Putting your baby to sleep next to a white noise machine may increase the child’s risk of hearing loss, a new study suggests. The Canadian study, published in the journal Pediatrics, measured the decibel levels of a variety of infant sleep machines and found that some of them were so loud that they exceeded industry safety levels. Dr. Blake Papsin, a pediatric otolaryngologist at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and one of the authors of the study, told CTV’s Canada AM Monday that all the machines tested surpassed what researchers considered a normal level of noise in a neonatal nursery. The recommended limit is 50 decibels. A new study suggests that a white noise machine aimed at helping babies sleep could affect their hearing down…
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Dementia and Hearing Loss
Although we cannot yet say there is a causal link between hearing loss and dementia—or that hearing aids can do anything to forestall dementia—the evidence from scientific studies is intriguing. New York Times health columnist Jane Brody described hearing loss as “a hidden disability, often not obvious to others or even to those who have it.” In her January 16, 2012 article,1 Brody summarized the findings of several studies that persons with untreated hearing loss “are likely to become frustrated and socially isolated. That isolation has been linked to depression.” She also reported on evidence there may be a causal relationship between untreated hearing loss and dementia. In a more recent (February 11, 2013) New York Times article,2 Katherine Bouton, who has a significant hearing…
Noisy Toys This Holiday Season
Parents may think that noise is a problem they need not worry about until their child reaches the teenage years. Not so. Some toys are so loud that they can cause hearing damage in children. Some toy sirens and squeaky rubber toys can emit sounds of 90 dB, as loud as a lawn mower. Workers would have to wear ear protection for similarly noisy sounds on the job. The danger with noisy toys is greater than the 90-dB level implies. When held directly to the ear, as children often do, a noisy toy actually exposes the ear to as much as 120 dB of sound, the equivalent of a jet plane taking off. Noise at this level is painful and can result in permanent hearing…
Doorprize winner from our Oktoberfest Open House!
Wendy (on right) receives her new Kobo eReader from our office manager Julie! She was one of the winners from this years Elgin Audiology’s Oktoberfest Open House in St.Thomas
Hearing loss more frequent with age
(NewsFix) Older adults are at high risk of developing hearing loss, according to a new survey. More than 2.2 million adults over 70 in the US have some degree of hearing loss, making it one of the most common health problems. Surprisingly, perhaps, few studies have looked at the actual incidence of hearing loss in the general population. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have looked at the progression of hearing loss among a group of adults aged 48 to 92 years over a five year period. The group comprised 1,635 people with no hearing loss and 1,085 with some hearing loss. The study revealed that the risk of developing a hearing loss over five years was 21 per cent. More than half of those…
Short-term hearing loss can lead to long lasting problem
According to the new research Massachusetts Eye and Ear published in Nature Communications proves that the short-term hearing loss during childhood can lead to regular hearing deficits, even after when basic auditory sensitivity has returned to normal. The team made a deep study by inducing a brief, reversible hearing loss at the key milestones during the cortical development. After that they identified two critical time periods occurring after hearing onset that regulates the maturation of coordinated binaural sound representation. They found out that this childhood problem could reoccur as this the development of sound processing develops at small age only. The co-author and also Hearing scientist Daniel Polley, Ph.D., from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School’s Eaton-Peabody Laboratories of Auditory Physiology explains, “These findings demonstrate…
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Early hearing loss detection and treatment is a must
Detecting and treating hearing loss early is essential. Left untreated, prolonged hearing loss can have increasingly serious consequences in both adults and children. As adults many of us laugh off a gradual decline in our ability to hear others or the activities going on around us. We say we’re “having a senior moment” or we just turn up the television or the music. Studies show, however, that the social and physiological effects of hearing loss build up over time. We may find it increasingly difficult to follow conversations and become tired of the effort it takes to sustain a rewarding social life. Relationships with family and friends can become strained and we may lose interest in activities we once found enjoyable. Further, a lack…
Spirit of St. Thomas Awards
We are pleased to announce that our clients have nominated Elgin Audiology for 2 Spirit of St.Thomas Awards this year. The first award is for “Finest Independently Owned Business” followed by the “Favourite Customer Service Over-All” award. We are thrilled and would like to thank those individuals for nominating our clinic. Please find the link below in order to cast your vote for Elgin Audiology. Thanks in advance for your continued support! http://www.stthomastoday.ca/?pid=703905 ~ The staff at Elgin Audiology P.S. Please feel free to vote as often as you like! And tell your family and friends. Thanks again!