Give your ears a chance
Take care of your hearing today and avoid tinnitus and hearing loss tomorrow. Turn down the volume. Use hearing protection.
Using hearing aids can make your voice sound hollow or booming as if you were in a barrel. This phenomenon is known as the occlusion effect.
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Dangers to your hearing
People often associate hearing loss with getting old. But more and more young people suffer from hearing damage, too. Try to take the right precautions in your everyday life to protect your hearing. |
Don’t gamble your hearing away
Music and noise can be tough on your ears. Lots of young people just don’t know about it. Surveys show that 4 in 10 young people are unaware that turning up the volume on your MP3 can result in hearing loss. |
Two ears
Hearing impaired people fitted with two hearing aids are better able to keep up with conversations. With two hearing aids, you will generally experience better sound quality than people wearing only one. |
Love, love, love
Falling in love is wonderful. But if you have hearing problems you may worry what your partner thinks about your hearing loss and how it will affect your relationship. Don't let this stop you from falling in love. |
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