Hearing Health | Portland Hearing Aids http://yourhearinghealth.com Best Portland Source for Hearing Aids Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Boomers Who Work Longer Benefit from Hearing Aids http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/08/boomers-who-work-longer-benefit-from-hearing-aids/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/08/boomers-who-work-longer-benefit-from-hearing-aids/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:06:23 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=218 Boomers benefit from hearing aids as they stay in the workforce longer August 9, 2012   The changing demographics of today’s aging workforce require the attention of hearing healthcare professionals to help keep America’s workers as productive and successful as possible. With the Great Recession, many people are staying in the workforce longer—well beyond the [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/08/boomers-who-work-longer-benefit-from-hearing-aids/feed/ 2 Courage to Create a Healthy Future http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/06/courage-to-create-a-healthy-future/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/06/courage-to-create-a-healthy-future/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:11:06 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=213 As we Boomers enter the last third of our life, confronted with the inevitable end, we’re becoming more interested in optimal health. We know tests like colonoscopies, mammograms and hearing evaluations can reveal hidden conditions that can shorten and undermine our quality of life. Yet, when we don’t experience severe symptoms, it takes courage to [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/06/courage-to-create-a-healthy-future/feed/ 0 Better Hearing Month 2012 – Employee Wellness http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/better-hearing-month-2012-employee-wellness/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/better-hearing-month-2012-employee-wellness/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 19:09:29 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=210 Washington, DC, April 16, 2012 — The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging employers to make hearing health a key aspect of their workplace wellness initiatives, the institute announced today. A growing body of research links hearing loss to several costly chronic diseases; a three-fold risk of falling; increased absenteeism; and reduced productivity in the [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/better-hearing-month-2012-employee-wellness/feed/ 0 New Study: Good Hearing = Good Self Esteem http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/new-study-good-hearing-good-self-esteem/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/new-study-good-hearing-good-self-esteem/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 19:00:52 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=208 Hearing health contributes to relationship health, overall well-being WARRENVILLE, Ill., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In honor of Self-Esteem Awareness Month, Hear the World, a global initiative to build awareness about the importance of good hearing by leading Swiss hearing instrument manufacturer Phonak, announced the results of its “Hearing is Living” study, illustrating the connection between [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/new-study-good-hearing-good-self-esteem/feed/ 0 Perils of too much headphone use http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/perils-of-too-much-headphone-use/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/perils-of-too-much-headphone-use/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 18:54:47 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=207 The perils of too much headphone use There’s no denying headphones contribute to the convenience of our listening pleasure: We can block out the distractions of the world with a slew of downloaded tunes. But there’s also no denying these devices put our aural health, and our very lives, at risk, according to two recent [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/05/perils-of-too-much-headphone-use/feed/ 0 Boomers with hearing loss have choices in Bluetooth/iPod world – Washington Post 4/9/12 http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/boomers-with-hearing-loss-have-choices-in-bluetoothipod-world-washington-post-4912/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/boomers-with-hearing-loss-have-choices-in-bluetoothipod-world-washington-post-4912/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:53:54 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=190 Baby boomers who need hearing aids have many choices in a Bluetooth/iPod world By Stefanie Weiss, Published: April 9 When we were kids, hearing loss was funny. My sister and I made a game out of saying what we believed to be hilarious things, in normal tones, right in front of our grandmother, who we were [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/boomers-with-hearing-loss-have-choices-in-bluetoothipod-world-washington-post-4912/feed/ 0 How hearing loops can help – Washington Post April 9, 2012 http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/how-hearing-loops-can-help-washington-post-april-9-2012/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/how-hearing-loops-can-help-washington-post-april-9-2012/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:36:18 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=188 How hearing loops can help By Stefanie Weiss, Published: April 9 New technology has dramatically improved the quality of hearing aids in the past decade, but some say an old technology could have the most profound impact in the decade to come on millions of people with hearing loss. Just as WiFi connects people to the [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/04/how-hearing-loops-can-help-washington-post-april-9-2012/feed/ 0 Teens @ Severe Risk of Hearing Loss http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/03/teens-severe-risk-of-hearing-loss/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/03/teens-severe-risk-of-hearing-loss/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:57:33 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=185 Take a leisurely stroll down the hallway of any high school between periods, and you will inevitably see wires trailing from students’ ears to the MP3 players in their pockets. These devices, usually iPods, are ubiquitous, but they are putting teens at risk for hearing loss later in life. A study from Tel Aviv University’s [...]

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/03/teens-severe-risk-of-hearing-loss/feed/ 0 Treating Your Hearing Loss is Affordable – Watch This Video http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/01/treating-your-hearing-loss-affordablely/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/01/treating-your-hearing-loss-affordablely/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:05:31 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=132 Even if you have no money, we can help with your hearing loss. Don’t put off improving the quality of your life another day. View the video below for more information, or call 503-292-2995 to set up a FREE exam.

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]]> http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/01/treating-your-hearing-loss-affordablely/feed/ 0 Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/01/mild-hearing-loss-linked-to-brain-atrophy-in-older-adults/ http://yourhearinghealth.com/2012/01/mild-hearing-loss-linked-to-brain-atrophy-in-older-adults/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:51:34 +0000 admin http://yourhearinghealth.com/?p=129 Philadelphia – A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray matter atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech. When a sense (taste, smell, sight, hearing, [...]

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