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Clinical management improves hearing for most with Ménière disease
For patients with Ménière disease, most experience preservation or improvement in their hearing through strict clinical management, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Hearing Tests
OAE stands for otoacoustic emissions, the name for the sounds produced by the cochlea.
Too often, diabetes and hearing loss go together
Though it's not clear how diabetes may be related to hearing loss, many people experience both conditions simultaneously.
The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Exercise
Hearing loss is associated with balance problems, lower physical functioning, diminished endurance, cognitive decline, and decreased well-being. Exercise can help improve these problems, but research shows that people who have hearing loss tend to get less exercise than people who don't have hearing loss.
Deafness Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
In the United States, approximately 30 million people (1 out of 8) over age 12 have hearing loss in both ears. About 2 children of every 1,000 in the United States are born with a degree of hearing loss in one or both ears