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• Hearing loss increases the risk of accidental injuries Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on April 02, 2020 An analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey found that, over an eight year period (2007 – 2015), people who reported that they had “a lot of trouble” hearing ended up being twice as likely to have an accidental injury — both at work and leisure — as people who reported no trouble hearing. While the study... Read More
• Sneaky - Not Like a Hurricane Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on March 31, 2020 Wow! A lot has changed in the last week. I think people are finally taking the advice to adhere to social distancing. Even most of the bigger business’s in our area are limiting how many people are cramming through their doors. Going to the grocery stores can just be eerie! Our area is no stranger to the prep work of hunkering down for a hurricane. But... Read More
• Hearing Instrument Safety Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on March 24, 2020 Everybody hanging in there? Hopefully when this goes into print there are still no cases in Highlands County. Praying this Corona Virus will just dissipate. Hopefully none of our seniors are having any unexpected health issues. Please remember to clean your hearing aids. COVID-19 can stay on the plastics for up to 3 days. In this situation; you can wipe them... Read More
• What is Recruitment? Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on March 24, 2020 Recruitment refers to a person’s sensitivity to sound. It also has to do with the speed in which the sound becomes uncomfortable. Recruitment is the when sounds rapidly become too loud. In other words...not gradually. Recruitment usually occurs within a certain area of the patients hearing loss. You may be able to crank up the music with no issue but then... Read More
• The inability to distinguish sounds is a form of hearing loss Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on March 17, 2020 The National Safety Council’s Safety + Health magazine recently published an article about ototoxicants, chemicals that can cause hearing loss and balance issues. In the article, warnings were shared from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about which industries have higher exposure risks to these chemicals — and how the adverse... Read More