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Tips for Removing Water from Your Ears
Summertime in Charleston means you can reliably count on several things: painful sunburns, ants invading your picnic and water in your ears. Not that we don’t love the season – backyard barbecues alone are enough…
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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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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…
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10 Things Your Ears Tell You About Your Health
Few of us give much thought to our ears in Charleston, but these (usually) unassuming physical features have a lot to tell us about our overall health. A quick glance is sometimes enough to give…
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Risk Factors for Hearing Loss That Might Surprise You
Individuals with hearing loss in Charleston are most likely to blame age or noise exposure for their condition. While these are the most common causes, they aren’t the only ones that can cause hearing loss.…