Healthy Hearing This Halloween
Posted in BlogHalloween is just around the corner and the candy is already out in full force. Since October 1 hit it’s been nearly impossible to avoid the orange and black and purple colored candies looming near the front of the grocery stores. Unfortunately, it’s not the best food for our hearing. The American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Read MorePossible Link Between Aspartame and Tinnitus
Posted in BlogSome researchers suspect aspartame, the most common sweetener in diet soda, might have a connection to tinnitus. Though a definitive link between the two has yet to be proven, the reason aspartame is considered suspect is the components of aspartame might be toxic to the brain and the inner ear. Those components are phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol
Read MoreHearing Loss May Be Linked To Memory Decline
Posted in BlogIf you want to help your memory and cognitive performance, you may want to get a hearing test and treat hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) in response to a growing body of research that shows a link between unaddressed hearing loss and cognitive function. According to Brandeis University Professor of Neuroscience, Dr.
Read MoreFDA Allows Marketing of New EarLens Laser-based Hearing Aid
Posted in BlogThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is allowing the marketing of a new hearing aid that uses a laser diode and direct vibration of the eardrum to amplify sound: the EarLens Contact Hearing Device (CHD), which is manufactured by EarLens Corporation of Menlo Park, Calif. The FDA reports that the combination of laser light
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