Squealing pigs. Tractors. Combines. Grain dryers. Irrigation pumps. Farming is full of potential hazards to your hearing. One study found that 78 percent of American farmers reported having hearing loss, significantly higher than rates found in other labor groups. Despite this rate, only four percent reported wearing hearing aids. Sounds are measured in decibels (dB). […]
What would you do if you suddenly couldn’t hear out of one ear? For too many people, the answer is “nothing,” perhaps assuming the condition is due to earwax, sinus infection or allergies. Sudden onset hearing loss – also known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) – should be treated as a medical emergency. Hearing Associates reminds […]
Hearing Associates offers a number of sound amplification and accessory devices to assist with hearing. Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs) are products that amplify environmental sound in specific listening situations. They work similar to hearing aids in that they amplify sound and deliver the sound to the ear, but they are not intended as a […]
