Cranking the Volume on Your iPod or MP3 Player Can Damage Hearing

The Solution: Lower the Volume, Swap Earbud Headphones for Noise Reduction Ones

Challenges of the Cochlear Implant

A miracle for the deaf? Find out why the miracle device is under fire.

Hearing Aids – A Different Take on Communication Technology

Hearing aids have been a tremendous boon to the hard of hearing community. They are a small device of varying type that amplifies sound, usually a small and relatively concealable shape.

Hyperacusis: A Hearing Impairment

Most people know of only one type of hearing impairment – deafness. Hearing no sound at all can be very difficult but looking at the opposite side of it, hearing too much may also prove to be as hard. Hyperacusis is defined as the intolerance to normal and everyday sounds.

Hearing Considerations and iPod Earbuds

Most people who put on iPod Earbuds marvel at the quality of the sound and the crisp-ness and yet few really realize that if you play your music too loud you can severely damage your ears even though the earbuds cannot be heard more than a few feet away.

Digital Hearing Aids and Hearing Loss

Digital hearing aids and hearing loss: So many people today have to deal with the fact that they are loosing their hearing. Loss of hearing is what makes it difficult to communicate and function on a daily basis with the outside world. The sounds of the world are what make life interesting and fun. Many people think that when they can no longer hear these sounds, that they are just going to have to deal with it. This is not going to be the case anymore.

Types of Hearing Aids

Contains information on all the properties and differences of different types of hearing aids. Hearing aids described in this articles are Behind-The-Ear (BTH), In-The-Ear (ITE), In-The Canal (ITC), Completely-In-Canal (CIC), Mini-Canals (MC) and Post-Auricular-Canal (PAC). These are the 6 main types of hearing aids and have many different pros and cons, view articles to find out more.

What is Hearing Loss?

John Currie describes the various types and causes of hearing loss in this concise but informative article.

The Benefits of Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids

Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids (BTE) are among the most recognized hearing aid devices. These hearing aids fit comfortably behind the ear and are custom fitted for the particular individual.

An Introduction to Hearing Aids

Hearings aids have been around for centuries, in some form or another. They have provided relief for older people who have lost the ability to hear as clearly as when they were younger.

Finding Workable Solutions For Emotional Eating

Emotional eaters should never go on a diet. If they do, they run the risk of falling deeper into their respective eating disorder. Instead, they should focus on the factors that impact their emotional eating.

Is Your Child At Risk Of Developing An Eating Disorder?

Parents are in the best position to help their children and influence their children's behavior. Now there are things you can do to stop eating disorders before they develop.

Do I Really Have Bulimia?

Bulimia is term used commonly for an eating disorder called Bulimia nervosa. It is a psychological condition in which a person engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally doing one or more of the following in order to compensate for the intake of the food and prevent weight gain-

Eating Disorder Doctor's Personal Story

Doctor's personal story about years of suffering anorexia-bulimia. And how a new eating disorder treatment program was born.