Hearing loss doesn't stop FMU grad

FLORENCE - Surgeries to remove brain tumors left Jonathan Smith nearly totally deaf. But he still graduated close to on-time from Francis Marion University, thanks to help from those on the Florence County campus.

Mill Neck Audiology Helping Those With Hearing Loss

Organization operates a facility on 501 South Broadway in Hicksville Many people would agree that noise levels are on the rise. Ear-piercing sounds emanate from movies screens, concert stages and cranked-up volumes on iPods. And how often, when waiting for a live operator, is one subjected to high-decibel recordings while on hold? There is no denying the prevalence of loud noise these days ...

Lifelines for people with hearing loss

Hearing loss, a disability currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation's most damaging and costly sensory handicap. It is a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have it. Its onset is usually insidious, gradually worsening over years and thus easily ignored.

Personal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss

This "hidden" disability, currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, may be the nation's most damaging sensory handicap.

Average age of people with hearing problems gets younger: experts

Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - People with impaired hearing are now younger in average age than before, thanks to the popularity of iPod and other portable audio players, according to experts.