by Alfred Poor | June 30, 2017 | General News, Health
It’s been half a century since a cigarette company launched a campaign aimed at women with the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby!” Today, companies are still looking for an edge by making products targeting the female half of the...
by Alfred Poor | June 12, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
We hear sounds thanks to our eardrums; sound waves create varying amounts of pressure on the eardrum, and these vibrations are transmitted to the inner ear where nerves translate these vibrations to sensations that we perceive as sound. A microphone works in a similar...
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by Bruce Brown | March 13, 2017 | General News, Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 360 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, of which 32 million are children. WHO further states that 60% of childhood hearing loss is due to preventable causes. A child’s hearing typically...
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by Alfred Poor | March 1, 2017 | General News, Health
According to recommendations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), working in an environment of 85 decibels (dB) for eight hours will expose you to the maximum allowed daily dose of sound. How loud is 85 db? It’s quieter than most...
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by Alfred Poor | January 10, 2017 | General News, Health
As we reported last month, the FDA won’t enforce regulations requiring exams and prescriptions for hearing aids. And we predicted that we will see a lot of innovation — and perhaps even lower-priced products — to help people with impaired hearing in...
