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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for Hearing impairment
  1. Hearing Disorders and Deafness (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you from hearing sound at all. What causes hearing loss? Some possibilities are: Heredity Diseases such as ear ... noise Aging There are two main types of hearing loss. One happens when your inner ear or auditory ...
  2. Noise (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss. More than 30 million Americans are exposed to ... headphones, is a common cause of noise-induced hearing loss. You can protect your hearing by: Keeping the ...
  3. Usher Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... syndrome is an inherited disease that causes serious hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disorder that causes ... People with type II have moderate to severe hearing loss and normal balance. Vision problems start in the ...
  4. Meniere's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a roaring sound in your ears called tinnitus, hearing loss that comes and goes and the feeling of ... one ear. It is a common cause of hearing loss. Attacks of dizziness may come on suddenly or ...
  5. Hearing Problems in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a month old. If your child has a hearing loss, it is important to consider the use of ...
  6. Hearing Aids (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... noisy situations. Hearing aids help people who have hearing loss from damage to the small sensory cells in ... best for you depends on what kind of hearing loss you have and how severe it is. If ...
  7. Ear Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ...
  8. Occupational Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    Occupational health problems occur at work or because of the kind of work you do. These problems can include: Cuts, fractures (broken bones), and sprains and strains ...
  9. Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is dementia? Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions include: Memory ...
  10. Barotrauma (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Pain A feeling that your ears are stuffed Hearing loss Dizziness Treatments for ear barotrauma include chewing gum ...
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