guidelines in Germany Airbags save lives, damage hearing Regenerating damaged hearing cells may be possible Hispanics with risky listening habits Hearing aids enhance quality of life Legislators weigh national tax credit for hearing aid Classical musicians at extreme risk for hearing loss Hearing at risk in Mexico and Puerto Rico Spain: One in ten schoolchildren with hearing loss American soldiers lose hearing in war with insurgents and terrorists Miners’ hearing at risk Hearing loss research drastically under-funded Airplane noise unbearable Major funding for noise research Nursery school teachers wearing hearing protection Hearing loss epidemic anticipated in young New Zealand generation Needlessly high prevalence of hearing loss in children of Sudan Raising awareness of noise induced hearing loss Battle against construction noise School noise hard on pupils One in five French teenagers hearing impaired MP3 players cause hearing loss at an early age Compensation claims for work related hearing loss Mobile telephones for all Hearing loss Hearing impairment Causes Causes of hearing loss Noise and music Noise and hearing loss Daily exposure to noise EU: Millions of music listeners risk hearing loss MP3 players cause hearing loss at an early age School noise hard on pupils Nursery school noise causing tinnitus Noisy toys are not for delicate ears The dangers of being a musician Noisy work The global burden of noise-induced hearing loss Teaching among noisiest jobs Farmers risk hearing loss U.S. rules on hearing protection EU directive against noise Hearing loss widespread among construction workers City life is hazardous to hearing Austrians suffer increasingly from noise in the workplace Cement workers risk their hearing High levels of noise and car exhaust hazardous to hearing The German office is too noisy Workers at risk of hearing loss Norwegian offshore workers hard of hearing Noise meter to warn people about noise Nursery school teachers wearing hearing protection Classical musicians at extreme risk for hearing loss Diseases of the ear Diseases can lead to hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Cookie bite hearing loss Ski slope hearing loss Sudden hearing loss Sudden Hearing Loss - SSNHL Now you hear it, now you don't Causes of sudden hearing loss Treatment of sudden hearing loss Ménière Ménière's Disease Signs of Ménière's Disease How to live with Ménière's Disease Other diseases Otosclerosis Glue ear Otitis media Conductive hearing loss Loudness discomfort Hyperacusis Usher's Syndrome Acoustic trauma Patulous Eustachain Tube Acoustic tumour Pendred Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease Labyrinthitis Central Auditory Processing Disorder Misophonia Genes Genetic hearing loss Hearing loss, genes, DNA and mutations Mutations causing hearing loss Other causes Age-related hearing loss - Presbyacusis Cigarette smoking and hearing loss Smoking and being overweight damaging to your hearing Solvents worsen hearing ability Low birth weight increases risk of hearing loss Cholesterol affecting hearing Diabetics twice as likely to suffer hearing loss Patients with arthritis prone to suffering from hearing loss Codeine can cause hearing loss Chemotherapy can cause hearing loss Consequences Consequences of hearing loss Personal consequences Psychological consequences Social consequences Physical consequences Labour market Reduced work productivity expensive for society Hearing impaired twice as likely to be on disability Harder to retain job when hearing impaired Absenteeism higher among hearing impaired people Hearing loss significantly affecting work and home life Hearing problems force teachers into early retirement Discrimination in the job market still common Fewer working, lower pay Hearing loss forcing people out of the job market Widespread barriers in the labour market Hearing endangered among Singapore conscripts Millions of Europeans exposed to noise in the workplace Hearing loss causing difficulty at work Costs Untreated hearing loss costs Europe 213 billion euros per year The economic burden of hearing loss Lack of hearing loss treatment costs billions Untreated hearing loss accounts for at least $100 billion in lost income in the United States Hearing loss costing billions in lost productivity 8 million hearing impaired in 2050 costly to Australian society Hearing loss treatment inexpensive How to measure QALY and costs Cochlear implants in children are highly cost-effective Newborn hearing screening a money saver for society Numbers and countries Hearing loss in different countries One in Six Adults Suffers from Hearing Loss More and more hearing impaired people Receiving hearing aids in different countries Europe A-I One in six suffering from hearing loss Millions of Europeans exposed to noise in the workplace EU directive against noise Europe goes to battle against noise EU Protects the Rights of Handicapped People Austria Austria Austrians suffer increasingly from noise in the workplace Belgium Belgium Denmark Denmark One in ten in Danish work place is hearing impaired More Danish children with hearing problems Finland Finland France France France: One-in-eight says they have a hearing loss One in five French teenagers hearing impaired Paris puts noise on the map Germany Germany One-in-eight Germans suffers from hearing loss Ireland Ireland 51% of Irish MP3-users are damaging their hearing Italy Italy Italy's Generation hearing loss Italy: One-in-seven say they have a hearing loss Europe J-Z One in six suffering from hearing loss Millions of Europeans exposed to noise in the workplace EU directive against noise Europe goes to battle against noise EU Protects the Rights of Handicapped People Netherlands The Netherlands Norway Norway Norway: One-in-nine say that they have a hearing loss Portugal Portugal Russia Russia: Hearing problems widespread among children Spain Spain Spain: One in ten schoolchildren with hearing loss Spain: 40 percent with poor hearing 4 million people in Madrid exposed to excessive noise The second noisiest country in the world Sweden Sweden One in nine in working population suffering from hearing loss More than 1.3 million Swedes with hearing damage Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland: One-in-ten say they have a hearing loss UK United Kingdom UK: Almost one-in-eight says they have a hearing loss Asia Low public awareness of hearing loss Hearing loss among young Chinese High incidence of hearing loss among newborns in China Indian children with hearing loss India - mega city traffic noise causing hearing loss Japan Hearing loss in Thailand Pakistan - hearing loss widespread in rural areas Hearing endangered among Singapore conscripts Japan: One-in-eight say they have a hearing loss Africa Hearing loss in Africa Causes of hearing loss in Africa Nigerian children lose hearing from untreated ear infections Nigeria: One in seven children suffers from hearing loss Nigeria: Dramatic consequences of noisy work places Needlessly high prevalence of hearing loss in children of Sudan Hearing loss widespread among the children of Sierra Leone Latin America Little is known about hearing loss Five million Colombians suffering from hearing problems Hearing at risk in Mexico and Puerto Rico Little use of hearing aids among hearing impaired children Hazardous noise increase in Bogotá Chile: Many school children with hearing problems Up to 1, 5 million Chileans with hearing problems Buenos Aires is too noisy Hearing loss among children in Costa Rica in line with the Western world Brazil: Infections cause hearing loss North America Hearing loss in North America Canada Canada Three million Canadians suffer from hearing loss Hearing loss ’epidemic’ in Canada Many hearing impaired people and much prejudice USA USA 30 minutes in New York subway can damage the hearing 1 out of 6 baby boomers and 1 out of 14 "Generation Xers" have hearing problems 35 million Americans suffering from hearing loss The Americans with Disabilities Act The city of noise Five million school children with hearing loss U.S. rules on hearing protection Oceania Hearing loss in Oceania Australia Australia: Nine in 10 over the age of 55 are deaf to their own needs 8 million Australians with hearing loss in 2050 Hearing loss epidemic anticipated in young New Zealand generation New Zealand: Under-diagnosed hearing loss in elderly New Zealand: Hearing problems picked up too late One in six children has hearing loss About hearing tests Hearing tests Definition of hearing loss Audiogram: a picture of the sense of hearing Hearing screening of infants Ears and sound The ear - a magnificent organ The outer ear The middle ear The inner ear Both ears are needed to hear well Sounds are waves in the air The direction of sound Masking Discovery leading towards intelligent hearing aids Interviewing Interviewing a hearing-impaired person Hearing aids About hearing aids Types of hearing aid Four categories of hearing aids Deep canal hearing aids Hearing aid components Lifestyle and hearing aids Two hearing aids best The history of hearing aids Researchers warning against cheap hearing aids Use of hearing aids Only one in four has hearing aids Among elderly, too few use hearing aids Main reasons for getting hearing aids Just 12 percent using hearing aids Use of batteries Quality of life Hearing loss and quality of life WHO: Adult onset hearing loss has great impact on our lives Hearing aids perform better than expected Nine in ten improve quality of life A better life with hearing aids Hearing aids improve quality of life Assistive devices Technical aids Mobile phones and hearing aids Listening devices for TV/radio Telecommunication equipment Alerting devices Implants Middle ear implants Inner ear implants Bone anchored hearing aids Auditory brainstem implants Hybrid hearing aid/cochlear implant Tinnitus Main causes of tinnitus Tinnitus - a widespread problem Psychological and social consequences of tinnitus Tinnitus - an individual condition Tinnitus takes toll on quality of life A connection between Tinnitus and Hearing loss Children have tinnitus, too Links Organisations Organisations for hearing-impaired people Manufactures Manufacturers Other links Other relevant links