16-11-08 - Loud music and long periods of listening wear the hearing down at an early age. A test showed that 45 out of 358 students at a prep school in the United States had significant hearing loss. The common denominator was that they all listened to MP3 players. Read more

13-11-08 - Extensive use of the mobile phone may damage your hearing. Some experts warn that mobile phones should be used with care and for short periods only in order to avoid hearing loss. Read more

13-11-08 - Riding the New York subway may be detrimental to the hearing. Millions of people taking the subway each day put their hearing at risk. Noise levels from the trains reach as high as 106 dB. According to a study published by Columbia University in New York City, as little as 30 minutes in the New York subway may result in hearing loss. Read more

13-11-08 - Many do well in the workplace in spite of hearing impairment, but others find that their hearing problems affect their career and earning potential. Still, there seems to be a common Difficulties functioning in the workplace and at home do not only result from severe hearing loss. People with mild or moderate hearing loss also experience problems. Read more

13-11-08 - A report on the total burden to the Australian society of different diseases, adult-onset hearing loss came in fourth in the overall category of non-fatal conditions accounting for 5 percent, just in front of asthma with 4 percent. Non-fatal conditions is roughly half of the total burden. Read more