Modern hearing aids reshape care with new features
The Hearing Review outlines six advances in contemporary devices. Waterproof and humidity resistant designs suit active users, discreet fits, wireless connectivity with smartphones and TVs, adaptability across environments, easy charging, and diverse styles. Financing options from CareCredit and Wells Fargo ease cost anxieties.
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Young BC construction workers skip hearing protection
WorkSafeBC reports in 2016 data from over 160000 hearing tests show 24 percent of workers age 21 or younger in construction did not wear hearing protection, higher than 13 percent of those over 50 and 11 percent in other ages. The agency urges robust hearing loss prevention programs and annual tests to prevent irreversible damage.
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British Columbia
Canada
Sasha Brown
Nicotine Linked to Abnormal Auditory Brainstem Development
A mouse study in The Journal of Physiology shows prenatal and lactational nicotine exposure impairs auditory brainstem neuron signaling, reducing signal transmission and timing precision. Researchers suggest this may underlie auditory processing and language learning difficulties in children of heavy smoking mothers.
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Journal of Physiology
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