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		<title>Noisy Toys and Hearing Loss in Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety has set a standard for “safe” noise levels at 85 decibels. The human ear can be exposed to this level of sound, or less, on a fairly constant basis without severe risk of permanent damage to hearing. A frightening statistic for parents to consider is many toys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Health and Hearing Loss &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 19:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine conducted its own research study which also identified heart disease as a potential cause of hearing loss in aging adults. The researchers in charge of the study believe the lack of oxygenated blood flowing through the body, which is a major symptom of heart disease, may cause the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Health and Hearing Loss &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately for aging Americans, the Archives of Otolaryngology has recently reported that 21 percent of adults aged 48 to 59 years-old experience some form of mild to moderate hearing loss. An even worse view for aging Americans is the idea that close to 90 percent of American adults aged 80 or older have some form [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Long Should It Take to Get Accustomed To Hearing Aids? Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Effects of hearing loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s digital hearing aids have changed all of that.  We now can actually create a very normal dynamic range of hearing for most patients.  We can measure where the patient hears soft sounds at the different frequency of speech.  Then we can measure where sounds get too loud in each frequency and plug that into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Soon Should You Start Wearing a Hearing Aid &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often ask people who come to get help with their hearing loss how their loss is affecting those who they are close to.  At least 95% tell me that&#8217;s the real reason they came to see me, because of the effect it was having with those close to them. Another extremely important reason to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Soon Should You Start Wearing a Hearing Aid, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://myhearpod.com/blog/effects-of-hearing-loss/start-wearing-hearing-aid-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normal hearing on an audiogram is from 0 db to 30 db in the speech range between 250 to 8,000 Hertz.  Most people in this range function normally and seem to hear and understand most conversations even when noise or background sounds are present. When a hearing loss goes beyond the 30 db level is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pain and Frustration a Hearing Loss Causes, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without even realizing it, a hearing loss can easily create frustration and even pain that comes from our deep feelings inside when our self confidence starts to erode.  It doesn&#8217;t usually happen overnight, this is usually a long process of many years slowly accumulating and little by little chipping away at our confidence. The worst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pain and Frustration a Hearing Loss Causes, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/the-pain-and-frustration-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/the-pain-and-frustration-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Effects of hearing loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day we talk to many people &#8211; from our family, at work, and to people we don&#8217;t know.  Have you ever thought about how many people you actually speak to every day?  Now think about how many times you speak to those you&#8217;re close to?  Interestingly, when we talk we take for granted that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going to Work With a Hearing Loss, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/going-to-work-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/going-to-work-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Effects of hearing loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the study&#8217;s key findings: •    While people with treated and untreated hearing loss both earn less than people with normal hearing, for people with more severe hearing loss the income decline is cut in half for hearing aid owners. For example, the difference in income between people with mild versus profound hearing loss is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage, Divorce and Hearing Loss, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/marriage-divorce-and-hearing-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://myhearpod.com/blog/hearing-loss-info/marriage-divorce-and-hearing-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resentment can go both ways &#8211; from the person having to put out so much effort trying to communicate, as well as the person with the hearing loss.  The person with the hearing loss will often lay blame for their hearing loss on the other person.  They often say, &#8220;If you would just speak clearly [...]]]></description>
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