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Published Aug 24, 2022
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Noise pollution is hurting animals, and we don’t even know how much
From construction projects to busy roads, airplanes and railways, human noise is everywhere. It is an invisible cause of stress, posing serious risks to human health and well-being. However, noise also harms animals living in close contact with humans, in homes, farms and zoos.
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5 BIGGEST Hearing Aid Scams
Dr Cliff talks about the top scams in the hearing industry. If you're looking for the TLDR, they include unrealistic claims made by DTC sellers, reputable publications pushing affiliate sales through "editorial" content, fake online reviews, refunds not being issued by DTC sellers, and clinics that do not utilize evidence-based best practices in providing care.
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- The hearing aid industry struggles but life science thrives [paywall] medwatch․com
- OTC Hearing Aid Final Rule is Here: What to Know, How to Prepare leader․pubs․asha․org
- Conversations Shine with Phonak Audéo™ Lumity hearingtracker․com
- Hummingbird Ear Tube System Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Labeling hearinghealthmatters․org
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- Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Third Dose Booster of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration mdpi․com
- Mechanically evoked tinnitus after cochlear implantation with preservation of residual hearing - PubMed pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Influence of tinnitus annoyance on hearing-related quality of life in cochlear implant recipients - Scientific Reports nature․com
- Effect of Occupational Noise Exposure on Cognition and Suprathreshold Auditory Skills in Normal-Hearing Individuals pubs․asha․org
- Environmental Factors for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease in Alaska Native Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from a Cluster Randomized Trial journals․lww․com
- Retrieval Practice for Word Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children clinicaltrials․gov
- The Effect of Acupuncture on Patients With Noise-induced Hearing Loss clinicaltrials․gov
- Barriers to hearing aid adoption among older adults in mainland China tandfonline․com
- Diagnostic value of preoperative measures in selecting post-lingually deafened candidates for cochlear implantation – a different approach tandfonline․com
- Effects of Aging on Cortical Representations of Continuous Speech biorxiv․org