A few months after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020 and things had opened up again slightly, Palos Park audiologist Kristen Conners noticed something unusual. She was testing more patients ...

One of the most widely adopted protections of the COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently revealed hearing loss among some of the population, hearing doctors say. When people started masking to slow the ...

The FINANCIAL — A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face masks could help create a new generation of hearing aids.An international team of ...

Piscataway, NJ, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beyond the threat to public health, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged nearly all aspects of our lives, including one of the most basic – how we ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV)- Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen an exponential increase in the use of wearing face masks. While personal protective equipment (PPE) helps reduce the ...

Only a few months into the pandemic, Jenny Weathers, 58, stared at the mask covering her son’s mouth and came to a harsh realization. “I couldn’t hear and I realized I was relying subconsciously on ...

HERE’S OUR KATIE THOMPSON. KT TWO-YEAR-OLD EMMA TEVES HAS : GENETIC HEARING LOSS. SHE WEARS HEARING AIDS IN BOTH EARS. >> SHE CAN HEAR WITHOUT HER HEARING AIDS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE , HEARING AIDS HELP ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV)- For the past year, we’ve all had to adapt to wearing face masks in efforts to stay safe and healthy during the ongoing pandemic. Although face coverings can help slow the ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT)- An Onalaska hearing aid center says mask-wearing during the pandemic has heightened awareness about hearing loss. Rebecca Younk, a doctor of audiology at Beltone Hearing Aid ...

As students get ready to go back to school, some students will face obstacles when it comes to wearing masks. While most students will have no issue wearing masks, students who are deaf or hard of ...

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