Listen Up! Hearing Aids Have Changed

Listen Up! Hearing Aids Have Changed

By: Dawn Quantrille, MA, CC-A Did you know hearing loss is actually twice as prevalent as cancer and diabetes? In fact, hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States, and about 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids. Like many other things (TVs, computers, phones), hearing […]

Monitoring Hearing during Cancer Treatments

Monitoring Hearing during Cancer Treatments

Did you know that chemotherapy and radiation can affect hearing?  These treatments can often be ototoxic –meaning poisonous to the inner ear. Hearing problems caused by ototoxic medications can be temporary or permanent. You may be wondering, “If a medication is known to cause permanent hearing loss, why is it used?” The realization is, sometimes […]