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Online Hearing Tests: Can They Help?

Online Hearing Tests: Can They Help?

December 15, 2018

  • Posted By: Winter Haven Audiology
  • Categories: Hearing Hearing Loss News Technology
  • Tags: audiologic evaluation digital hearing test hearing hearing health hearing loss hearing loss help hearing screening hearing test news online hearing test technology

From blood-pressure kiosks in retail stores and vision exams online to home kits that test for HIV, blood-sugar levels, colon cancer, and more, the do-it-yourself approach to health screening continues to expand as the demand for greater convenience and consumer empowerment grows. Even online hearing tests are a part of the DIY mix, but do […]

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Hearing Aid Use Might Equal Fewer ER Visits

Putting Off That Hearing Test? Here’s Another Reason to Hear Your Best!

September 15, 2018

  • Posted By: Winter Haven Audiology
  • Categories: Hearing Aids News
  • Tags: hearing aids hearing health

It’s no surprise that getting hearing help can make communicating and connecting with the world around you so much easier, but did you know that using hearing aids might also have a hand in cutting down emergency-room visits and hospital stays? In a study published earlier this year in the medical journal JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & […]

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Celebrate Black History Month 2018

8 Notable African-Americans With Hearing Loss

February 1, 2018

  • Posted By: Winter Haven Audiology
  • Categories: Hearing Loss News

With an estimated one in five Americans directly touched by hearing loss — a common chronic condition that spans race, gender, age, and socioeconomic status — some icons in pop culture and beyond have experienced this challenge in their own lives. As the nation celebrates Black History Month this February, take a look at these […]

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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids?

Self-Treating for Hearing Loss: More Harm Than Good

September 1, 2017

  • Posted By: Winter Haven Audiology
  • Categories: Hearing Aids Hearing Health News

Have you heard about the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, recently passed by Congress and signed by the president over the summer? The new law, once fleshed out with Food and Drug Administration regulations, will allow the retail sale of hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss — without the critical […]

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