May is not only the first month of summer but it is also Better Hearing & Speech Month. Hidden Hearing earlier this year commissioned research carried out by Empathy Research on hearing loss in Ireland and some of the results More….
Hearing loss can be the result of many factors, but one of the most common is exposure to loud noises. Protecting your ears against these noises is very important in order to prevent damage to your auditory processing system, and More….
Did you get your ticket for the upcoming Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival in Co. Laois next weekend, 4-6 September? What a line up: Florence + the Machine, Grace Jones, Sam Smith, Blur, George Ezra, Interpol, Róisín Murphy, The More….
True or False? I can buy hearing aids for my ears just like I can buy reading glasses for my eyes from the drug store. Answer: False. Only a hearing healthcare professional can accurately test your hearing and prescribe treatment. If you have sensorineural More….
A major Swedish study shows that noise has a great affect on our lives. Not just at work but also in our free time. The consequences are hearing loss, stress, uneasiness, concentration difficulty and many other symptoms. You might recognise More….
A recent survey revealed that while hearing loss is on the rise among adults in general, teachers are at a higher risk than other workers. Sounds such as noisy classrooms, loud announcements and the harsh ringing of the school bell More….
Growing up, Francesca Dominici lived about a mile from Ciampino Airport, the second busiest in Rome. As she remembers it, the greatest nuisance from the roar of aircraft over her home was that she couldn’t hear her friends when talking More….
An estimated 275 million people across the globe can’t hear clearly all the sounds they love. These people suffer from hearing loss, which the World Health Organization lists as the No. 1 sensory disability in the world. Some people never More….
Many cases of hearing loss are due to excessive noise. With power tools, motorcycles, movies, lawn mowers and music players capable of producing noise levels above 85 decibels (dB), there is no shortage of sounds that put hearing at risk. More….
Repeated exposure to harmful sounds that are too loud causes damage to the sensitive structures of the inner ear. This condition is referred to as Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). The workers from the transport, construction, manufacture or mining industries are always exposed to sounds between More….