Hearing loss, which currently affects 20% of the global population, has risen from the 11th leading cause of years lived with disability in 2010 to currently being the third leading cause. A complex web of determining factors impacts hearing at different stages of life, including genetic characteristics, health conditions, living and working environment, and age-related […]
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Hotels, motels, and serviced apartments should provide hearing access facilities and special services to their guests.
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How hearing impairment is treated will depend on the underlying cause of the condition. For people with sensorineural hearing loss, the condition is permanent.
Otosclerosis is a disease that causes bony growth on the ossicles and causes the stapes to become immobile, thus not allowing sound to be transferred into the cochlea.
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Noise levels at music festivals can reach 110 decibels or more. That’s like standing next to a jackhammer drilling into concrete. Damage to hearing cannot be reversed.
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Thirty seven percent of hearing loss is due to noise injury, which could have been prevented.