Hearing News
Hearing loss is in the news! Check out these interesting hearing news articles the Campaign for Better Hearing has collected on hearing loss, hearing wellness and healthcare and get informed.
January 13, 2020
Each year American Girl® releases a Limited Edition doll that they have coined the Girl of the Year. This year, people with hearing loss have a lot to celebrate, as Joss Kendrick™ has been named “Girl of the Year™.” Besides being a cheerleader and surfer, what makes Joss special is that she wears a hearing aid. More than just a […]
August 26, 2019
Take action to improve an important tool for people with hearing loss, TV captioning. Learn about an important petition and what you can do to make watching TV easier.
May 14, 2019
The Campaign for Better Hearing is pleased to announce that our Chief Audiologist, Leslie Soiles, was highlighted in an article in the Hearing Journal’s May 2019 edition, “Audiologists with Hearing Loss Share Unique Patient Connection.” We invite you to read Dr. Soiles’ story and learn how her hearing loss journey has impacted her career and made her an audiologist who […]
August 16, 2018
You might want to check out your hearing, according to a recent study, reports NPR According to research, “If you think your hearing is just fine, think again. A federal study finds that about a quarter of people between the ages of 20 and 69 who think their hearing is good or excellent are in fact showing signs of hearing […]
August 10, 2018
In a recent study conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and published in The Journal of Nutrition, scientists focused on the link between eating a healthy diet and a reduced risk of hearing loss in adult women. Researchers studied a cohort of nearly 82,000 women over 22 years. They found that women who followed one of three well-studied diets had […]
August 7, 2018
If you have ever spent time in preschools, you probably agree that there is a universal way to describe them. Loud. Large groups of children can be very noisy, especially during free time when they aren’t calmly listening to an instructor. Now, new research conducted by Sofie Fredriksson at Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden shows that this noisy work environment is […]