An Oregon man who claims he suffered hearing loss because of a loud flight is suing Delta Air Lines for $2 million, The Oregonian newspaper of Portland reports. Kent J. Neilson’s suit was filed Friday in Oregon’s Multnomah County Circuit Court. In More….
Wireless technology allows two hearing aids to operate together as one complete system, instead of acting as two independent devices. The sound input to both hearing aids is shared, and decisions about the digital sound processing are based on the 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 More….
Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents have some level of hearing loss, a rate that has climbed substantially over the past two decades. Hearing loss has become the 3rd most common health problem in the nation. Audiologists say people who listen More….
A series of articles by various writers on medical topics this one is by Edel Rooney. I’ve begun a new job where there is a lot of background news. I’m concerned the ongoing exposure to this will damage my hearing More….
Public joy and goodwill at Sir Paul McCartney’s third marriage evaporated as the celebrations went on into the early hours of yesterday. Unlike the guests, some of their neighbours had to get up to go to work in the morning. More….
A woman who sued Madonna for causing a commotion in her former home on Central Park West can thank her lucky star – a Manhattan judge has green-lighted her case against the Material Girl. Karen George sued Madonna in 2009, charging that her then-upstairs neighbor was More….
