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Can Untreated Hearing Loss Lead to Dementia?
If you’re a Beaufort resident with hearing loss, there are bigger risks than the embarrassment of misunderstanding a word here and a phrase there. True, your date might look at you funny if you pass…
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How to Recognize Hearing Loss in Infants
Hearing loss is difficult enough for adults to handle. It can be especially problematic in babies, who rely on their hearing from the moment they are born. Hearing plays a crucial role in a child’s…
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Are Noisy Restaurants Discriminatory?
Most people take dining out for granted, but if you have hearing loss in Charleston, you are well aware of the difficulties involved in eating out at a restaurant. Others might contend with slow service…
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Malaria Drug Might Help Those with Hearing Loss
Question: what is the world’s deadliest animal? You might guess sharks or bears. Maybe lions. But you’d be wrong in each case. It turns out mosquitoes cause far more deaths to humans than any other…
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Hearing Aids + Heat: A Not-so-Winning Combination
Summer’s here, which means backyard barbecues, a dash through the sprinkler, stargazing on a warm night and other outdoor activities that are impossible to enjoy during the winter months in Mount Pleasant. While all that…
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Tips for Traveling with Hearing Loss
Even the most ardent South Carolina lovers will occasionally feel the desire to get away. For residents of Summerville, the lure of the open road may be impossible to resist. Perhaps you want to escape…
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The History of Hearing Aids
Think hearing aids are a new invention, created in Moncks Corner just to treat baby boomers and those of the greatest generation? Think again. Hearing loss has been a problem since the beginning, and when…
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New Technology is Helping Those with Hearing Loss
It often seems that technology is improving at such a rapid-fire pace it’s hard to keep up. Once upon a time nearly every house in Summerville had a metal antenna on its roof, and nowadays…
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The Link Between Hearing Loss & Osteoporosis in Charleston
Charleston residents diagnosed with osteoporosis might find it wise to schedule a hearing exam. Recent research indicates there may be a connection between the bone density disease and impaired hearing. The Lowdown on Osteoporosis An…
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Helpful Hearing Apps for Smartphone Users
Nowadays, pretty much everybody has a smartphone. If you suffer from hearing loss in Charleston, there are some handy apps you can download for your phone. Most are inexpensive (or free) and can make your…